Chronology of the Revealing of Bullying Cases Among AOA Members, Mina's Confession - Jimin Apologizes

Kapanlagi.com - On Friday (3/7/2020), social media was stirred up by an unexpected confession from former AOA member, Kwon Mina. After leaving the girl group under FNC Entertainment in 2019, Mina spoke up about being a victim of bullying during her career as an idol.

The news that Mina was a victim of bullying alone was enough to shock many people, but what was more surprising was when the perpetrator who caused Mina to have to take tranquilizers and attempt suicide was revealed. Mina revealed that the bully was none other than Jimin, a member and the leader of AOA itself.

After the commotion on social media, FNC and other AOA members, including Jimin, visited Mina's residence to discuss this issue and apologize. For those of you who are curious about the chronology of the revealing of this internal case within AOA and the subsequent goodwill from the former agency and the bully, check out the details below:

1. Mina's First Update

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Mina's confession about the bullying she experienced while still being a part of AOA started with a DM she received from a netizen. In that DM, an unidentified netizen harshly told Mina to 'go away'.

In her post, Mina admitted that she also wanted to leave without being asked by the netizen. However, she still had to take care of her mother and be the backbone of the family since her father passed away in 2014.

Mina's life as an idol with a busy schedule was already burdened, and it was further worsened by the unpleasant treatment from one of the AOA members she referred to as 'unnie' in her post. Not only was she blamed for crying during AOA's schedule while her father was in critical condition, but Mina was also frequently verbally abused and even slapped by the 'unnie'.

The identity of the 'unnie' mentioned by Mina gradually became clear and narrowed down to one of the AOA members with several clues, such as the recent passing of the 'unnie's' father. Netizens believe that the 'unnie' referred to by Mina is Jimin, as Jimin's father passed away in April 2020.

2. Drug Consumption and Suicide Attempts

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The bullying experienced by Mina for 10 years has had a severe psychological impact on this idol born on September 21, 1993. Mina has been diagnosed with depression and panic disorder. She has even had seizures due to extreme stress.

Mina has to consume sleeping pills and sedatives in order to fall asleep and carry out her activities as an idol properly. Instead of getting better, Mina's condition worsened over time due to the actions of her 'unnie'.

Because of her 'unnie's' treatment, Mina is afraid to show her true feelings in public. She doesn't want to be scolded by her 'unnie' if she appears sad no matter what happens to her.

Mina continues to consume several pills per day and has attempted suicide several times by slashing her left wrist. According to Mina's confession, the nerves in her left hand are now dysfunctional and she feels pain.

3. Agency Doesn't Care

When her condition worsened due to stress and excessive consumption of sleeping pills, Mina told FNC Entertainment that she was like this because of Jimin. However, FNC Entertainment ignored Mina's words.

Feeling like she had no one on her side, Mina had no choice but to hide her sleeping pill box since the age of 21. Mina remained silent until the end and endured everything she received by taking pills.

4. Jimin's Instagram Story

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After Mina's confession caught public attention, Jimin uploaded a story on his personal Instagram account. The story, with a black background and the word "fiction," was deleted shortly after.

Jimin's Instagram was flooded with questions from netizens about the truth of Mina's story. Many netizens also expressed their disappointment in Jimin if the story is true.

5. Reveal Another Evidence

It is said that the story revealed by Jimin as fiction, Mina revealed that there is a lot of evidence and eyewitnesses to support it. One day, Mina did not dare to come to practice because she was late and did not want Jimin to argue about her mistake. On the same day, Mina tried to end her life.

With many bitter memories haunting her, Mina hopes to lose her memory and be free from the fear she has experienced for the past 10 years. She even questioned whether Jimin feels guilty even after seeing her wrists full of cuts.

6. Ambiguous Post by Former AOA Youkyung

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Amidst the online dispute that is happening, Youkyung uploaded a post that is suspected to target Mina and Jimin. Youkyung is the drummer of the band AOA, AOA Black, who left the group in 2016.

Youkyung uploaded a photo showing a woman drinking with the caption, "When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is give up on this day."

Accompanying the photo, Youkyung wrote a caption:

"Honestly, at that time, all of you looked the same to me. I can't forget the eyes of the witnesses.

I want to kill the pain I feel inside. But I won't stop for the person I love. So I will say I'm fine until one day I see the light.

Just like the lyrics of the song I heard yesterday, I think everyone needs to overcome this."

7. Seolhyun Jimin's Best Friend

Netizens also directed their anger towards Seolhyun, who is known as Jimin's best friend. Following Mina's post, Seolhyun's Instagram comments were flooded with various accusations and hateful remarks.

Some netizens interrogated Seolhyun to reveal the truth about her friend, Jimin. At the same time, other netizens blamed Seolhyun for 'being a witness', referring to Youkyung's ambiguous post earlier.

8. Mina's Latest Post

Early Saturday morning (7/4/2020), Mina uploaded a plain black image with a long caption. Starting with an apology for causing a commotion and being reported by many media outlets, Mina then narrated the chronology of Jimin's visit to her house.

While talking to Mina, Jimin admitted to forgetting his past actions. But Mina still tried to remind him of the bullying he had done to her.

Both of them admitted to talking for a long time. Mina stated that Jimin continuously apologized to her. Although she claimed to have decided to forgive Jimin, Mina continued to doubt whether her former teammate's apologies were sincere.

Mina apologized for causing a commotion and promised to improve herself. She also acknowledged that she had caused stress to many people. Additionally, Mina admitted that she couldn't think positively about Jimin and this issue yet.

9. Under Agency Supervision

New agency, Woori Actors, has released an official update regarding the condition of the artist under their management. In a statement through Donga, Woori Actors stated that they cannot provide much comment as this issue occurred in the past.

However, Woori Actors continued to mention that they are monitoring Mina's health condition by calling her and standing guard in front of her house. As Mina expressed her desire to calm herself down, the agency decided to wait for her.

Woori Actors also assured fans not to worry as they will continue to monitor Mina's condition.

Stay strong, Mina, and we hope for your speedy recovery!

(kpl/rsp)