‘The Boyz’s Expelled ‘Joo Haknyeon, Exposes Agency’s Unfair Demands, “Malicious Article Legal Action” [Full Text]
Joo Haknyeon, who was kicked out of the group The Boyz and his agency due to privacy issues, has expressed his grievances.While exposing the agency’s unfair demands, he also expressed his intention to hold the media outlets that made him into a sex offender accountable to the end.
Earlier, on the 16th, Joo Haknyeon suddenly stopped his activities due to personal reasons.Two days later, on the 18th, it was reported that he had visited a bar in Roppongi, Japan on the night of the 29th of last month and met Japanese AV actress Asuka Kirara.It was also reported that he was caught being intimate with Asuka Kirara, including hugging her, through the Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun.
In relation to this, on the 18th, Ten Asia reported that Joo Hak-nyeon had paid Asuka Kirara and engaged in prostitution.It also reported that he admitted to the prostitution when his agency presented specific evidence.
However, Juhaknyeon denied that he had been with Asuka Kirara, but that he had not engaged in any illegal acts such as prostitution.He also stated that he had never withdrawn from The Boyz and had never agreed to the termination of his exclusive contract.He also firmly stated that he would take all legal action, both civil and criminal, against certain reporters and media outlets that write malicious articles.
On the 22nd, Joo Hak-nyeon revealed his position at length through his Instagram and announced that he had actually taken legal action.He said that he had stopped his activities out of regret towards his fans and members, but that his agency suddenly demanded that he sign an agreement to terminate his exclusive contract and pay over 2 billion won.He complained that he had been branded a sex trafficking criminal due to Ten Asia’s exclusive report.
He said that he had sued a reporter who had made a false report and that he would also file a civil suit against the reporter and the media outlet.He also said that he would sue the person who had accused him as soon as the false report from a certain media outlet was published for false accusation.Joo Hak-nyeon once again emphasized that he had never committed a crime and appealed that the agency’s request for his withdrawal was unfair.
Joo Hak-nyeon apologized to the disappointed fans and confessed, “For the first time, I wanted to die because I was suddenly turned into a sex offender for an unknown reason and was personally murdered.It felt like people were staring at me and pointing fingers at me wherever I went.I couldn’t stop crying when I thought about the fans, my mother, and my family who had supported and cheered me on until now.If I give up on life without revealing the truth, I will always be remembered as a sex offender.”
He confessed, “Above all, if I do nothing out of fear, the unfair misunderstanding will not end with my life.Even the fans, family, and friends who believed in me and were with me for a long time will have to live with the stigma of being a ‘family member of a sex offender’ and a ‘person who supported a sex offender.’” He then said, “I will hold the reporters and media outlets who reported me as a sex offender without any basis accountable to the end, and I will also reveal who is behind them.It is burdensome and scary to fight a huge company from an individual’s perspective, but I will still persevere until the end for the sake of the many people who care about me and support me.”
Full text of SNS post by Joo Hak-nyeon
Hello, I am Juhaknyeon.
Before Shukan Bunshun sent a letter of inquiry to my agency, I was the first to hear that the photos had been taken, so I immediately explained the situation to my agency and asked for help.
I acknowledge my mistakes and wanted to make a choice to minimize the damage to the members as much as possible.I spent many days with my eyes wide open feeling sorry for the fans who have supported me and the team members who have been through thick and thin together.It was really painful.So I immediately stopped my activities and discussed follow-up measures with the company.
However, the agency suddenly demanded that I sign an agreement to terminate my exclusive contract and pay over 2 billion won.They even demanded a huge amount of penalty money that I could not claim under the contract.They said there was no room for negotiation.
I couldn’t accept the unreasonable demands of my agency.On the 17th, when I didn’t sign the contract termination agreement that was prepared, my agency suddenly announced my withdrawal the next day.Even before the article was published in Shukan Bunshun, articles about meeting an AV actress began to appear right after, and suddenly, Ten Asia even exclusively reported that I had engaged in prostitution.Because of other media outlets, bloggers, and YouTubers who used that article as a basis, I became a shameless prostitution criminal overnight.
And the very next day, someone reported me to the investigative authorities for prostitution based on a false article.It was so strange that this whole process seemed to have been planned.I couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was making up a reason to terminate my exclusive contract.I was increasingly afraid that if I stayed still, I would be branded a prostitution criminal for the rest of my life.All of this happened in just two days.
So I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.I released a statement and sued the reporter who made the false report.I’m also going to file a civil suit against the reporter and the media outlet.Furthermore, I’m going to sue the person who accused me as soon as the false report from the specific media outlet came out for false accusation.
In addition, there were some unfair aspects to the agency’s withdrawal request.The “acts that damage dignity” mentioned by the agency in the exclusive contract is too abstract and can be interpreted arbitrarily.Therefore, the original text of the exclusive contract specifies acts that damage dignity as “acts that damage dignity(drunk driving, drugs, gambling, prostitution, assault, sexual assault, fraud, etc.).” I have never committed any of the criminal acts mentioned in the above clause.And the agency unilaterally kicked me out without even following the termination procedures according to Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the exclusive contract.
Last 5.30.I am absolutely not claiming that my actions were right.I am so sorry for my careless actions towards the fans who believed in me and supported me as an idol.I sincerely and deeply reflect on this and will keep it in mind for the rest of my life.
However, for some unknown reason, I suddenly became a sex offender and was personally murdered, and for the first time, I wanted to die.It felt like people were looking at me and pointing fingers at me wherever I went.I couldn’t stop crying when I thought of the fans, my mother, and my family who had supported and cheered me on until now.If I give up my life without revealing the truth, I will be remembered as a sex offender forever.Above all, if I do nothing out of fear, the unfair misunderstanding will not end with my life.Even the fans, family, and friends who believed in me and were with me for a long time will have to live with the stigma of being a ‘family of a sex offender’ and a ‘person who supported a sex offender.’
I will hold the reporters and media outlets who reported me as a sex offender without any basis accountable, and I will also reveal who is behind them.
From an individual’s perspective, it is burdensome and scary to fight against a huge company, but I will still persevere until the end for the sake of the many people who care for me and support me.
Thank you for reading this long post.
Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga
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