[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mentions of sexual abuse and harassment]
Yellow Bee is engaged in a truth battle with their agency over the real reason of their disbandment.
Recently, label Addiction Entertainment reported on its official fan cafe that Yellow Bee had dissolved. The reason for the announcement shocked the many after revealing that one member failed to settle her issues due to the disorder of her private life.
The agency said, "Yellow Bee, who debuted in 2017, was planning to continue as a group even as we replaced all existing members while preparing for their third digital album 'DVD.' However, we failed to narrow our differences due to one member, and we decided to disband after the company's internal meeting decision."
The agency explained the reason for the breakup, and it was because of a certain member's promiscuous private life. Internet users began to guess who the member was, and thusly, the public speculated that it was Ari who is being alluded by agency. Ari then said on her Instagram account that the agency's claims were false and explained that she should give her peace over the matter.
She said, "The company says that a member is promiscuous, but the thing is, the issue is all about a man and a woman standing outside together? The disturbance is groundless and exaggerated by the company."
She added, "It is safe to say that the members did not act promiscuously, but the company did. There have been sexual harassment and molestation by company officials and managers at the company." According to Ari's claims, the members felt insulted by sexual harassment and the like by company officials.
Ari also said that company officials tried to sleep and stopped the members, saying, "There was physical contact, such as 'Call me oppa' or touching my thighs, and the former manager used to say things that were hard to say, 'Let's go to the motel because I'll give birth to a baby,' and 'Daddy finds it on your own.'" Ari also confessed that she had trauma from shocking events such as drinking with investors.
Finally, Ari said she had not even received due treatment and settlement, adding, "The company is in a state of confrontation over the mess. We said we would quit because we were treated unjustly.
She further complained of unfairness, saying, '"It doesn't make sense to trade my debut with dissolution because I practiced hard for nothing.'"
As Yellow Bee and the agency continue to make shocking revelations, attention is being paid to whether the agency will come up with additional positions.
