[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mentions of Bullying and Suicide]
Despite the bullying accusations against APRIL being denied by DSP Media, the matter remains a hot topic among netizens. Numerous videos about the group's past behavior, which were not a big deal before, have become assumed evidence. Besides, the Instagram story former APRIL Hyunjoo posted during AOA's bullying controversy is also being reexamined as it appears to be a hint at her own experiences of getting bullied.
Former AOA Mina's Confession She Experienced Bullying from Fellow Member, Jimin
In July last year, idol-turned-actress Mina shared a lengthy message via Instagram, unveiling what she was going through and in the past ten years when she was still part of AOA. She confessed that she experienced bullying from one person within the group for ten years.
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The former AOA member even revealed that she attempted to take her own life because of her mistreatment from that one member, who was later revealed to be Jimin.
Amid AOA's bullying controversy, it turned out that former APRIL Hyunjoo posted an Instagram story in which she might have alluded to her sufferings caused by the same reason. This post's screenshot was uploaded to an online community, which has now attracted many netizens after knowing that the remaining APRIL members allegedly bullied Hyunjoo.
Former APRIL Hyunjoo's Instagram Story Hints at Her Own Bullying Experience
On March 3, an anonymous person created a post with the title, "Lee Hyunjoo's Instagram story when the AOA incident occurred," in a particular online community forum. The netizen uploaded a captured picture of the former APRIL member's Instagram story, which shows the lyrics to a song titled "Hopeful" by Bars & Melody, a British pop duo.
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On March 3, an anonymous person created a post with the title, "Lee Hyunjoo's Instagram story when the AOA incident occurred," in a particular online community forum. The netizen uploaded a screenshot of the former APRIL member's Instagram story, which shows the lyrics to a song titled "Hopeful" by Bars & Melody, a British pop duo.
The track is based around the music and lyrics of Twista's 2005 single "Hope." The duo then rewrote the song to convey their pains from their school violence experiences and bullying and then titling it "Hopeful." The song was later performed in the British audition program "British Got Talent" in 2014.
The lyrics to the song that former APRIL Hyunjoo posted via an Instagram story was the first verse, which expresses the feeling of being alone, carrying the burden for many years, and not knowing where she belongs. After seeing this post, many were saddened about the possibility that the female idol was sending signals about her own bullying experience at that time.
Unfortunately, no one seems to have realized that that was the former APRIL member's case during AOA's controversy.
DSP Media Announces They Will be Taking Legal Action against Lee Hyunjoo
Meanwhile, following the claims made against APRIL by a user claiming to be Hyunjoo's younger brother who said that his sister was bullied within the group, DSP Media has announced that they will be pursuing legal action against the former APRIL member and her family members.
While all of this is happening, Lee Hyunjoo remains silent.
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What do you think of former APRIL Hyunjoo's Instagram story? Do you think she did reveal she had a bullying experience from her members? Tell us in the comments!
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