(G)I-DLE Soojin and the claimed victim of school bullying were revealed to have met each other in person while the female idol is currently taking a break from group activities.
(G)I-DLE Soojin Meets with the Alleged Bullying Victim
On March 4, (G)I-DLE's management agency, Cube Entertainment, announced that Soojin will be temporarily on hiatus, halting all of her activities. And so the girl group will continue its promotions with only five members until the issue gets resolved.
This decision was made after (G)I-DLE Soojin's assumed former classmate and the classmate's older sister made a post in mid-February, accusing her of school bullying. At that time, Cube Entertainment denied the allegations of school violence and noted that the female idol and the alleged bullying victim only argued over the phone. Soojin also took to (G)I-DLE's official fan community to speak about the rumors circulating online.
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While (G)I-DLE Soojin is currently on hiatus, she personally met with the claimed bullying victim on March 11, as stated by Sports Kyunghyang in their exclusive report. The Korean media outlet also mentioned they talked to each other for approximately an hour on that day. Sports Kyunghyang then revealed what happened during their conversation.
According to the alleged bullying victim, the (G)I-DLE member consistently said that she can't remember what had happened in the past. So, the victim explained the situation to the idol in detail and expressed her disappointment by asking, "If you're going to be like this, why did you ask me to meet you?"
But all Soojin can respond is: "I have never been a perpetrator (of school violence)."
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The sister of the claimed bullying victim told the media outlet that her sister gathered all her courage just to meet (G)I-DLE Soojin in person. However, the meeting appeared to have not resulted in anything favorable for both sides. They also shared that they will be thinking of other ways to resolve this matter together with the other reported victims of (G)I-DLE Soojin's alleged school bullying.
One of the victims is believed to be actress Seo Shin Ae, who attended the same middle school as Soojin. Some alleged schoolmates wrote testimonies of the (G)I-DLE member bullying the Korean actress. But then a former classmate of the K-pop star refuted these accusations.
Sports Kyunghyang concluded their report that they tried to reach out to Cube Entertainment to know what took place during the meeting of the K-pop idol and the presumed bullying victim, but they failed to do so.
(G)I-DLE Korean Fans Demand Soojin's Departure from the Group
After the rumors about Soojin's bullying went viral, a wreath was spotted outside of Cube Entertainment's building, demanding Soojin to withdraw from the group. (G)I-DLE's Korean fans, particularly those on DC Inside, also expressed their disappointment towards the company through a statement in which they revealed that they will boycott the female idol if the label will not provide additional information about the matter.
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South Korean fans, in fact, were not happy when the company greeted (G)I-DLE Soojin on her birthday on March 9. And the following day, more wreaths were seen outside of Cube Entertainment with fans continuously demanding Soojin's withdrawal from the team.
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