62

30

News
Posted by jennywill Monday, March 1, 2021

DSP Media issues statement saying all the April members were victims of circumstance

AKP STAFF

DSP Media has issued a statement.

Yesterday, someone claiming to be Hyunjoo's little brother (with proof) posted that Hyunjoo had been bullied by the other April members to a point where she attempted suicide. Her friend later posted that Rachel and Chaekyung, who joined the group after Hyunjoo left, had nothing to do with it, but the rest of the members, including current KARD member Somin, were all perpetrators.

DSP Media has finally issued a statement, which reads,

Hello, this is DSP Media. We are issuing our official stance on the situation between Hyunjoo and the April members. We will be talking in detail about how Hyunjoo was chosen to be in April and how she left.
Hyunjoo became our label artist as an actress trainee. When April was made, Hyunjoo wanted to be an actress, we convinced her and she and her family agreed to be a part of April.
After she debuted, because of her physical and mental state, she had difficulties participating in April's activities. Because of this, there was a lot of conflict and the other members also experienced damage. Everyone had a hard time and suffered, and we decided that no one could be considered a victim or the perpetrator. 
Hyunjoo ultimately expressed that she wanted to leave the group during "Tinkerbell" promotions. We tried to stop her, but she was adamant. It is our responsibility that Hyunjoo and the April members had a hard time. After that, we supported her so she could be an actress. We also supported her because she wanted to be an idol after that. It's true that we supported her as much as possible after she left the team.
Unconfirmed guesswork can hurt both Hyunjoo and April. We ask that you do not spread false rumors. We apologize that our statement was late. Thank you.

Do you think this statement is actually addressing any of the issues?

  1. April
65 47,480 Share 67% Upvoted
 
jokbal_is_yum
jokbal_is_yum5,058 pts Monday, March 1, 2021 1
Monday, March 1, 2021

Do you think this statement is actually addressing any of the issues?

Um,...... in a word?
No.

In two words, HELL no.
>__<

53 (+61 / -8)
Share

1 more reply

 
gypsy_jaeger
gypsy_jaeger9,365 pts Monday, March 1, 2021 4
Monday, March 1, 2021

So basically, the company convinced her to be an idol even when she wanted to be an actress? April was not a very popular group and honestly I feel like she must've been frustrated to "waste" her potential there when she originally wanted to be an actress. The other members may have also felt frustration knowing that they're working with someone who didn't even want to be there in the first place. I've had a similar experience and truth be told it drains your energy and demotivates you. If it's really true that she was bullied by her other members, DSP kinda set her up to be bullied.

45 (+46 / -1)
Share

4 more replies

SHOW ALL COMMENTS

allkpop in your Inbox

THE TOP 10 STORIES DELIVERED DAILY
misc.
16 hours ago      21,523
aespa, ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM, NCT Dream, NewJeans, RIIZE, Stray Kids, TREASURE, TVXQ, TWS, TXT
misc.
(G)I-DLE, Soojin, Soyeon
misc.
misc.
16 hours ago      21,523
ENHYPEN
Moon Ga Bi
Byun Woo Seok
(G)I-DLE, Soojin, Soyeon
misc.
16 hours ago      21,523
BLACKPINK, Rosé
IVE, IZ*ONE, Kwon Eun Bi, Kim Min Ju, Choi Ye Na, Lee Chae Yeon, Jo Yu Ri, LE SSERAFIM, SAY MY NAME
(G)I-DLE, Soojin, Soyeon
aespa, Karina, Giselle, izna, NewJeans
New Message

SEND