“He continued, I told the two of them, Leave.
Ill release you without any conditions.
Go pursue your careers.
Even though mistakes were made, I was concerned for Hwayoungs future, as she was still young.”
He added,I thought the T-ara members did nothing wrong, so we continued with their activities.
If you stop now, you might never recover.
I think, If only Id held back a little.
Although people advised me not to release the statement, I did it anyway.
I told the girls, Im sorry.
However, in 2012, rumors surfaced that Hwayoung was being bullied.
These posts were interpreted as subtle jabs at Hwayoung, fueling the bullying rumors.
Videos supposedly exposing the bullying circulated widely, causing the situation to spiral out of control.
Later, the agency terminated Hwayoungs contract, denying the bullying and discord rumors.
Nonetheless, the controversy severely damaged T-ara’s popularity.
The full episode is scheduled to be released on November 9 through MBN.
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