Former The Boyz member Joo Hak-nyeon has denied allegations of prostitution and claimed that there were unfair consequences to his departure from the team.

On the 20th, Joo Hak-nyeon posted on his Instagram, “Even though I have already clearly stated my position that I have not committed any illegal acts, I will take all legal action, both civil and criminal, against certain reporters and media outlets that continue to write malicious articles.”

He claimed, “If there is evidence that I engaged in prostitution, please disclose it immediately.Also, I have never left the team and have never agreed to the termination of my exclusive contract.” He continued, “My agency is trying to make it seem like there is a reason for termination of my exclusive contract, even though there is no reason stated in the contract.Some media outlets are damaging me by mentioning prostitution without any basis.”

He continued, “The agency demanded compensation of over 2 billion won and told me to leave the company, but I never accepted it.Nevertheless, the agency announced to the press that the termination of the contract was confirmed.This is clearly false,” he said, criticizing the unfairness.

He added, “I would like to ask whether unilaterally expelling me from the team and threatening to terminate my contract while demanding over 2 billion won in damages simply because I was seen with a famous person at a private event is truly the attitude of a management company that should be protecting its artists.” He continued, “When I refused to accept the termination of my contract, the management company unilaterally sent me a certified mail stating that the contract was terminated due to my fault, disregarding the procedures stipulated in the contract, and even warned me about the need for damages.”

He also said, “I have endured silently until now, believing that the truth would come out.However, I felt that I could no longer remain silent in the face of attempts to bury a person under the pretext of something that did not happen,” and repeatedly expressed his intention to take legal action against his agency, One Hundred, and some media outlets that are making the prostitution incident a fact.

On the 16th, One Hundred announced that Ju Hak-nyeon would be halting his activities due to “personal reasons.” Then on the 18th, it was reported that Ju Hak-nyeon had visited a bar in Roppongi, Japan on the night of May 29th and met with Japanese AV actress Aska Kirara.Ten Asia was the first to report that Ju Hak-nyeon had bribed Aska Kirara and engaged in prostitution.The agency simultaneously announced Ju Hak-nyeon’s withdrawal from the group and the termination of his exclusive contract, but Ju Hak-nyeon is denying the prostitution allegations.

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Hello.I am Juhaknyeon.

I will take all legal action, civil and criminal, against some reporters and media outlets who continue to write malicious articles, despite my clear position that I have not committed any illegal acts.

If there is evidence of prostitution, please disclose it immediately.Also, I have never left the team and have never agreed to the termination of my exclusive contract.

My agency is trying to make it seem like there is a reason for termination of my exclusive contract, even though there is no reason stated in the contract, and some media outlets are defaming me by mentioning prostitution without any basis.

The agency demanded compensation of over 2 billion won and told me to leave the company, but I never accepted it.Despite this, the agency announced to the press that the contract termination was confirmed.This is clearly false.

I was unilaterally kicked out of the team just because I was with a famous person at a private event.
I would like to ask whether urging termination of contract by demanding compensation of more than 2 billion won is really the attitude of a management company that should protect its artists.

When I refused to accept the termination of my contract, my agency unilaterally sent me a certified mail stating that the contract was terminated due to my fault, ignoring the procedures stipulated in the contract, and even warned me about compensation for damages.

It’s actually really scary.But I thought that if I give up here, this society might end up collapsing because of things that people with nothing did not do.

I have been silently enduring this far, believing that the truth will come out.However, I felt that I could no longer remain silent in the face of attempts to bury a person under the pretext of something he did not do.

I will hold accountable to the end the agency that unfairly kicked me out of the team, the agency that insisted on terminating my contract without any basis, and the media that hurt me by mentioning prostitution with unconfirmed facts.

No matter what happens, I will go all the way to reveal the truth.I hope this fight can give someone a little hope and I will take courage.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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