More details on Jung Joon Young's chatroom interactions with his 'Hitmaker' castmates in 2016 have been revealed.
SBS' 'Morning Wide' reported the singer shared inappropriate photos of a flight attendant with his castmates, and police confirmed the reports on April 4. A police officer stated, "In 2016, Jung Joon Young shared photos of a woman's body part while in an airplane in 2 group chatrooms. After investigations, we've found the chatroom members included JTBC 'Hitmaker' castmates Kangin, 2AM's Jinwoon, and Lee Chul Woo."
They're said to have responded about how humorous Jung Joon Young was being, but reports say no one attempted to stop his behavior. 'Morning Wide' reported, "Jung Joon Young also shared the photos of the flight attendant's body part in another group chatroom, and a lot of sexual harassment went back and forth."
As previously reported, police have already confirmed they will not be investigating Kangin, Jinwoon, or Lee Chul Woo for distributing illegal photos.
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There's no doubt that JJY is a scum. The other three... well, not so black and white. We don't know the actual exchanges in that chatroom.
My problem with the extreme view that EVERYONE who saw these illegal photos/videos are just as guilty is that we don't know the full context. I mean, someone could post an illegal photo here on this forum, and I saw it, am I then guilty?
The argument that "they should have tried to stop JJY" is too idealistic. They were just temporary colleagues who were stuck working together whether they like each other or not. I don't think I'd be so morally superior myself to call out a same level colleague in such a scenario. I'd just try to put up with it or go along with it, and have nothing to do with that person once our work relationship ended.
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