MADEIN Fans Protest 143 Entertainment Over Harassment Allegations

Dec 03, 2024

MADEIN Fans Protest 143 Entertainment Over Harassment Allegations



While new girl group MADEIN was designated as a girl group to avoid sexual harassment, fans staged a truck demonstration in front of the agency.

According to SBS on the 3rd, Maidin fans protested in front of the 143 Entertainment headquarters located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 29th of last month.

The trucks sent by the fans should be thoroughly investigated and disclosed. The words `Do not defend criminals' and"143 Entertainment should not remain silent and resolve the situation as soon as possible.'



On the 28th, a day before the truck protest, 143 Entertainment announced that "Madeen member Ga-eun will withdraw from the team as of today." he said. However, since her debut in September, Ga-eun has made a lot of efforts for Maidin's activities, but due to personal circumstances, it has become difficult to carry out team activities and has decided to withdraw from the group. He stressed that the reason for withdrawal is not allegations of sexual harassment.

In particular, we inform you that the recently reported sexual harassment allegations are clearly groundless, and we also have a number of clear evidence to reveal the falsehood. Therefore, I would like to inform you that when legal issues are raised, we plan to do our best and leave no suspicion," he added.



"Madeen will operate under a six-member system of Mashiro, Miyu, Yuwon, Yeseo, Serena, and Nagomi, and all temporarily held schedules will be carried out normally," he said.

MADEIN Fans Protest 143 Entertainment Over Harassment Allegations
JTBC 'Case Team Leader' reported on the 22nd of last month that one of the new girl groups was sexually harassed by the CEO of the agency.



The transcript released on the show said "It's my wish to finish this promotion."If you grant your wish, will you grant my wish?" Then my wish is to be my girlfriend for one day. Can I kiss her?Force him to do it, keep licking him, 'Can I touch his chest?He shocked me by saying 'I don't like it' for two hours even though he said 'I don't like it'.

After the report, the girl group was designated as Maidin, and the member was presumed to be Gaeun, who suspended her activities for health reasons on the 11th. However, the agency said, "First of all, we inform you that there was no sexual contact between the member and the representative mentioned on the show due to any sexual harassment or other power, and the report is not true."Completely denying the allegations that "In addition, the information related to the member's hotel was also in one place with all the acquaintances. The report is based on the full text of what other people other than the member said differently from the facts, and once again clarifies that the issue is groundless."



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