Song Baek Kyung, a former member of the group 1TYM, has declared he will stop his aggressive criticism of his former agency YG Entertainment and Executive Producer Yang Hyun Suk, just days after making a series of explosive allegations.
On December 14, Song Baek Kyung posted a statement on his social media, writing, "I will now put down the arrows of criticism I was wildly firing in that direction. I will not mention this matter again, and I offer my deepest apologies to those who may have felt uncomfortable due to this incident."
He continued, "I am a person with no relation to YG. I wish for YG Entertainment's infinite development in the future."
However, he firmly clarified that his decision was not due to external pressure. "There are no conspiracy theories. I have never received pressure from the other side to stop this matter. I am not the type to be pressured, and I am certainly not the type to be scared of such things," he wrote. "I just stopped on my own. There is no need for wasteful speculation or bizarre theories."
Song Baek Kyung's sudden ceasefire comes after a series of pointed attacks that began on December 11, drawing significant attention from the industry.
Previously, he showed strong hostility by demanding that any acquaintances still connected to YG disconnect from him. He wrote, "If I have any online friends who are still associated with them, please unfriend me first. I blocked the people involved, but I think I missed some."
He also referenced a post by Park Bom, who had claimed unpaid earnings from YG. Addressing her, he wrote, "Hey Park Bom, if you are going to mock them, do it with some class like me. What is this 'repay 64272e trillion won' nonsense?"
He then unleashed frustration regarding his past treatment, revealing that after 1TYM's 5th album, the agency offered him a down payment of only 5 million KRW (approx. $3,500) to join the group Moogadang. "Huh? S**t, I wouldn't do it even for 50 million KRW," he wrote at the time. "From the moment they asked me to do Moogadang for 5 million won, I realized, 'This company is a den of thieves,' and refused to do it."
In his tirade, he issued a stern warning: "They will likely gloss over this with 1000% certainty, but I am not the old Song Baek Kyung whom you used to treat poorly and look down on. If you treat me like trash, I can treat you the same way."
He also exposed several anecdotes, including receiving a text at 1 AM demanding he come to Namyangju by 4 AM without explanation, being ignored by "that person" at a wedding despite greeting him politely, and discovering years later that a Taiwanese artist had covered his songs without his knowledge. Regarding the copyright issue, he claimed a YG executive responded with a "sly, snake-like tone" before depositing about 7-8 million KRW the next day.
Song Baek Kyung highlighted his resentment by comparing the situation to SM Entertainment, noting that artists like H.O.T. and Shinhwa still call Lee Soo Man "Teacher." In contrast, he stated he refers to Yang Hyun Suk as "Yang-ga" (a pun combining Yang's surname with the lowest grades in the Korean school report card system).
Despite the intensity of his initial exposures and his subsequent decision to stop, YG Entertainment has not released any official statement regarding Song Baek Kyung's claims
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