JYP Entertainment Denies Abuse Allegations by VCHA's KG
Dec 09, 2024
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JYP Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as JYP) requested discussion through legal representatives after leaving the group's accommodation in May. Accordingly, the company has temporarily suspended VCHA's subsequent activity plans and has been discussing various solutions with KG's representatives. However, recently, there was no reply from KG to the discussion, so our representative was also waiting for a reply", he explained.
JYP said "We are very sorry that in this situation, KG unilaterally announced false and exaggerated content to the outside world and chose the method of litigation. This is causing great damage to the other members of VCHA and us who are preparing hard for the release of the album in the first half of 25 years and various plans""We plan to take all necessary measures to prevent further damage to other members of the VCHA and to our company due to this matter" declared a hard-line response.
KG announced its withdrawal from the team on the 8th, saying it had been abused by an agency employee. KG says "I do not support working and living conditions that have led one member to try extreme choices. It also caused a stir by claiming abuse, saying, "We do not support the environment that encourages eating disorders and causes members to self-harm."
Meanwhile, Biti is a South Korea-U.S. joint girl group formed by a global project collaborated between JYP and Universal Music label Republic Records.
▶Next is the full story of JYP's position
Hello, I'm JYP USA.
We would like to express our position regarding Kiera Grace Mather's (hereinafter referred to as KG) filing of a lawsuit and expressing her position through SNS.
Last May, KG requested discussion through legal representative after leaving group accommodation. Accordingly, we have temporarily suspended VCHA's subsequent activities and have been discussing various solutions with KG's representatives. However, there was no reply to the discussion from KG recently, so our representative was also waiting for a reply.
In this situation, KG is very sorry that it chose to be litigation, unilaterally publishing false and exaggerated content to the outside world. This is causing great damage to the other members of VCHA and us who are preparing hard for the release of the album in the first half of 25 years and various plans.
We would like to inform you that we plan to take all necessary measures to prevent any further damage to other members of VCHA and us due to this matter.
Thank you.
JYP USA dream
wjlee@sportschosun.com
