Seventeen Min-gyu's side "There was no classmates with disabilities...

Group Seventeen member Min-gyu announced that it would stop the schedule for the time being by checking the exact facts while the agency was under suspicion of harassment (school violence).

The agency Pledis Entertainment issued an official statement on February 28 and said, "We have confirmed that there is a difference between the posted content and the content confirmed with the artist. We decided that a clear confirmation of this issue should be given priority. We are in the process of confirming all matters.”

The agency said, "We have been in contact with the person involved in the case in various ways to confirm the clear facts, and we are still in contact, and we have confirmed the situation at that time from various neighbors including the artist's alumni." First of all, there was a content that the artist harassed students with disabilities, but this is not true at all.”

While suspicions of idols' harassment have been rising one after another in the online community, Min-gyu was also overwhelmed by suspicion that he committed violence against his classmates in middle school.

Among the contents of the revelation was the content that he harassed a student with a disability.

The agency said that the suspicion was not true, saying that it directly contacted the mother of a student with a disability who was designated as a victim.

The agency said, "(Mingyu) I clearly remembered the person who was designated as the victim, so I was able to contact the mother of the person concerned after questioning. As a result of the confirmation, the person designated as the victim confirmed that the person who was designated as a victim was rather well with the artist. Mother. He remembered the names of the students who harassed him at school, so he could confirm this right away.”

The agency, "We are actively checking the rest of the matters," said, "It is difficult to specify who posted these matters online, and if you look at the contents of some posts, you express the position that the publisher does not want to contact you. "It is a situation that requires not only difficulty but also prudence," he said.

In addition, he said to Min-gyu, "After expressing our sincere apology for causing inconvenience to fans just because this incident occurred, we are temporarily suspending our current schedule activities and leaving the company to take all measures to confirm the facts."

The agency said, "It is of utmost importance to meet the people who have said they have been damaged and to confirm the facts so that their hearts can be healed. Along with that, you can lightly decide on the issues that depend on the life of an artist without checking the facts. We ask for your understanding of the absence," he said. "If an obvious mistake is identified after checking the facts, we will clarify the actions accordingly."

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This is Pledis Entertainment.

We are pleased to announce our position on the allegations posted online in relation to the recent school days of Seventeen member Min-gyu.

First of all, we apologize for not being able to communicate our position sooner.

After these claims were published, we have conducted a verification process for the artist himself and necessary additional verification.

In the process, it was confirmed that there was a difference between what was posted and what was checked with the artist.

Currently, there are many social issues related to school violence, and we believe that clear confirmation of this issue should be prioritized, and we are in the process of confirming all issues.

We apologize for the delay in revealing your position in this process.

As mentioned earlier, we have been in contact with the person involved in the case in various ways to confirm the facts, and we are still in contact, and we have confirmed the situation at that time from various neighbors, including the artist's alumni.

First of all, what has been confirmed so far, there was a content that the artist harassed a student with a disability, but this is not at all true.

The artist himself clearly remembers the person who was identified as the victim, so after questioning, I was able to contact the person's mother.

As a result of the confirmation, the person who was identified as a victim confirmed that he had a good relationship with the artist.

My mother remembered the names of the students who harassed her at school, so I was able to confirm this right away.

Currently, the person is doing well in social life and is burdened with the fact that things of the past have been known in unwanted ways without their consent.

Nevertheless, you have confirmed the facts for the artist.

We are actively checking the rest of the matter as well.

However, it is difficult to specify who posted these issues online, and when looking at the contents of some posts, the publisher states that they do not want to be contacted.

We respect the position of the person who posted the article saying that he does not want to face-to-face, and at the same time, we clarify that we will, if desired, meet in the desired manner to check the facts and take action accordingly.

We have no disagreement that the issue of school violence, which is a social issue, should be considered from the victim's point of view.

However, it was determined that necessary measures should be taken after confirmation of a clear factual relationship with the victim's perspective.

Since the content that is currently at issue is what happened in the artist's elementary and junior high school in the past, it is necessary to approach and judge what actually happened by checking the facts.

The artist himself expressed his sincere apology for causing discomfort to the fans just by the occurrence of this issue, and then paused the current schedule activities and left the company to take all measures to confirm the facts.

We also bow down and apologize for any inconvenience caused by our artists.

This announcement is not the end of this issue, and we will continue to check the facts and take action accordingly.

However, we ask for your understanding that this process is not simple and will take time.

It is of utmost importance to meet the people who have said they have been harmed, check the facts, and allow their hearts to heal.

In addition, we ask for your understanding that it is not possible to lightly determine the issues that depend on an artist's life without confirming the facts.

Of course, we promise that if, after checking the facts, an obvious mistake is found, we will clarify the action accordingly.

Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by issues related to our artist.

(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)