Yoo-Kyung’s Controversy
Girl group A Pink’s former member Hong Yoo Kyung, who left the group last month, is having a social media war with A Pink’s management company, A Cube Entertainment. To be more accurate, the conflict is between Hong Yoo Kyung’s father and A Cube Entertainment. Her father has been hinting on his social media site that there was a conspiracy within the management company. These are what some of his recent posts say: Some netizens criticize the management company for its alleged abuse of Hong Yoo Kyung. On the other hand, some think that her father is too attached to his daughter, and is just overreacting to the situation. “There were media rumors that Yoo Kyung is from a rich family, which worried HER a lot. But we still looked over it for the publicity of A Pink.” “Even after the articles about Yoo Kyung’s drop out, the media was manipulated that she RECEIVED all the benefits and ditched the group.”
Clarification of Problem
On May 3, we reported that the father, Hong Ha Jong, of A Pink‘s Hong Yoo Kyung left a message on his personal SNS account, demanding an apology from A Cube Entertainment and for his daughter’s reinstatement into the group. The controversy regarding Hong Yoo Kyung’s departure from A Pink continues with her father leaving yet another message for the public. Hong Ha Jong wrote on May 6, “Early last year, Yoo Kyung suffered because the media played on her being the daughter of a rich family. But she endured, thinking that it would help spread A Pink’s name. But after releasing the news about Yoo Kyung’s departure from the group, the media is saying she ‘muk-twi…” “Muk-twi” is the shortening of a Korean phrase that literally means “ate and left” and metaphorically means enjoying the fruits but not doing any of the labor or escaping responsibility.” He continued, “The media played that they discussed it with Yoo Kyung’s mother…If they just said sorry and asked me to bear it for the sake of the rest of the members of A Pink I could have, but I think I have to write about how signing that agreement came about.” In response, A Cube Entertainment stated to No Cut News on May 7, “We are sorry to see the controversy continue to grow at this point when an agreement has already been reached.” To Star News the agency said, “There is no problem, even if he reveals the agreement. Our stance that it was not an expulsion has not changed.” On April 23, A Cube Entertainment announced the withdrawal of member Hong Yoo Kyung from A Pink to pursue her studies. Since then, rumors and controversy have continued to arise.
