Following a viral social forum thread, netizens came to (G)I-DLE's Miyeon's defense after it was speculated that YG's new regulations about trainees were implemented because of her dating controversy with former YG trainee, Jeon Jin Hyung.
YG has six prohibitions in every artist's exclusive contracts.
A new up-and-coming internet community discussion has emerged on Nate Pann, explaining the issue.
The lengthy post reads:
"These are the truth about Miyeon's case.
She was already twenty years old at the time she went on her trip in the year 2015.
Neverlands (the fandom) believe that instead of being silent or patient, Miyeon never attempted to connect to fans and is fond of her pleasant personality.
The problems surrounding the men and women trainees of YG have always been there, and not prompted by Miyeon.
Miyeon had taken the qualification exam for the school.
She left YG alone (isn't kicked out) because she canceled her debut and then embarked on a trip afterward.
She wasn't linked to any agencies at the time and wasn't a trainee. She attended a singing school.
You still have acquaintances older than you, but you haven't cursed them for going on vacation with their mates? Miyeon was not a star then. She was not a trainee, either. Almost all of the reports about her are either false or wrong. It seems like the valid updates are still buried regardless, but with this, I sincerely hope readers can correctly correct their comprehension. Let's not respond to shallow posts that don't seek to straighten the factual information and avoid insulting tough people."
Miyeon, also identified as BLACKPINK's secret member, was widely documented to have departed YG after being seen in photographs heading on an overseas trip to Japan with Jeong Jin Hyung, whom she dated back then.
Miyeon decided to join Cube Entertainment and started her career with the girl group (G)I-DLE.
The article also pulls up from the past participation of Jisoo and Rose on "Radio Star," wherein they mentioned the six restrictions in YG idol agreements.
They are prohibited from "driving, smoking, clubbing, drinking, cosmetic surgery, and dating," and managers make sure that they are prevented from communicating and or engaging with male trainees, with scheduled rehearsals and meal times to prevent them from seeing one another. The online forum comment suggested YG's latest guidelines are a clear result of the previous controversy.
Several people on social media, nevertheless, were quick to figure out that the uproar over the previous dating debacle was pointless, given the current careers and personal achievements of the two celebrities, and that the author created rage and hatred by bringing the subject back to light and by smoking photos of Jeong Jin Hyung and alleging that Miyeon was again dating and seeing fellow trainees while at Cube Entertainment.
Below is the netizens' reaction to this issue.
"She actually said she departed YG because she was a trainee for five years and her appearance was getting postponed. She didn't get "kicked" due to dating. Blackpink members contacted her when Miyeon premiered in (G)I-DLE and commended her because she eventually got to debut. Stop spreading misinformation and remove this."
"Indeed, it's insane how these things happen, how strangers still manage to follow a bunch of young people around on [the] planet and take photos of them so they can share them later on."
"What I think is that this culture of treating idols like objects which can't even breathe without permission is incredibly unhealthy and that the people who took those pictures of the couple were stalkers who should be ashamed of themselves. That's what I think."
