[Trigger Warning: Mentions of Bullying and School Violence]
Following rumors that SEVENTEEN member Mingyu was a perpetrator of school bullying and violence, a former classmate has come out with a post claiming the idol bullied a classmate with disabilities. Keep on reading to learn more.
SEVENTEEN's Mingyu Bullied a Disabled Classmate?
On Thursday, Feb. 26, a user made a post on an online community forum claiming that Mingyu bullied a classmate with autism. The user shared a message exchange between him and another victim, as well as victims speaking among each other, of Mingyu's bullying as they recount how they bullied a student with autism.
According to them, Mingyu would try to make the student anxious by throwing desks around and throwing snack wrappers at him. In another screenshot, the user is seen in a group chat with other students, who claimed that Mingyu would bang on tables to make the student feel anxious and would chuck garbage at his face.
The post reads:
"This post is based on the testimonies of former classmates and contains only facts. Also, the victims are living in fear that they will be identified and targeted. Therefore, please stop searching for information concerning the victims.
The victims do not want an apology or financial compensation. They just do not want what they experienced to be covered up, buried, or forgotten. What the victims want is for the perpetrator of school violence and the fans who are forcing the victims to keep quiet to self-reflect.
A is the witness to Mingyu's bullying, B is the victim, and C is another victim who has a disability. A, B, and C all attended Burim Middle School alongside SEVENTEEN's Mingyu. However, the person writing this post is a friend of A who did not attend Burim Middle School.
The victims have been discussing this issue since before it surfaced. They were all hesitant to reveal their experiences because Mingyu is a popular idol member.
We decided to finally speak up because we saw another person on Pann Nate speak up. We were afraid that the perpetrator and his fans would try to retaliate, but we want to expose that he is not a nice person, as so many people believe."
SEVENTEEN Mingyu's Original Bullying Scandal
According to a now-deleted post made to an online community forum, Mingyu was part of an "iljin" group. The user claimed that Mingyu would watch and laugh as both older and younger students bullied her in the post. The user accused Mingyu of throwing a soda cap at her face from 4-5 meters away and laughing at her after.
Mingyu was accused of smoking and drinking underage. Once Mingyu signed with PLEDIS Entertainment as a trainee, he would text the female student, demanding that she give him 5,000 KRW for his fare to go to the company after school.
PLEDIS Entertainment had denied the aforementioned claims, claiming that the details provided by the user are false, such as when he started training at the company and the graduation photo of Mingyu. Since then, a friend of Mingyu has released a post refuting the claims, claiming that the SEVENTEEN member is kind and friendly to everyone.
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Written by Alexa Lewis
