April's Chaewon & Yena say that Hyunjoo is unfairly accusing them as 'assailants' and acting as a 'victim', the truth will be revealed

[My Everything]

Shortly after former April member Lee Hyun Joo personally spoke up to address the controversial rumors surrounding the group's bullying accusations, current April members Chaewonand Yena have also released their sides, each in length Instagram statements. 

April's Chaewon wrote on April 18,

"Hello, this is April's Chaewon. First and foremost, I would like to apologize to the fans who must have been shocked by the various rumors. I'm sorry for causing concerns. 

I wanted everyone in April to become good friends, because I thought that we all had the same goals and were on the same path. I have never intentionally provoked negative relations between any of the members. 

After Somin unnie's departure, as the oldest, I did my best to care for each of the members, trying to make sure that we all got along; I especially paid attention to Hyunjoo, who was weak physically and emotionally. We all got along very well, since before our debut when we started preparing for April in 2014 and after our debut as well; all of the members and our families had good relations and I was also in touch with Hyunjoo's mother. I have evidence of this. 
If Hyunjoo has any dignity, she will remember this, and the truth will come out. 
The rumors involving our manager are also baseless and unfair. There is no way that a manager can turn a blind eye in their business matters, and during those days, our manager also endured a lot of stress due to incidents involving Hyunjoo. There is also evidence of this.  

We all debuted at an early age, and we were immature, so everyone struggled mentally. The struggles we endured during those days did not revolve around one person. We all struggled. I do not want to be hurt anymore by excessive suspicions. 

Group bullying, mistreatment, physical and verbal assault, insults, attacks against character, they are all false accusations. 

I held back because I hoped that the truth would be uncovered at court. 

I waited because you cannot just act simply for your own sake.

But I felt that I could not wait any longer. I will make sure that the truth is revealed. Once again, I apologize to the fans who were shocked by these events. Thank you."

Chaewon’s IG post

Similarly, April member Yena wrote on April 18,

"Hello, this is April's Yena. 

First, I apologize to everyone for causing concerns. 

We hoped that this matter would be resolved clearly through legal procedures, but it has come to a point where we cannot just sit by as the suspicions and accusations grow out of hand. 

We all started out at different stages in our lives, but we all came together as one under one goal, and came this far without resting. That is the precious team that is April. 

Throughout the years, we endured so many hardships that we should not have. Each of us had points when we were so tired and fed up that we wanted to give everything up, but the members and I bit down hard and just survived, these past 7 years. 

We were all so young and wanted to complain, but none of us showed that on the surface, fulfilling our given roles with responsibility. Because we were all so young, it was difficult to even care for one's own health. 

Because we were a team, and we all believed that we were in this together, we accepted that we had to catch ahold of a hand that falls behind, going through it together. This was a given. This is why we each did our very best, each in our respective ways. No matter how hard things got, we respected one another, we sacrificed, we wrote letters to one another when we were ill, we celebrated one another's birthdays.
However, I always felt that this particular member pushed us out. They always thought that they were the obvious victim in incidents which involved everyone, and even when things happened unintentionally, they accused others of being guilty. I felt that when that member has no trust in her fellow members, there was no point in trying to work together. 

We had to endure the fear and burden of never being certain what would happen next. 

If it still comes to the fact that it was our fault that we were not able to care for someone who was so weak physically and emotionally, if it comes to the fact that this was the fault of even those who were younger than that member, then it is because of the merciless situation. 

We did not get this far because we are strong mentally and emotionally. We are the same people, we all suffered from physical and emotional pain. Those who did not go through those experiences will never know what kind of pain it was. 

Why are there people who are acting and talking as if they know what we went through better than us? Were you there when these events happened? Ever since that day, we have again endured and survived, not knowing what's going to happen. How much longer do we have to suffer. How long do we have to go through these things? We are hurt beyond recover at this point. 

I'm just so hurt that the 7 years that we worked hard toward have become nothing so quickly. 

I'm frightened that actions that I am not guilty of have suddenly become acts I've committed.

Once again, I just want to say that there was no group bullying, mistreatment, physical or verbal abuse. We all went through hardships. 

I hope that our members and our fans are no longer hurt by rumors, exaggerations, and insults that I cannot even write here. 

I will work hard so that the truth is revealed for the sake of family, friends, and fans who have come to our aid, trusting in us."

