While the younger brother claims that actor Lee Hyun-joo was bullied during the group's April activities, a friend's additional claim that "all April members were the perpetrators" is spreading controversy.



On February 28, Mr. A, Lee Hyun-joo's younger brother, posted a post on the online community, saying, "My sister is known to have withdrawn from April because she wants to act, but that is not true." "My sister has been subjected to great bullying and bullying within the group. I had a lot of trouble, such as panic disorder and shortness of breath. Eventually, my sister made an extreme choice,” he argued.



On the 1st, Lee Hyun-joo and Mr. B's high school friend revealed an additional disclosure.

Mr. B posted an article titled "All April members are the perpetrators" online and claimed, "There was a misunderstanding that only some of the members were harassing, so I write. All members of April at that time bullied Hyun-joo, and there were no bystanders."



Mr. B mentioned the member name and explained the situation in detail.

Mr. B said, "The first thing I hated and harassed Hyun-ju was Jeon So-min, a member of April." He continued to tease him with sarcasm, walk his feet, step on his feet, and bother him."



In addition, "Kim Chae-won was in a relationship with the manager at the time. So the manager also acknowledged the fact that he was bullied," and "After Hyun-joo tried to commit suicide, the company said that the members were reflecting, so Hyun-joo and Hyun-joo's mother went to the company. We laughed and ignored each other,” he added.



Mr. B said, "There are a lot of other things, but there were only a few things I remembered correctly," he said. "The perpetrators did not even have any apology or reflection until the end, but they ended up withdrawing, and they had to write a false letter saying that it was even for actor activities. If there is no meaning in idol activities and only withdrawal to become an actor, it would not have been possible to go to'The Unit'."



He said, "In a way, a lot of time has passed, but the wounds have not healed. So, I hope more and more people will pay attention." I support you," he said.



Earlier, Lee Hyun-ju made his debut as a member of April in 2015, but in May 2016, the following year, he stopped his activities by complaining of deteriorating health such as breathing disorder and panic disorder, and eventually withdrew from the team in October of that year.

At the time, Lee Hyun-ju revealed the reason for withdrawal, saying, "I decided to focus on the path of an actor," saying that it is psychologically and physically unreasonable to do both acting as a singer through a handwritten letter.



(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)