On Thursday, Jan. 28, reports revealed that TWICE member Tzuyu's family home in Taiwan was recently burglarized by a trusted individual.
According to articles, Tzuyu's family had recently hired a cleaning staff to clean the house. The cleaning staff was recommended by a family friend, and they had trusted her completely due to the recommendation.
To their surprise, the cleaning staff had robbed the family during her time working for them. However, she did not steal prized possessions, such as jewelry or antiques. Instead, she stole photographs and TWICE albums that Tzuyu had autographed.
However, Tzuyu's family members soon noticed that the TWICE and Tzuyu goods were missing and reported the cleaning staff to the police. The Kaohsiung City Criminal University arrested the cleaning staff involved in the case and were able to retrieve the stolen goods three days ago. As to whether all of the goods she has stolen has been recovered, it is still unsure.
The investigation was able to seize 62 photos of Tzuyu, 11 albums, and 2 TWICE photo books, all of which were signed by the Tzuyu. It was revealed in the investigation that one album she had stolen was sold online for $3,000 NTW, or approximately $107 USD.
The cleaning staff, whose name was revealed to be Wang Nu, confessed to the crime. She was arrested on the grounds of intending to profit off the stolen goods and theft.
The autographed photos of Tzuyu were personally printed by the family and were signed by the idol. The TWICE albums and photo books were collected by the family. The cleaning staff who had stolen all the food had put them up as listing on an online shop. A set of 5 signed photos were being sold for $250 NTW, or approximately $8.92 USD. She was selling the TWICE albums for $3,000 NTW, and signed photo books were being sold for $10,000 NTW, which is approximately $356.88 USD.
Wang Nu, the cleaning staff who had stolen the goods, has since been released on bail. The police report was said to have been filed three days ago, on Monday, Jan. 25.
As of press time, neither JYP Entertainment nor Tzuyu has commented on the situation.
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What is Tzuyu up to now?
Tzuyu is currently active in South Korea as a member of TWICE. In June 2020, TWICE dropped their ninth mini-album, "MORE & MORE", with a lead single of the same name. It is currently TWICE's best-selling album to date. "MORE & MORE" debuted at number 200 on the Billboard 200.
TWICE is the fourth K-pop girl group to enter the chart, following after Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and BLACKPINK. The album also allowed TWICE to enter the Billboard Artist 100 for the first time at number 96.
On Oct. 2020, TWICE released their second studio album, "Eyes Wide Open", with the title track "I CAN'T STOP ME". "Eyes Wide Open" debuted at number 72 on the Billboard 200, making it TWICE's higest-charting album to date. It also marked TWICE as the third K-pop girl group to chart within the top 100, following after 2NE1 and BLACKPINK.
On Jan. 14, JYP Entertainment announced that TWICE is preparing for their second online concert, "TWICE in Wonderland". Tickets are available for purchase now and the concert will be held on March 6. TWICE will also be performing in TIME's "TIME100 Talks" on Jan. 28.
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Written by Alexa Lewis
