Former T-ara member Ryu Hwayoung and her sister Ryu Hyoyoung have personally spoken up following the current remarks made by the previous CEO about previous controversy.
On November 9, music producer and MBK Leisure founder Kim Kwang Soo appeared on MBN’s selection present “Let’s Go” Season 3 and talked about the previous T-ara controversy from over 10 years in the past, bringing it again into the highlight. He said, “I took the autumn whereas contemplating Hwayoung and Hyoyoung’s place. Since T-ara did nothing improper, I pushed forward with the scheduled actions. I felt sorry for the T-ara members.”
Following the published, Ryu Hwayoung shared an extended submit on her Instagram as under:
That is former T-ara member Hwayoung.
First, I apologize for inflicting concern with this uncomfortable matter. After watching yesterday’s broadcast the place my former company’s CEO Kim Kwang Soo spoke in regards to the T-ara bullying incident on a sure leisure program, I made a decision to jot down this troublesome message after pondering it over 100 and even a thousand instances.
Because the particular person concerned within the so-called “T-ara bullying” incident in 2012, I’ve prompted numerous social controversies and witnessed the disbandment of my group T-ara, which was my basis. No matter proper or improper, I’ve blamed myself lots. I’ve at all times felt sorry for all of the followers who beloved T-ara and the members, despite the fact that we parted methods with phrases like bullying and discord.
For 12 years, I’ve lived with the scarlet letter of being the particular person concerned within the “T-ara bullying” incident with out responding to varied groundless rumors. Though it was a loud separation, I saved silent regardless of having trauma and feeling unfairness as a result of it was T-ara that made Hwayoung who I’m right this moment.
Nonetheless, after listening to CEO Kim Kwang Soo’s statements on an leisure present, I couldn’t perceive why he would make biased and distorted remarks about an incident from 12 years in the past. I felt the necessity to right the improper components and made the troublesome choice to share my reality.
First, the bullying I skilled is true. The declare that I pretended to be a sufferer, saying I used to be bullied once I wasn’t, is fake. As a brand new member of T-ara, I used to be decided to not trigger any hurt to the present members and tried onerous to combine with them. Nonetheless, the present T-ara members subjected me to bodily abuse in addition to many phrases of verbal abuse. The rationale I endured was that I believed issues would get higher if I labored more durable.
Second, I apologized to the members a number of instances after injuring my ankle.
Once I sprained my ankle and couldn’t carry out on the Japanese stage, I even requested the director to let me carry out at the least one music. I felt sorry for the members who needed to work a lot more durable due to me, so I believed I needed to sing at the least one music.
Third, it’s true that I obtained nail care on the lodge. Nonetheless, T-ara often known as for nail care companies throughout our actions in Japan. The nail care I obtained was in the identical context. My nails had been damaged, and I had them mounted earlier than the stage. To painting this as if I obtained nail care solely for my satisfaction looks like an unwarranted insult to me.
On the time of my contract termination with T-ara, I had lots of proof to show the bullying and meant to precise my place by means of a press convention. Nonetheless, CEO Kim Kwang Soo proposed that if I saved silent with no press convention, he would additionally permit for the contract termination of my sister, who was in the identical company. At simply 20 years outdated, I believed that was the best choice. Ultimately, I left with out receiving an apology and have saved silent for 12 years.
After that, the T-ara members appeared on numerous leisure reveals, stating that they by no means bullied anybody, thus concluding the bullying incident amongst themselves with statements that weren’t true. Watching these broadcasts, my mother and father and I felt helpless and shed tears.
I sincerely need to ask CEO Kim Kwang Soo. What’s your intention in approaching a broadcast 12 years later, mentioning names, and making fully distorted statements?
I’m at the moment with out an company and alone. I do know I can’t battle towards a CEO who has been influential within the leisure business for over 40 years. However, I’m talking out as a result of I’m assured in revealing the reality of what occurred again then.
Ryu Hwayoung’s twin sister Ryu Hyoyoung additionally took to her Instagram to deal with the problem.
Howdy, that is actress Ryu Hyoyoung.
Before everything, I deeply apologize for inflicting concern to many individuals.I’m scripting this to deal with the bullying incident involving my youthful sister and the textual content message incident involving myself.
At the moment, we had been about 20 years outdated. My sister and I had left our hometown and are available to Seoul. We felt we had no adults round us to depend on, so we had been one another’s solely assist.
In such a state of affairs, I heard one thing stunning from my sister. She advised me that she was being bullied by the T-ara members and that she was having a really onerous time and missed me. The results of making an attempt to stop my sister from being bullied was the textual content message incident involving me.
I acknowledge that sending these messages was silly, and I nonetheless remorse it to today.
Though I’ve beforehand apologized to Areum for the messages I despatched, I nonetheless really feel sorry.Nonetheless, on the age of 20, there was nothing else I might do. I used to be terrified that if I did nothing, my sister would possibly make a foul choice. I hope you perceive that my actions, although immature and insufficient, had been my greatest try to guard my valuable household.
The T-ara bullying rumors first emerged in 2012. At the moment, T-ara held their first solo live performance in Japan known as “T-ARA Jewellery Field,” and Ryu Hwayoung, who was injured throughout rehearsal, was unable to take part in a lot of the live performance. The opposite members posted messages allegedly focusing on Ryu Hwayoung on their social media accounts, fueling the suspicion that the T-ara members had been bullying Ryu Hwayoung. Because the controversy didn’t die down, CEO Kim Kwang Soo finally introduced the termination of Ryu Hwayoung’s contract.
A number of years later, in 2017, Ryu Hwayoung and her sister Ryu Hyoyoung appeared on the tvN speak present “Taxi” and talked about the previous controversy. Following the published, a former T-ara employees member from the time of the scandal spoke up on-line, stating, “Hwayoung is taking part in sufferer,” and revealed threatening textual content messages that her sister Ryu Hyoyoung had despatched to Areum, T-ara’s latest member on the time, reigniting the controversy.
