Rumors of “the chairman of the chaebol looked after him”
Choi Ye-na, “It’s ridiculous and embarrassing” Expressing her feelings
Choi Ye-na / Photo = Hankyung DB
Choi Ye-na, a former member of the group IZone, has expressed her injustice over malicious rumors.
On the 6th, through the official website of her agency Yuehua Entertainment, Choi Ye-na opened her mouth to the rumors that had recently surfaced, saying, “I am determined to not do it anymore while watching a series of situations in which my name is mentioned in such a shocking event.”
Rumors about Choi Ye-na surfaced on SBS ‘8 News’ on the 30th of last month in the process of reporting suspicions about Lee Jae-hwan, chairman of the property holdings. There are suspicions that Chairman Lee is in private communication with a singer-turned-celebrity Mr. A, and has asked the representative of an affiliate company to take care of Mr. A.
Afterwards, speculation arose from netizens that Mr. A was Choi Ye-na, and some even affirmed. When Choi Ye-na was searched on the portal site, Chairman Lee Jae-hwan also appeared as a related search term.
Choi Yena said, “The fact that I was mentioned in a malicious rumor that is not true at all was just eating at home and I saw an article about it,” said Choi Yena. I was so absurd and embarrassed as I watched all the things that spread so quickly as if it were real.”
“I’m just running for my dream and working hard at my job, why do I have to go through such a nonsensical thing, and I’m so upset and upset because there seem to be a lot of people who still believe that way.” “The fans are just as surprised as I am. It hurts my heart to think about it,” he said.
He continued, “I’m not the main character of the rumors,” he said, adding that he had nothing to do with me.
Choi Yena also said, “I was very sad and emotionally shocked through this incident, but I am thinking of the fans and trying to do my best again. I will show you a lot of things,” he said.
Choi Yena received attention by participating in Mnet’s ‘Produce 48’ in 2018, and after that, she was selected as the debut group IZone and continued her activities. Since the end of the team activities, he has been active in entertainment programs such as MBC’s ‘Blood Game’ and Teabing’s ‘Girls’ Class’ series.
After the rumors surfaced, Yuehua Entertainment, the agency, suggested a strong response, saying it was “groundless”.
On the same day, he said, “We intend to respond with zero tolerance to malicious commenters who have caused psychological pain and damage to Choi Ye-na, who is just dreaming of her in her early 20s.” We plan to take strong legal action against the spread of .
Here is the full text of Yena Choi
Hello. This is Yena Choi.
I hesitated a lot about whether I should even bring this up to the fans like this.
But as I watch a series of situations where my name is mentioned in such a shocking event, I make up my mind that I can’t do it anymore, and I will write a few words.
The fact that I was mentioned in a malicious rumor that is not true at all seems to have been the first time I came across an article while eating at home.
I was so absurd and bewildered as I watched all the situations where the three letters of my name appeared on something that had no one-on-one relationship and had nothing to do with it, and then spread quickly as if it were real.
I am just running for my dream and doing my best, so why do I have to go through such a nonsensical thing?
It hurts my heart to think of how surprised the fans must have been as well as me.
I am not the main character of that rumor. It has nothing to do with me in the slightest.
Do not worry.
It was very sad and a great psychological shock to go through this, but I am thinking of the fans and trying to brush it off and work hard again. I will show you a lot better as Choi Yena, who can be loved with courage and positive energy like me.
Now the real winter has arrived. I don’t want everyone to suffer from this anymore. you all know Always put your health first!
Full text of Choi Ye-na’s agency post
Hello. This is Yuehua Entertainment.
We have recently recognized that malicious rumors about our artist Yena Choi are being spread indiscriminately on online communities and social media.
Choi Yena makes it clear that she has nothing to do with the rumor. Therefore, we will respond with zero tolerance to the malicious commenters who have caused psychological pain and damage to Choi Ye-na, who is just dreaming of her in her early 20s.
As mentioned earlier, in order to protect the rights and interests of our artists, we plan to take strong legal action against malicious postings, slander, and dissemination. We will find out the source of the incident and take legal action until the end, and we will do everything we can to prevent something like this from happening again, so please stop malicious acts against our artists. If something like this happens again in the future, I won’t look down on it.
Currently, we are collecting evidence through continuous monitoring and reports from fans, and we plan to file a complaint through the law firm as soon as we finish collecting the data.
We inform you that we will continue to take strong measures without leniency or agreement to eradicate the spread of indiscriminate rumors and malicious posts.
thank you.
Kim So-yeon, reporter at Hankyung.com sue123@hankyung.com
