[엑스포츠뉴스 최희재 기자] Amidst the group April’s bullying controversy, the agency announced an additional position.
April’s agency DSP Media said, “We will send additional clarifications on the unpleasant case between Lee Hyun-joo and April members published in a community.”
The situation where April and former member Hyun-joo are both artists, and the agency said, “Due to the seriousness of the situation, I was able to clarify this after reconfirmation.”
On February 28 and today (1st), a rumor of bullying within the group of April was raised through an online community. The controversy arose as former members of the netizen A, who claimed to be Lee Hyun-joo’s younger brother, and B and C, who claimed to be Lee Hyun-joo’s alumni, posted revelations.
Accordingly, DSP Media completely refuted the suspicion by dividing it into Jeon So-Min, Tumblr, Shoes, Profanity Before Broadcasting, Life, Manager, and Lee Hyun-joo’s mother’s greetings.
The agency said, “The fact that I hated and harassed a certain member was unfounded” about the disclosure contents mentioned by Jeon So-min. Regarding that Ina Eun took Lee Hyun-joo’s tumbler at will, he explained, “At the time, Lee Hyun-joo said that he was her own tumbler, so Ina-eun immediately apologized, and Lee Hyun-joo also shared with the members at the time.”
Also, regarding the content that Lee Hyun-joo’s shoes were secretly taken, he said, “The four members had the same shoe size, and this is what happened.” Before the broadcast, he said that it was unconfirmed and unconfirmed regarding the abusive language and life.
Regarding the claim that he had a relationship with the manager, he added, “It was true that it was a strong relationship, but the part about the relationship is not true.” In particular, regarding the content that he laughed and ignored Lee Hyun-joo’s mother who visited the company, he said, “April members also recognized that it was a serious situation and did not know what to say, so they silently meditated. This caused a misunderstanding.”
Subsequently, “Soon after the unsavory facts between Lee Hyun-joo and April members were known, unconfirmed cases are being published as if they are true. Due to unconfirmed articles, April members are also having a time of pain.” In addition to the act of dissemination, it has announced a tough legal response to unfounded composite photos that are being published in some communities.
The following is the full text of DSP Media’s additional official position.
We will deliver additional official positions related to community posts
Hi. DSP Media.
We will send additional clarifications on the unpleasant incident between Lee Hyun-joo and April members posted in a community.
I didn’t want to mention it because everyone involved is an artist, but due to the seriousness of the situation, I came to clarify this after reconfirmation.
-Jeon So-min related
So-min Jeon joined our company as a trainee at the age of 16 and has been practicing silently for a long time. Since April’s debut, we have put in a lot of effort to serve as the leader of the team. The fact that I hated and harassed certain members is unfounded.
Both So-Min Jeon and Chae-Won Kim are trainees who have been with us for more than three years, and since they have already been in a strong relationship, there is no reason to disrespect a specific person in order to become close.
-Tumbler related
There were about 40-50 tumblers in the hostel, and one of them had miso stew and was eating with the members in the practice room. At the time, Lee Hyun-joo said that she was her tumbler, so Lee Na-eun immediately apologized, and Lee Hyun-ju also shared with the members.
-Shoes related
The company gave the members 12 pairs of two identical shoes. Four of these members were the same size, and this is what happened.
-Related to profanity before broadcasting
The article saying that a certain member was cursed before the start of the broadcast is unfounded.
-Life related
In our company, we even checked CCTVs in the practice room where Ms. Lee Hyun-joo claimed the damage, but we could not find any of the mentioned situations. Immediately after confirmation, this fact is shared not only with Lee Hyun-joo, but also with her mother.
-Manager related
It is true that the members of April at that time had a strong relationship with the female manager who spent 24 hours together. The mentioned part of the relationship with the manager is unfounded, and I have never tolerated the wrong facts by favoring a specific member.
-Regarding Lee Hyun-joo’s mother’s greetings
The members of April also recognized that it was a serious situation, and they did not know what to say, so they silently meditated. This is a misunderstanding.
We are sorry for the current situation where we have to make such an explanation. However, due to an uncertain post by a third party who did not directly see the situation at the time, I was able to clarify the past events that I did not want to mention because I can no longer watch the current situation where the members mentioned are suffering damage.
Shortly after the unpleasant facts between Lee Hyun-joo and April members became known, unconfirmed cases are being published as if they were true. Due to unconfirmed articles, April members are also having a painful time.
In addition to posting and disseminating unconfirmed false facts, we will take strict legal action against unfounded composite photos posted in some communities.
Thank you.
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