[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mentions of Bullying, School Violence, Suicide]
Many fans were shocked when Stray Kids member Hyunjin was hit with another bullying allegations recently. Following the accusations, the K-Pop idol was absent from the latest performance of the group.
Hyunjin Absent from Stray Kids' Latest Performance After School Bullying Allegations Surfaced
On Wednesday, Feb. 24, JYP Entertainment-formed group Stray Kids was tapped to perform at the "Y Forum 2021" event, which was produced and organized by MBN. Felix, Bang Chan, Lee Know, I.N, Changbin, Han and Seungmin took the center stage and gave the audience a breathtaking performance in their black-color-coordinated ensembles.
While devoted followers of Stray Kids are very pleased to see their idols performing together again, they noticed that Hyunjin was absent at the time. Despite that, Lee Know made it known to the public, during their appearance on "Y Forum 2021" event, that their group is still composed of 8 members.
The K-pop idol furthered that he trusts the path he chose and expressed his gladness over the fact that he met eight lifelong friends. Stray Kids member Lee Know, then, stated that all of them are going to walk together on the path they want to take.
JYP Entertainment quickly explained why Hyunjin was a "no-show" on the said event. The agency said the Stray Kids member refused to attend the event amid the school bullying accusations being thrown at him. It added that his schedule would be determine depending on the situation as they are currently trying to find out the truth.
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Stray Kids' Hyunjin Allegedly Made Former Classmate Think of Taking His Own Life
Meanwhile, a former schoolmate of Stray Kids member Hyunjin claimed that he was a victim of the idol's "school violence." The alleged victim claimed that the "I am You" hitmaker inflicted so much pain to him that he thought of taking his own life.
It went on to say that he considers his middle school experience as "hell" and shared that his hands still tremble in fear whenever he recalls all that happened to him at that point of his life. The unidentified source even said that he was reminded of all the horrible memories he had in the past when he started seeing Stray Kids member Hyunjin on television.
The alleged victim added that he has been having a hard time living a normal life because of the trauma he received from the idol. It furthered that Hyunjin "beat" him up and "cursed" at him on campus. The Stray Kids member, reportedly, kept on targeting his rumored victim after the latter failed to block the soccer ball during a game.
Hyunjin was accused of using the victim's name to joke around with his pals in a group chat. Since he was not able to do anything about it at the time, he claimed that the Stray Kids member made him fall into an even deeper depression, adding that his self-esteem vanished after experiencing all those things.
The alleged victim admitted that he has no enough pieces of evidences to prove that Hyunjin bullied him in the past. However, he stated that he had witnesses to support and back-up his story. The former classmate of the Stray Kids member even shared some KakaoTalk screenshots as he tries to prove his claims.
Hyunjin has yet to comment on these school bullying allegations. So, avid followers of the Stray Kids member should take these allegations lightly until everything is proven true and correct.
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Written by Nica Vaughn
