Stray Kids' Hyunjin Absent from the Group's Latest Appearance Following Accusations of Bullying at His School. As is known, Boy Group Members Are Involved in Bullying Issues That Are Crowded In Korea.
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Stray Kids' Hyunjin is absent from the group's latest appearance following allegations of bullying at his school. As is well known, the boy group members were involved in the bullying issue that was busy in Korea. JYP Entertainment itself previously released a statement regarding the accusation.
Even though it has been denied, JYP Entertainment has received a lot of criticism because it was alleged that it did not take accusations of bullying seriously. Following this issue, Hyunjin was seen absent from Stray Kids' appearance on MBN's "Y Forum 2021".
The group performed a congratulatory stage act for the show, but fans noticed only 7 members took to the stage. About Hyunjin's absence, JYP Entertainment stated that Hyunjin's absence was the member's wish. The agency also promised to provide updates regarding Hyunjin's future activities.
"As we announced earlier, we are trying to find out the clear truth. Regardless, Hyunjin expressed his wish not to attend the event at this time, so he is not appearing. His future schedule will be determined according to the situation," said the representative. agency.
Even though Hyunjin was not present, member Lee Know confirmed one thing for fans. He mentioned to the viewers of "Y Forum 2021" that Stray Kids is a group of 8 members.
"I believe in the path that I think. Thanks to the path I chose, I have met 8 friends for life, and 8 of us will walk together on the path we want to take," said Lee Know.
On February 22, someone posted on an online community accusing the idols of school violence against them and verbally abusing them during middle school. The creator of the post (hereinafter referred to as A) stated that they were under a small agency and studied acting, and had filmed as a supporting role.
A stated that Hyunjin and the other boys invited A into the class group chat and verbally abused A, saying comments like, "You are like *, you look like that because you don't have a mother," making sexually harassing comments, and say insults about his family members.
In response, JYP Entertainment issued a statement on February 23. The agency stated that there were many untrue parts of the post. They claim to have identified the people who deliberately created the malicious rumors and spread them and carried out a detailed investigation. (wk / daughter)
