After Apink's Chorong denied rumors of being a perpetrator of school violence and bullying, the accuser, A, has stated they will be pushing through with legal actions to unveil the truth and that they will not be accepting any form of compensation of settlement from, Chorong or PlayM Entertainment.
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Accuser "A" Says They Will Not Accept Settlement + To Push Through To Unveil The Truth
Despite Chorong denying all the allegations that she had bullied A, who is also known as Ms. Kim, while they were high school students, Ms. Kim has shown no signs of backing down and is determined to unveil the truth about the situation.
On Tuesday, Apr. 6, Ms. Kim's lawyer said in a call to Financial News, "My client has no intention of reaching a settlement or an amicable agreement. This case contains just one alleged assault case. I have taken up lots of cases like this one, and most of them want to reach a financial settlement, but that is not what the victim wants. She does not want any compensation; she just wants the truth to be revealed. If the perpetrator, Chorong, does not officially apologize for the violence, we will keep pushing through until the end."
Ms. Kim's lawyer added, "The company stated that Kim changed her words and avoided meeting up, but that is all false. We have not been able to get into contact with any of her agency's representatives nor their attorneys."
Financial News reached out to PlayM Entertainment, the agency of Apink and Chorong, for clarifications of the idol's underage drinking photos released by Ms. Kim but did not receive an answer.
Apink's Chorong Personally Denies All Bullying Allegations + Acknowledged Underage Drinking Photos
On Tuesday, Apr. 6, Chorong shared a lengthy statement to her Instagram. There, she denied all bullying claims but apologized for drinking underage, confirming the latter claims as true. According to Chorong, the accuser and she used to be friends during their youth, and the accusations pain her. The idol claims that she had attempted to resolve things with A amicably, but it ended up not playing out that way.
Chorong stressed she had never committed any acts of violence against Ms. Kim. She says that she will prove her innocence through the testimony of others and her phone call transcripts with Ms. Kim. In her post, Chorong apologizes for worrying her fans and causing harm to them, her Apink members, and her agency staff. She begs fans and the Apink members to forgive her for coming out with this kind of news during their 10th anniversary.
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Apink Chorong Accused of School Bullying + Underage Drinking
In an interview with Sports Kyunghyan, Ms. Kim claimed that she was bullied by Chorong and was group assaulted by her and her friends. The two were reported to be classmates in elementary but did not attend the same high school. According to Ms. Kim, she bumped into Chorong in a street alley one day by accident and was beaten up so badly by Chorong and her friends that her body was bruised and her face swollen.
She claimed that seeing Chorong's debut in Apink caused her great trauma, and she attempted to contact PlayM Entertainment. However, her call was shrugged off as a prank call. She then contacted Chorong, who initially apologized and asked to meet. However, in a second phone call, Chorong allegedly denied all bullying claims. Ms. Kim claims to have a recording of the first phone call with Chorong.
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Ms. Kim then shared photos of Chorong drinking as a high school student in 2008. At the time, Chorong was eighteen years old, meaning she was a year younger than South Korea's legal drinking age. According to an acquaintance of Chorong who provided Ms. Kim the photos, Chorong would drink every weekend as a minor.
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PlayM Entertainment has denied all allegations of school bullying against Chorong, saying that Ms. Kim is just trying to ruin Chorong's reputation. They have stated that they will be taking strict legal action against Ms. Kim. They have already filed a lawsuit against her for spreading false information.
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Written by Alexa Lewis
