The older sister of Na-eun, a member of the group April, who was noisy over the 'Lee Hyun-joo bullying controversy', denied the allegations about her brother and appealed to stop the criticism.
On the 13th, Lee Na-eun's older sister, A, wrote on her SNS on the 13th, "My younger brother I've seen all my life was a girl with a lot of worries, so I've been worrying that I might make the wrong choice because of this incident."
Previously, Naeun Lee posted on a fan cafe on the 11th and opened her mouth for the first time about this controversy, saying, "I've never really been like that." Regarding this, Mr. A said, "For the first time, I took courage and posted a post on the fan cafe for the fans who were worried. It was so false that it was not true, so I desperately believed that the truth would come out if I waited, but the only thing that came back was harsh persecution." He mentioned the criticism poured out after the confession.
Mr. A said, "I got a call saying that it was too scary to be alone with my brother crying at dawn to come home. On the way to my brother, I felt like my heart was going to explode because I was afraid that something irreversible would happen." The only thing I could do was to listen to him without saying a word.” He said that he was also suffering from his younger brother.
Regarding Lee Hyeon-joo, who is claiming damages, Mr. A explained, "After the incident, the company said that there was no contact with the other party. Therefore, the company asked to cancel the contract, but there was no response even to that." He also complained of injustice, saying, "The perpetrator's parents sent criticism. My parents said they didn't even know their contact information. However, because my parents appeared on the show, the cost of lying was solely my family's responsibility."
He then said to Lee Hyun-joo, "If what you say is true, please provide accurate evidence for it. The accusation that comes back from false words will remain an indelible scar on our family for the rest of our lives. If the claim is true, there will be a transcript of the accusation text sent by my parents. I think so. I earnestly request it."
Person A also posted a photo of Na-eun Lee's diary at the time Lee Hyun-joo claimed that she was bullied. In the diary, "It's hard. I'm lonely", "I'm trash", "I was sincere, but why is everyone pretending to be me?", "I want to die", etc.
Mr. A said, "At that time, my brother had a very difficult time, and even now, it is difficult to face the memories of that time. There was absolutely no situation where I would bully anyone. It was because he was in so much pain." "He is a very young and fragile child. Please put down your prejudices."
Since last February, Na-eun's April has been engulfed in allegations of bullying former member Lee Hyun-joo, and has been fighting the truth.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)