Yena’s IG post

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Edited April 17, 2021 by My Everything

[Ghosty]

this is just getting messier smh

[Mrs. Morale]

Why do they sound so aggressive? 

[Hopkinz]

Messy messy messy

[luculia]

Im sorry but their apparent victim blaming and apathy towards hyunjoo just makes me feel uncomfortable, especially after knowing she attempted suicide 

[GetRapper]

So messy yikes, the court of public opinion will determine who's in the right here not the actual courts

[Sakura IS FEARLESS]

This is actually getting messier and really concerning, April members including Hyunjoo are still pretty young and honestly i just see this hurting both side regardless of who is really guilty, they all have a long future ahead of them. I fear that theres some truth in the members words honestly, a large part of me feel like both side carry fault and their company negligence to handle it caused it to worsen.

[felidae]

50 minutes ago, My Everything said:

There is no way that a manager can turn a blind eye in their business matters, and during those days, our manager also endured a lot of stress due to incidents involving Hyunjoo.

I found this to be contradictive. The manager stressing can be a proper reason for their manager to miss out stuffs, but apparently theirs are not? I guess the manager was superhuman then.

 

I understand that they were hurt and they believed "there was no bullying" but their lack of empathy and understanding for her point of view is....

Edited April 17, 2021 by felidae

[Supervillain]

All the statements the opposite side has released so far have had a very weird wording that made me sort of uncomfortable. They keep using the whole “she was emotionally and physically weak” which has a victim blame-y tone to it. Her being emotionally and physically weak somehow justifies the way she was treated because the rest of the members felt like she was holding them back? The lack of basic empathy yikes.

[No1]

Excuse me for not believing a single word of this bullshit. These have got to be two of the worst kpop statements ever.

Edited April 17, 2021 by No1

[lighterxx]

It feels like mess incoming honestly

[Simpatico]

1 hour ago, loveablejoy said:

Why do they sound so aggressive? 

The careers they've given up all their adult (and teen) lives for are at stake. People are already saying the careers of all of April in the entertainment field are over. So on that end I can understand. But the lack of empathy for Hyunjoo....yeah

1 hour ago, Sakura back is healing said:

This is actually getting messier and really concerning, April members including Hyunjoo are still pretty young and honestly i just see this hurting both side regardless of who is really guilty, they all have a long future ahead of them. I fear that theres some truth in the members words honestly, a large part of me feel like both side carry fault and their company negligence to handle it caused it to worsen.

If there hadn't been accusations of physical abuse I can see the members of April thinking whatever happened wasn't wrong in their heads, and Hyunjoo thinking the other way but how do you forget when punches are thrown (or whatever physical abuse happened)? It's very messy. Feel bad for Hyunjoo, Rachel, Chaeykung (and also BM, Jiwoo and J.seph if Somin brings KARD down).

It's also very confusing - Naeun has a lot of friends in the Kpop world and you would think one of them would spot a bully. Also really feel like BM is good dude and he seems really close to Somin. 

As for DSP and what kind of company it is - I just have two words: Ahn Sojin. How easily people forgot. 

Edited April 17, 2021 by Simpatico

[No1]

2 minutes ago, Simpatico said:

The careers they've given up all their adult (and teen) lives for are at stake. People are already saying the careers of all of April in the entertainment field are over. So on that end I can understand. But the lack of empathy for Hyunjoo....yeah

If there hadn't been accusations of physical abuse I can see the members of April thinking whatever happened wasn't wrong in their heads, and Hyunjoo thinking the other way but how do you forget when punches are thrown (or whatever physical abuse happened)? It's very messy. Feel bad for Hyunjoo, Rachel, Chaeykung (and also BM, Jiwoo and J.seph if Somin brings KARD down).

It's also very confusing - Naeun has a lot of friends in the Kpop world and you would think one of them would spot a bully. Also really feel like BM is good dude and he seems really close to Somin. 

As for DSP and what kind of company it is - I just have two words: Ahn Sojin. How easily people forgot. 

DSP has managed to fuck with all of their groups in one wasy or another. They ain't shit.

[harumaki]

Not the victim blaming 

[Mrs. Morale]

1 hour ago, Simpatico said:

Naeun has a lot of friends in the Kpop world and you would think one of them would spot a bully. Also

I'm sure she make sure that she is on her best behaviour especially in front of other idols.

Edited April 17, 2021 by loveablejoy
Grammar 💀

[sawarin]

If Hyunjoo has any dignity, she will remember this, and the truth will come out.

