Kim Garam's victim comes forward with official statement
Source: Everyday Economy via Naver
1. [+3,798, -9] Her agency is the worst in all of this. They saw everything that the victim proved and still put out a statement calling it unfounded and continued to promote her for a month, which makes them an accomplice to her crimes.
2. [+1,567, -9] As if her sexual comments and derogatory remarks about the disabled weren't bad enough, she committed school bullying as well? None of this should ever be allowed but if we've learned anything from 'Yoo Quiz', it's that we shouldn't tolerate it at all. I can't stand the fact that she's on TV acting all fake with her innocent act when we all know how tainted she is on the inside.
3. [+953, -9] So this is the group they disbanded Girlfriend in four days for? Hybe, you don't even deserve the words of hate that are directed at you.
4. [+716, -2] She's evil but so is her agency. A school bully has no right to receive any love from the public.
5. [+549, -2] Kick her out of the industry
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Source: Naver
1. [+1,232, -4] They should change the group's name... to Le.. Sserapaem... (paem = to beat)
2. [+1,060, -7] So she's fine with hurting others but not being hurt herself;;
3. [+880, -7] The fact that they're acknowledging it at all saying the pictures were "maliciously edited" just means they're admitting to the whole thing. If she had actually been a decent student who was good to her classmates, they would all be cheering her on right now and congratulating her debut. This agency has a duty to drop her for the sake of the other members. Pick a new trainee who you've done a background check on with their records.
4. [+270, -2] Character trash...
5. [+197, -0] So disappointed in Hybe, I don't understand why they continue to carry her on
6. [+163, -0] This is not an issue that Hybe can just hope to wait out on. GI-dle's Soojin got into a school bullying scandal at the peak of her fame and eventually had to leave the group because she couldn't withstand the criticism. Idols are meant to be someone teens look up to, someone who imparts an influence on our youth. It's unfair to allow Kim Garam to continue on while so many other school bullies had to give up their careers as celebrities~
7. [+137, -0] It's truly amazing... to have the audacity to be as shameless enough as to want to become a celebrity after bullying others. Amazing.
8. [+102, -0] She's terrible down to her roots, I don't get why Hybe is trying to keep her on. I understand that they've made an investment on her that they'll lose but you have to look past the trees to the forest. School bullying is poison of the roots. You should never allow people like her to succeed.
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Source: Kukmin Ilbo via Naver
1. [+2,305, -4] So Hybe already received notice of the school bullying in April through the mail ㅋㅋㅋㅋ and they acted like they didn't know all this time and sued the victim
2. [+1,128, -6] School bullying scandals need to be dealt with by kicking them out of the group, not with issuing an apology. If an apology is all that matters, then current school bullies will think they can get away with an apology in the future and continue to ruin lives...
3. [+625, -7] Hybe sure has thick skin. You're only where you are because of BTS, not because of your own merit.
4. [+578, -14] School bullies never change. People don't easily change. The victim's claims seem true and Hybe needs to meet with the victim and apologize. It's the basic thing you can do as a human being.
5. [+458, -3] All they have to do is kick her out, why do they continue to taint their image by keeping her? The way this company is acting makes me think they're not even worth BTS' toe nail
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Source: Idol Issue via Instagram
1. [+350] What the f*ck, Hybe. You need to confirm this and put out a statement for the sake of the victim. While you're busy trying to save Kim Garam, you're putting the victim at risk of killing herself.
2. [+288] I'm more curious as to why Hybe isn't saying anything
3. [+159] Hybe, please put aside your greed and try to see what's important here. This young victim tried to commit suicide... instead of blindly trying to protect your own artist, take a step back and assess what's right and wrong here. You can't just continue to harm the victim by putting out these statements regarding the victim's trauma. Your agency will be cursed if the victim were to actually do something that you cannot take back.. Hybe, Source, Bang Shi Hyuk all make me want to throw up.
4. [+170] Please f*ck off
5. [+83] Garam-ah, please leave
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Source: Idol Issue via Instagram
1. [+1,199] The irony of her wanting to receive love from the public after bullying someone's life into hitting rock bottom doesn't even make me laugh anymore
2. [+958] Would be best to just leave before things get too late
3. [+543] The victim's law firm did well in writing this statement, it's very readable
4. [+547] So is Source Music going to keep her and her burdens on or are they going to comeback the group as 5... but seeing how they treated Girlfriend, I feel like they're just going to keep her on
5. [+341] So the rumors are true, yes??
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Article: Hybe is preparing a rebuttal statement against Kim Garam's bullying rumors
Source: Idol Issue via Instagram
1. [+492] Hybe still doesn't get it
2. [+464] Why is Hybe protecting her so much...? Does she have blackmail on them?
3. [+265] Can you please just drop this one member. Hybe, please wake up.
4. [+247] If Hybe is trying to claim the victim's claims are not true, then why are they only preparing a rebuttal now after all these scandals since her debut? The victim apparently said all her documents to them before going public with it and it wasn't even to ask for compensation. They were sitting on all these documents all this time so why are they only coming out with a reubttal now? What did they think was going to happen to debut a controversial member so brazenly? Why aren't their statements giving a clear answer as to whether these rumors are true or not? I doubt even a smaller agency would handle this so poorly.
5. [+90] Rebuttal what? There's evidence out already. If it's true, just admit to it and put her in reflection.
6. [+61] Hybe, why are you seriously being like this
7. [+197] Hybe is basically killing the victim twice, thrice
8. [+67] Please leave, Kim Garam
9. [+115] What is Hybe even trying to say? That there was a whole group of bullies and that it's unfair that only Kim Garam is getting hate for it? Okay, but did anyone else in that group debut like she did? Schools rarely open school violence committee cases unless it gets bad like this.
10. [+40] The fact that she had a case opened against her is true and anyone who's been in school knows that those cases are rarely ever opened
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