It has been nearly half a year, and after the captain Shin Ji-min announced his withdrawal from the group and stopped performing arts activities indefinitely, the four-person girl group AOA seems to have disappeared.
AOA participates in Queendom
Over the years, as the members have withdrawn from the group one by one, they have been hovering on the verge of sinking, and they have struggled to rely on the outstanding performance in the women's group competition program "Queendom" to slightly save some popularity.
The three-generation girl group, which thought it could set sail again, was hit by a depth charge in July this year and "destroyed the ship".
#致命的霸凌事件 #
Because of the long-term harassment of bad reviews, former AOA member Kwon Min-e revealed that when she was a member of AOA, she was bullied by another member for 10 years, and she did not even see her father for the last time when he died.
Kwon Min-e's original exposé article
She also said that after her father's death, the bully not only did not comfort her, but also dragged her into the locker room to warn her not to cry and ruin the atmosphere. Because of years of bullying, she could only rely on drugs to fall asleep, and tried to commit suicide.
Up to 10 years of bullying, and even depression, and was forced to commit suicide. Although there is no real name in the exposé article, all the clues point directly to AOA's captain Shin Jimin.
A group photo of Kwon Min-e (left) and Shin Ji-min (right).
Shen Zhimin also posted a picture of the word "novel" written at the first time, which was suspected of being a counterattack against Quan Min'e.
This move completely angered Kwon Min-e, making her more extreme and capricious.
She first posted a photo of her wrist cutting, and the scar was shocking. She followed up with several long articles about the details of being bullied.
Although Kwon Min-e revealed that AOA members including Shin Ji-min came to her home, Shin Ji-min also apologized to her in person, she first accepted the apology and decided to receive good treatment. Later, he felt that Shin Ji Min apologized insincerely, and repaired the knife again, breaking out the shocking incident of Shin Ji Min taking the man back to the AOA dormitory.
Although Kwon Min'e repeatedly did not speak out on this matter, she cut her wrists again a month later and committed suicide.
Later, she revealed on the social platform that it was because of the insincere handling of the FNC (AOA company) and the other party's lack of sincere apologies, and she tried to cut her wrists and committed suicide by her agent, and is now being treated in the hospital.
She pointed the finger at Shin Ji-min and FNC representative Han Shenghao, and also exposed Jin Xuexuan's cold-eyed bystanders, and the 3 billion debts of the company's 8-year illegal trainees.
#前成员的退团之谜 #
After the incident, netizens had to think about it, because Quan Min'e was the third member of the AOA to leave the group, and whether there was also a hidden plot behind the withdrawal of the other two members.
Sure enough, park cao'e, the lead singer who quit in 2017, said at the time that she was plagued by insomnia and depression, was receiving medication, and quit the group because her physical health did not allow team activities.
Cao'e (at the time was a personal favorite member of AOA)
However, it was later revealed that Park Soo-e had also been bullied by Shin Ji-min, and objects such as mobile phones and wallets had been deliberately hidden many times, even though Park Soo-e said that she did not like this, but the captain continued to do so, making her unbearable.
AOA originally debuted in the form of a band, and Xu Youqing, who was originally a drummer, announced his withdrawal in 2016 because of style incompatibility, and was the earliest member of the group to quit.
AOA band period
After Kwon Min'e broke the news of the bullying incident, Xu Youqing posted a suspected article suggesting that he had also been bullied:
"To be honest, I looked the same back then. I can't forget the look in the eyes of those onlookers... I want to remove the pain in my heart, but I won't give up, for the sake of the people I love, until I see the light of day. Just like the lyrics of the song I listened to yesterday, to overcome everything again. ”
Xu Youqing
Regardless of whether these subsequent bullying incidents actually happened, AOA was still pushed to the cusp.
In the end, the company announced that Shin Ji-min quit the group and stopped acting activities, and Kwon Min-e also terminated her contract with the new company due to her unstable condition.
#激烈的舆论风波 #
Bullying has always been the focus of public attention, and AOA has clearly touched the most sensitive nerves this time. Of course, since the incident occurred during this period, public opinion from the initial one-sided side to Quan Min'e seems to have a slight trend towards Shen Zhimin.
Those who support Kwon Min'e believe that the captain's bullying is a real hammer and cannot be washed away.
Min'e is a weak and sensitive girl, and in the years of the team, because of the dual pressure of Shin Ji-min's captain status and older age, she was forced to accept her long-term cold violence, verbal and even physical scolding.
And Shen Zhimin personally came to the door to apologize, publicly issued an apology statement and finally withdrew from the group are all acquiescing to the authenticity of everything. Otherwise, with her fiery personality, she would certainly not have been wronged but would not fight back.
And as a member of the women's group, or the identity of the captain, openly taking men back to the dormitory is also a serious idol disqualification behavior.
Those who question Kwon believe that the bullying is only Kwon's own belief, and that her depression cannot prove that Shin Ji-min is responsible.
As we all know, the captain of the Korean team has absolute rights within the team, and also undertakes the obligation to manage the team, coupled with the two people's very different personalities, making the captain Shin Ji-min's harshness become bullying in the eyes of Kwon Min-e.
Shin Ji Min was violently thin
Shen Zhimin was on the hot search for a while because of her weight loss, and fans worried that she also had physical and psychological problems.
And some people also pointed out that during the period when Kwon Min'e exposed her depression, she could also go out to play with friends, open live broadcasts to sell goods, and commit suicide.
Kwon Min-e INS shares the latest situation
#受到牵连的她们 #
In the whole incident, we only saw the statement of Kwon Min'e's side, and there was not enough evidence to determine who was to blame, but the lack of reconciliation role of the company in it was definitely the catalyst for the outbreak of contradictions.
But the real heartache is the surviving AOA team members who were not involved in the incident. From the original 7-person group to today's 4-person group, it is still unknown whether AOA, which has been labeled as a team bully, can continue to survive. Fans are worried about where the rest of the group members should go.
Jin Xuexuan's condition is the best among several people, she has long been preparing to transform into an actor, in fact, in recent years, she has rarely participated in the activities of the team, and the company has been the main support since her debut, and she does not have to worry about the back road problem at all.
Jin Xuexuan
Shen Huijing also has experience in starring in TV series, but the resources are not as high-quality as Xuexuan, but it is still possible to play a supporting role, coupled with a good sense of variety, it is not impossible to transform an artistic idol.
Shin Hye-jing
But what about the remaining two? In particular, Kim Seo-mi, who has never been given the resources of personal itinerary, team activities are the lifeblood of her acting career, but now she has suffered from the disaster of innocence because of the jade burning of the captain and former teammates.
Xu Younai
Kim Seo-mi
Anyone who has watched the variety show "Queendom" may feel the AOA members' desire for the stage. At that time, they experienced the reorganization of the members' withdrawal from the group, and returned to the stage after a long period of empty windows, experiencing ups and downs, and could feel their earnestness.
What impressed me was a solo dance by Jin Junmei, who was surprised by her excellent dance strength at the same time, but also sighed for her, and was covered by her sisters for so long, and finally wanted to really shine.
However, she had not yet been given enough opportunities and was once again destroyed by the blow of reality. The greatest hurt is to see hope and ultimately disappoint the outcome.
As one of the representatives of the three generations of Korean girl groups, AOA has also experienced a brilliant period, and "Short Skirt" and "Heartbeat" are still everyone's favorite girl group songs, and it is also a good memory for many people. Now that I have fallen into this step of the field, I can't help but feel that the world is unpredictable.