Netizens are praising Seolhyun for being a loyal friend despite the turbulence they faced.
Keep on reading to know more.
AOA Seolhyun Spotted Hanging Out with Shin Jimin at Lee Sang Soon's Exhibition
AOA's Seolhyun and former member Shin Jimin are known within the industry to be very good friends, and often showed off their friendship through their personal social media accounts. In fact, the two got even matching tattoos together back in November 2019 as a way to show just how close they are.
However, due to her bullying scandal with fellow former AOA member, Kwon Mina, Shin Jimin left the group and retired from the entertainment industry in 2020. As Seolhyun is a close friend of Shin Jimin, she also became tangled in the scandal. Seolhyun eventually took a hiatus from social media for several months until her return earlier this year in January.
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Since then, many have become curious to know if Seolhyun and Shin Jimin are still on good terms with each other given the turbulence that happened the past year. But it seems like that curiosity can be put to rest.
Recently on September 9, a photo of Seolhyun and Shin Jimin from when they attended Lee Hyori's husband, Lee Sang Soon's photo exhibition, "Ray J.Yi X Lee Sang Soon," back in June is making its rounds on various online community forums.
In the shared photo, Seolhyun and Shin Jimin can be seen smiling brightly at the camera with Lee Sang Soon. Not only does this mark the first time Seolhyun and Shin Jimin were spotted in public together once again, but this is also the first time that Shin Jimin was seen openly out and about since her departure from AOA and retirement from the industry to live a non-celebrity life.
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Shin Jimin (far left) and AOA's Seolhyun (bottom-middle)
And although Seolhyun and Shin Jimin's friendship attracted negative attention due to the ongoing scandal, netizens couldn't help but praise Seolhyun for being a loyal friend!
Many have left comments that expressed how moved they were that Seolhyun never left Shin Jimin's side, such as, "Seolhyun is a loyal friend who doesn't leave her friends when it gets really hard," "I am glad Seolhyun is by Jimin's side," while others also expressed that they are more worried about Shin Jimin than Kwon Mina.
Meanwhile, following the exclusive report of Dispatch which contained a 128-minute long transcript and text messages between Kwon Mina, Shin Jimin, and the AOA members, netizens have flocked to Shin Jimin's social media to apologize to the former idol.
READ MORE: Dispatch Releases Transcript and Text Messages of Former AOA Members Kwon Mina and Shin Jimin
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Written by Robyn Joan