 

this is not sitting well with me at all, they know they outnumber the victim. 

[spopo]

Quote

However, I always felt that this particular member pushed us out. They always thought that they were the obvious victim in incidents which involved everyone, and even when things happened unintentionally, they accused others of being guilty. I felt that when that member has no trust in her fellow members, there was no point in trying to work together. 

I've been gaslit like this before.  The "no one's being mean to you or mistreating you; it's all in your head" bullshit. 

These statements are just really hard to stomach.  Like, they agree that she had a difficult time, and we know already that she had such a difficult time she tried to commit suicide.  Are they really just trying to push the narrative of "yeah, but that wasn't our fault"?

Also Chaewon mentions Somin's departure, which Hyunjoo's side claims is in part due to Hyunjoo and Somin's negative relationship, but Chaewon mentions none of that...

I mean, I am happy that we finally got statements from a couple of the members (and from Hyunjoo, herself), I think that's always better than speaking by proxy, but I can't imagine that these will be convincing to anyone who isn't already on the April girls' side.

Edited April 18, 2021 by spopo

[campfire]

2 hours ago, My Everything said:

If Hyunjoo has any dignity, she will remember this, and the truth will come out. 

.....you'd have to be insane to say this to someone who was hospitalised for attempting to commit suicide, after you had already made a statement blaming her for being sick in the first place. What's wrong with them? Even without 'evidence' of the bullying just from this statement you can see what kind of people they are.

[campfire]

1 hour ago, Simpatico said:

The careers they've given up all their adult (and teen) lives for are at stake. People are already saying the careers of all of April in the entertainment field are over. So on that end I can understand. But the lack of empathy for Hyunjoo....yeah

If there hadn't been accusations of physical abuse I can see the members of April thinking whatever happened wasn't wrong in their heads, and Hyunjoo thinking the other way but how do you forget when punches are thrown (or whatever physical abuse happened)? It's very messy. Feel bad for Hyunjoo, Rachel, Chaeykung (and also BM, Jiwoo and J.seph if Somin brings KARD down).

It's also very confusing - Naeun has a lot of friends in the Kpop world and you would think one of them would spot a bully. Also really feel like BM is good dude and he seems really close to Somin. 

As for DSP and what kind of company it is - I just have two words: Ahn Sojin. How easily people forgot. 

Is this a serious comment? Some of the worst bullies are the most popular people. And as for Somin it's clear that she has serious problems with Jiwoo, who is also in the group. It's not just BM's opinion of her that matters. 

[avarice]

if they have proof, why aren't they releasing it lol?  it's been months and each new article is tanking their careers, I'm VERY skeptical they were still holding back 

[jeong jaehyuns boyfriend]

because their entire careers and reputations are literally on the chopping block, this is the hill theyre gonna die on lmao so im not really surprised if the april members will be bullshitting until the very end.

[kyubix]

3 hours ago, loveablejoy said:

Why do they sound so aggressive? 

Luls. From the reading, aggressive?

Good that the girls speak up for themselves since everyone already punished them. Let this issue, instead people acting all judgemental without knowing the stories. People on internet really something. 

 

[kyubix]

2 hours ago, No1 said:

Excuse me for not believing a single word of this bullshit. These have got to be two of the worst kpop statements ever.

3 minutes ago, jeong jaehyuns boyfriend said:

because their entire careers and reputations are literally on the chopping block, this is the hill theyre gonna die on lmao so im not really surprised if the april members will be bullshitting until the very end.

These girls try to defend themselves here. Instead letting people on internet keep bashing them. 

Until u old enough, that everything is falling apart. See how you going BS about it to other people just to breathe. Dont you ever try to promote mental health with this dismissed attitude. 

 

 

[Geeminy]

3 hours ago, loveablejoy said:

Why do they sound so aggressive? 

maybe because they're being defamed and their livelihood is on the line idk

[CannotBNamed]

They aren't saying anything that we already don't know:

1) Hyunjoo had health problems/ She was weak emotionally and physically

2) They felt resentment about it

3) They were all suffering, it's hard being a K-pop idol

Whatever went down between these girls only they know, it's clear that Hyunjoo felt ostracized and the girls didn't connect her, the only thing up to debate is how serious that treatment was and how it might have contributed to Hyunjoo suicide attempt. The victims tend to remember things more severely but the perpetrators also tend to conveniently forget or downplay their actions.