Hyolyn's Agency To Take Legal Action In Response To Allegations Of School Bullying; Someone Claiming To Be Original Poster Responds

Hyolyn’s agency has announced that it will be taking legal action against the person who accused her of being a school bully in the past.

On May 26, an anonymous netizen (hereafter referred to as “A”) uploaded a post on the online community Nate Pann claiming to be the victim of school violence perpetrated by Hyolyn. “A” alleged that during her three years of middle school, Hyolyn had habitually taken her clothes and money, in addition to assaulting her on a playground. “A” claimed that the reason for the assault was because her boyfriend and Hyolyn’s boyfriend had shared the same name. “A” also asserted that though she had sent Hyolyn a long message asking for an apology after seeing her debut as a singer, she had not received a reply.

“A” went on to claim that Hyolyn had been drinking and smoking cigarettes since she was young, adding that she felt sick watching Hyolyn promote as a singer after cleaning up her image. As proof, “A” posted Hyolyn’s graduation photos and messages shared between herself and her friend from middle school.

In response to the post, Hyolyn’s agency bridgʒ initially released a statement that it was confirming the facts with Hyolyn, whose memory of the incident was unclear, and that she was planning to personally meet the victim to resolve the issue. “A” responded to the statement by posting again on the online community, stating that she did not wish to meet with Hyolyn in person. She went on to allege that Hyolyn hadn’t read her additional direct message (DM), asking the singer to personally contact her by phone and apologize.

Later that afternoon, the posts by “A” were suddenly deleted, and Hyolyn’s agency released a second statement about taking legal action.

bridgʒ’s full second statement is as follows:

This is Hyolyn’s agency bridgʒ. We are releasing an additional statement in regards to the online post about Hyolyn, which was reported on by the media today.

First, we would like to express our deep regret at the media reporting on the victim’s claims without confirmation.

All of the posts titled Hyolyn’s school violence were deleted a short while ago without any notice. We are deeply upset by this situation, which was caused by someone who brought about all kinds of speculation and controversy in a space where it could spread to a large number of unspecified people, then, after deleting the posts, insists on simply receiving an apology.

Due to these unconfirmed, one-sided claims, the image and reputation of an artist who has walked the same path for the past 10 years have been immensely damaged, and her promotions in the entertainment industry have been severely disrupted.

Hyolyn will not avoid these matters related to her, and the agency will hold the person who made the posts in question accountable for the unbearable insult and defamation [to Hyolyn’s character]. Additionally, if she continues to exploit the fact that our agency’s artist is a celebrity and attempts to mislead public opinion, we will not sit back and watch, but take even stronger action instead.

We apologize once again to those who care about Hyolyn for causing unwanted concern.

Someone claiming to be “A” then posted a comment under an article about bridgʒ’s statement. The commenter wrote:

I’m the person who posted on Nate Pann. A few hours after the articles [about my posts] were published, I received a DM [direct message] from Kim Hyo Jung [Hyolyn’s given name]. She said, ‘I just arrived at the airport after wrapping up my overseas schedule… I’m sorry, I contacted you late. If it’s alright, I want to meet up and talk with you now… could you send me your contact information?’ I haven’t heard from her in six hours. I heard from some of our middle school classmates that she was asking around about my contact information, so I directly gave her my number through DM, but I’ve heard nothing since. Nate has blocked my IP address. After saying she wanted to meet and talk, she’s changed her stance without contacting me and is now saying that she’ll sue.

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