While the CEO of Hong Ji-yoon's agency sued the manager of Hong Ji-yoon's fan cafe who posted a post alleging embezzlement, Hong Ji-yoon confessed to her fans that she felt sorry and pained.
On the 1st, Hong Ji-yoon wrote on her personal account, "Hello. I am truly disrespectful to my fans and sorry for yesterday's absurd and heartbreaking article. I know that you are a fan who sincerely supports me and loves me more than anyone else, so this did not happen. "I am so heartbroken that this happened. All I want to do is sing, but my heart is so complicated and painful... I apologize once again to the fans who are having a hard time," he wrote. The image posted together shows only the four-character idiom “Inmyeonsusim (人面獸心)” written in white letters on a black background.
Hong Ji-yoon expressed her frustrated and complicated feelings. He expressed his feelings of shame and regret that his fans, who cared for him and supported him, were upset because of the events surrounding him.
Recently, Mr. Kim, the representative of Hong Ji-yoon's agency, SPK Entertainment, filed a complaint against Mr. A, the manager of Hong Ji-yoon's fan cafe, on charges of defamation. Mr. A, the manager of Hong Ji-yoon's fan cafe's Yunjjang District, filed a complaint in August last year, claiming that CEO Kim embezzled money from the fan cafe. The article was published. Representative Kim requested that the post be deleted, saying it was an absurd claim, but Mr. A judged this to be a coercive threat from Representative Kim. Representative Kim sued Mr. A for defamation in October, saying he suffered damage due to his unfounded claims. Representative Kim has submitted all data, including bank account details, to the police station. Representative Kim said that he had suffered personal and professional damage due to Mr. A's writing, and that he would file a civil suit for damages in addition to filing a complaint for defamation.
Mr. A recently appointed a lawyer. Mr. A posted online and said, “I should have created a smooth relationship with the agency and tried my best to provide support, but I was unable to do so.” He said, "I will prepare a full-fledged response with a lawyer. I plan to consider what is best and next best for the future situation and then move forward."
Previously, Hong Ji-yoon expressed her frustrated feelings. On the 26th of last month, he posted a post confessing his feelings on his account, saying, "Frustrating instructions... I just want to focus on the song. Without thinking about anything or worrying about anything." The posted photo shows some pages of the book. ‘I hope that liking people doesn’t become difficult’, ‘I hope that painful things become less difficult’, ‘I hope that your throat doesn’t get clogged anymore’, ‘I hope that the things you worry about pass by without a problem’, ‘I hope that the things that have passed by like that don’t matter. Phrases such as ‘I hope it passes’ seem to represent Hong Ji-yoon’s feelings. Hong Ji-yoon also posted a photo of herself receiving an IV, showing that she was mentally and physically exhausted, raising concerns among fans.
Hong Ji-yoon won the good role in TV Chosun's 'Tomorrow's Miss Trot 2', which ended in March 2021. He served as a judge on TV Chosun's 'Mr. Trot 2', which is currently airing.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr