Apink's Chorong is under suspicion of school violence after "A" comes forward.
On April 5, reports of Apink's Chorong being a perpetrator of school violence surfaced after "A" came forward with their experience.
"A", who claimed to be an elementary school classmate of Apink's Chorong, confessed that while they were attending different high schools, "A" accidentally met Chorong in a street alley, where they were subjected to a group assault.
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"A," in an interview with Sports Kyunghyang on April 5 said, "In 2008, when I was 18 years old, I accidentally met Park Chorong in a street in Sachang-dong. She looked at me with a disgusted face."
According to "A", Chorong dragged them to an alleyway where Chorong said, "The way you smiled looking at me is unpleasant," and proceeded to slap "A" on the cheek and kick their shin.
Chorong's friends, who were with her at the time, also assaulted "A" on the head, shoulders, and back. "A" suffered damage in the assault, such as swelling of the face and bruises all over their body.
After seeing Chorong debut in Apink as a girl group member, "A" had a difficult time seeing her due to the trauma they suffered from the "Mr. Chu" singer.
"A" also revealed that they contacted Chorong's agency, Play M Entertainment, but was dismissed as a prank call from an anti-fan and showed a cold reaction.
After that, "A" shared that they contacted and got in touch with Chorong who said, "I'm sorry," and asked "A" for a meeting, to which "A" argued that they did not want to meet with the singer due to the trauma.
In a second phone call with Chorong, "A" said that Chorong changed her earlier statement and claimed that she did not harass "A," to which "A" said that there is a recording of their first phone call to prove otherwise.
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In addition to the phone calls from Chorong, "A" also received one from another friend who bullied them.
Regarding the reason for not disclosing the related content when several people from entertainment industry was accused of bullying, "A" said, "I have been doing well with the entertainment industry so far. I was worried a lot because I was concerned of [receiving] secondary abuse. However, the pain surrounding the victims of school violence has turned into an illness. So I made this decision."
According to "A", they would be suing Chorong, saying they would respond by revealing facts on the encounter and violence. A legal representative of "A" said, "If it [accusations] are false according to the position of the company, then one of the two is lying. There is a lot of evidence to prove their ["A"] innocence. We will take strong [legal] action against Park Chorong."
Play M Entertainment is currently confirming and discussing with Chorong regarding the accusations.
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Written by Robyn Joan
