On June 22, Joo Haknyeon, former member of Boy Group The boyHe released a long personal declaration through SNS, in which he firmly denied the recent accusations of sexual crime and shed light on what he described as a calculated and unjust resolution from his agency.
In particular, in his emotionally loaded post, the male idol has detailed the way in which the idol K-pop has passed to be branded a suspicion of sexual crime in a few days, attributing the accident to what he believes is a targeted attempt to produce a scandal.
Translation of Haknyeon’s declaration on Insta
Ju Haknyeon denied all the accusations, said he hadn’t done anything wrong and revealed that his agency treated him unjustly. He plans to take legal actions and speak for the truth. pic.twitter.com/sq7vdepkyz
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“I became a suspicion of sexual crime during the night. If it does not reveal the truth, I will be remembered as a criminal forever”He wrote.
According to Haknyeon, the Japanese media site Shukan Bunshun contacted his agency as regards a photo of hers with the Ava Asuka Kirara actress. As a result, the male idol suspended the activities for regrets towards his fans and group members and was discussing follow-up measures with his agency.
However, the agency, Cento, suddenly asked Haknyeon to sign an agreement to terminate his exclusive contract and pay over 2 billion wins (about 1.45 million dollars), without space for negotiation. So, since Haknyeon did not signed the agreement on June 17, his agency publicly announced his departure the next day. Shortly thereafter, the media said they had engaged in prostitution, causing a storm of online fire.
The male idol claims that this sequence of events seemed to be orchestrated, affirming, “Articles on me who meet an AV actress and then committing myself in prostitution they came out in succession, before the Shukan Bunshun’s article was even published. Everything happened within two days. It seemed that someone was making the reason for the termination of the contract.”
In his post, Joo Haknyeon also revealed that he had filed a cause against the journalist behind the original relationship and plans to pursue civil and criminal cases against those who have spread false information. Has also criticized the vague and subjective nature of “Damage to the public image” Clause in his contract, which the Agency has mentioned as reasons for termination.
As he firmly denied all the criminal accusations, Joo said that the agency did not follow the resolution procedures established in the exclusive contract and expressed remorse for his behavior and apologized to the fans and the former teammates for the stress caused by the scandal.
“I am not proud of my actions and I apologize deeply with the fans and my team. But I have never committed any of the crimes listed in that contractual clause, including drugs, aggressions, prostitution or something similar”, He said, adding, “I am absolutely not arguing that my actions on May 30th were right. I’m sorry for my negligent actions towards fans who believed and supported me as an idol. I think deeply and sincerely on this and I will keep it in my heart for the rest of my life.”
In the meantime, a hundred announced the 16th that Joo Hak-Nyeon would suspend the team’s activities for personal reasons. Two days later, on the 18th, they announced his retreat from the team and the termination of his exclusive contract, citing personal problems. On the same day, disputes presented themselves when it was revealed that he had a private meeting with the Japanese actress for adults (AV) Asuka Kirara. In addition, suspicions of prostitution were raised, breaking a fatal blow to The boyImage.
Joo Haknyeon completely denies suspicions of prostitution and is taking legal actions. In the middle of this, the Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun, who triggered the accident, reported the 21st of a photo of Joo Haknyeon who embraces Kirara from behind a road in the center of Tokyo. The photos show Joo Haknyeon, who wore a hat and a mask to hide his identity, and Kirara, who wore a white dress and sunglasses. While the conflict spread, Kirara published on SNS on 20, explaining, “I never received money for sex in my life. A woman I met for the first time I liked Joo Haknyeon, and she took the photos and sold them to Bunshun.”
Finally, Joo concluded his statement by expressing his determination to fight, saying: “It is frightening to go against a great company as an individual. However, I will not give up for the good of those who still believe in me.”
