Kim Garam, who left the group Le Seraphim due to the school violence controversy, made a belated statement directly.
On the 11th, Garam Kim posted a long statement starting with "Hello, I'm Garam Kim" through an acquaintance's SNS.
Kim Ga-ram said, "First of all, I want to say I'm sorry." "I worked hard for my dream, so it was true that I was afraid that my past actions would break my dream. The criticism was more frightening,” he said.
He continued, “If given the opportunity, I wanted to express my position honestly. I never made it happen. I was just an ordinary student," he appealed.
Regarding the school violence commission (hereafter referred to as the School Violence Commission) in middle school, he said, "It happened when A uploaded a picture of his friends talking behind his friends and wearing other friends' underwear in March or May of the first year of middle school." "I was harmed." I started arguing with A because I thought I was helping my friend, and then I started swearing at him. At that time, I was unaware of the difference between the majority and the minority, so I didn’t deepen the thought that it was wrong to argue with A.”
"My method at that time was wrong, and there were many mistakes and clumsy actions, but I don't want to hate myself at that time."
In addition, Kim Ga-ram said, "The debut was the time I fought for my dream. The two weeks after debut were like a dream for me, but it will be remembered as a time I will never forget in my life."
On the SNS of an acquaintance where Kim Ga-ram's statement was released, documents containing the results of the school violence were also released.
According to the documents, it is written that Kim Ga-ram called out A along with her friends from a nearby elementary school between the end of April and around May of 2018 and cursed, and continued to swear and threaten through chat rooms, etc.
In the document, Ga-ram Kim was identified as the perpetrator, and Ga-ram Kim was given attendance recognition No. 5 special education 6 hours a day, and Kim Ga-ram's parents were also given 5 hours of special education.
Kim Ga-ram, who made her debut as a member of Le Seraphim earlier, was accused of being a perpetrator of school violence and was embroiled in controversy.
In response, Hive, the agency's agency, said that the allegations of sexual assault by Kim Ga-ram were not true.
However, the controversy grew when Mr. A, who said he was victimized by Kim Ga-ram, rebutted, "Kim Ga-ram's bullying is true, and if Hive adheres to the existing position of denying it, we will disclose the details of Kim Ga-ram's abuse."
In response, the agency denied the allegations by repeatedly expressing its intention to take legal action, but on July 20th, announced the termination of the exclusive contract with Kim Garam.
With Kim Garam's departure, Le Seraphim has been changed from a six-member system to a five-member system.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)