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IT Entertainment’s Lee Seo Kyu, a contestant on “Produce 101 Season 2,†was belatedly revealed to have been a victim of assault at the hands of his old group members.


Previously, in September 2016, three members of the group Naughty Boys (formerly known as Pure Boys), Hwang, Jeon, and Yang (only referred to by their surnames), were charged with assaulting their team member Lee Seo Kyu during a time when they were still promoting as Pure Boys, kicking and punching Lee Seo Kyu in the chest and stomach.


It was later revealed that the three members were fined for their actions.


Member Hwang was also investigated by prosecutors for repeated assault of another group member, while member Yang was investigated for threats and extortion of a group member.


Naughty Boys came to be when the group, which had been promoting as Pure Boys, left the agency, dropped the name, and began to work independently as Naughty Boys, which resulted in the group being slapped with civil and criminal lawsuits.


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IT Entertainment’s Lee Seo Kyu, a contestant on “Produce 101 Season 2,†was belatedly revealed to have been a victim of assault at the hands of his old group members.

Previously, in September 2016, three members of the group Naughty Boys (formerly known as Pure Boys), Hwang, Jeon, and Yang (only referred to by their surnames), were charged with assaulting their team member Lee Seo Kyu during a time when they were still promoting as Pure Boys, kicking and punching Lee Seo Kyu in the chest and stomach.

It was later revealed that the three members were fined for their actions.

Member Hwang was also investigated by prosecutors for repeated assault of another group member, while member Yang was investigated for threats and extortion of a group member.

Naughty Boys came to be when the group, which had been promoting as Pure Boys, left the agency, dropped the name, and began to work independently as Naughty Boys, which resulted in the group being slapped with civil and criminal lawsuits.

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Poor boy I didn't see him on the show yet but imagine the pressure, he surely want to debut again if he's here but at the same time afraid it coud happen again.

 

YOU GOT A NEW FAN SEO KYU.

I'm going to find 2 others and I'll have my 0t11.

 

And a question, international fans really can't vote or it was only for ep 1 ?

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Article: http://www.koreaboo.com/news/seokyu-violently-beaten-group-members/

 

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Produce 101 Season 2 contestant Lee Seokyu was once violently beaten by other members of his former idol group.

 

Seokyu was once part of the 10 member idol group Pure Boy, which debuted in 2014 and released two music videos. Seokyu joined the group in early 2015 when Pure Boy decided to debut in Japan with their single, “Love x Evol.â€

 

In the second half of 2015, seven members of Pure Boy left the group without notifying their agency. Seokyu, Hayoung, and Sangyoon remained in the group and did not leave. The seven members who left also took with them two managers and formed a new company, O Entertainment, and the group Naughty Boys.

 

It was then revealed that three members of Naughty Boys, Hwang, Jeon, and Yang violently assaulted Seokyu when they were part of Pure Boys. They beat him severely on two different occasions, punching him and stomping on his chest and stomach.

The three members involved in the assaults were investigated and prosecuted by Yongsan Police Station. They were eventually fined for an undisclosed amount for assault. Yang was also investigated for threatening and intimidating other members of Pure Boy.

Pure Boy has since recruited six more members to the group and rebranded as PureL. Their agency, IT Entertainment, sued the former members and managers who left for breach of contract, with the case still ongoing.

Since the incident, Seokyu and one of the new members, Minho, have joined Produce 101 Season 2. Minho was not part of the group when Seokyu was being abused and only joined after the assault occurred.

Source: Joongang, Newsen, and Wikitree

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