A person claiming to have been assaulted by the representative of an entertainment agency, a former first-generation idol, appeared.
On the 6th, Mr. B, who claimed that he was an entertainment trainee run by Mr. A, the representative of a first-generation idol former agency, posted an exposing article on an online community bulletin board. He claimed that he was a trainee six years ago and that Mr. A was one of the most popular idols in Korea.
Mr. B said, “I gave up on my normal life in my twenties and focused solely on practice. On February 18, 2016, Mr. A called a producer and me from the company he usually made music with to the representative office and explained the direction of the music. Most of the music I heard was popular in the 70’s and 90’s,” he said, explaining the situation at the time of the assault.
Then, Mr. A recommended music to Mr. B and the producer, saying, “You have to do this kind of song to become famous” and “Make a song like this and sing it like this.” B replied, “I’ve never heard of such music, so it’s hard to follow. It’s a bit old, so I don’t know if people will like it.”
After his answer, Mr. B claimed that Mr. A started ruthless swearing and assault. He said, “In a crazy situation, I was momentarily beaten on the right cheek 4 times and the left cheek 2 times. Even so, I took off the hat semi-forcibly to see if the anger did not come off, and then I punched the top of the head 2 more times with my fist,” he said. It is a past event, but it is still a very vivid memory. I was so unfair and angry, but I was afraid.
He said, “I went to work the next day following being assaulted in case I didn’t go to practice, so I would get a stigma of breaking the contract.” He said, “I thought I would get an apology, but Mr. I made the offer, and while I was still, I got hit by the stone you threw,’ and ‘It’s strange to guide anger,'” he said.
In the end, Mr. B gave up his dream of becoming an idol out of fear, and explained that he was writing a revelation in the hope that there would be no secondary or tertiary victims. Netizens asked for authentication in an article that left much room for speculation on a one-sided claim, and Mr. B released a group photo that was covered with a mosaic saying he took it in the practice room of the agency at the time. You can check the photos taken in a place that looks like a choreography practice room where men and women are mixed.
Ho-Young Lee
