The K-pop industry isn't always covered with flowers and confetti like what the companies
and their artists have always been showing us.
In fact, there are dark and scary truths that are covered by the limelight and actually
few people notice them.
In today’s video, let me show you the 3 most terrifying events that haunt every Kpop
fan everytime they hear about them
1.
Jung Joong Ji took his life at the age of 30
A few days ago, Korean netizens were extremely thunderstruck when knowing about the news
that Jung Joong Ji, a former Producer 101 contestant, passed away on September 9, just
four days after his 30th birthday.
This shocking news was announced by Joong Ji’s mother on her Twitter account, "This
is Jung Joong Ji's mother.
My son, Joong Ji, took his own life.
I can't express my feelings right now."
Accompanying the tweet are two photos with the details of his funeral including the aspirant's
burial announcement and funeral date, as well as of his mother in a black hanbok lowering
her head while holding his funeral portrait.
According to WikiTree, his sister also reportedly blogged about her brother's demise.
Not long after that, she changed her Instagram account's privacy settings.
Until now, the specific reason for his death hasn’t been disclosed.
Joong Ji rose to stardom after participating in “Produce 101” season 2 aired in 2017
as a trainee from Wayz Company where he was eliminated in 64th place.
Even before his appearance on this survival show, he became well-known for his "boyfriend
material" photographs showing off his outstanding visuals.
However, amid popularity during Produce 101, he was suddenly embroiled in a big sexual
controversy.
Specifically, a girl accused Joong Ji of harassing her in a movie theater, saying that he repeatedly
touched her thigh.
As soon as Jong Ji later issued a public apology, the whistleblower agreed to delete the social
media post.
However, late in the evening on July 2, Jeong Joong Ji posted a now-deleted photo of a rainy
street on his Instagram with the following message:
“My agency spread weird rumors for ‘noise marketing’ and ruined my life, so I ended
up leaving the agency.
People just criticize me while not knowing the truth.
It’s so hard to deal with.
I really didn’t commit any crime…
I’m not a criminal.
They were really all fabricated rumors, but will anyone believe me?”
Although Jong Ji did not directly mention the above scandal, everyone can understand
that he was referring to it and blaming his agency, Wayz Company, for making up the weird
sexual harassing rumor as part of noise marketing but it eventually backfired and ruined his
career as since then, all that people remember about him is a freak who has bad intentions
toward women.
It can be seen that at that time, Joong Ji had feelings of great despair.
And that post is an early signal for him to end his own life later on.
This led many people to believe that Wayz Company was the indirect culprit of Jong Ji's
death and asked this company to give a proper explanation.
However, considering that fact Wayz Company had even sued Jong Ji for defamation and confirmed
that the young idol was a liar, that scenario will never happen.
So it can be said that working in the Kpop industry is not a fun and easy job, but it
is actually very scary.
Looking at the glitzy looks of idols bathed in dazzling spotlights, you'd never imagine
what dark truths lie behind it and what idols had to endure to get what they are having
now.
2.
A girl group was brutally abused and imprisoned by their director
This is another hair-raising story shared by the show “Brave Reporters” about a
once really potential girl group that was brutally assaulted by a program director.
The incident was discovered when one time, the CEO of the girl’s agency came to the
studio to meet them.
However, when he arrived, he was surprised as no one was there.
The CEO then tried to contact the members but didn’t receive any response.
They also didn’t even show up at the filming that day.
Then a few days later, there was a call from a member to the CEO.
While talking to her, the CEO immediately realized that the female idol seemed to be
in a life-threatening dangerous situation and tried to find them.
What he saw the moment he found them really haunted him as the girls were seen to be worn
out, emitting a disgusting smell and every single one of them was shaking with extreme
fear.
The CEO then discovered everything through the narration of all the group members.
Specifically, before the broadcast, the show director had invited them to come over to
his house where he forced them to sign a contract with another agency.
When these poor girls refused his request, that man hit them hard with a baseball bat
and then imprisoned them in a room for several days.
This story seems to be from a crime movie but it actually happened to the poor girls
and left a really bad impression of the entertainment industry on them, so the group was soon disbanded
and all the members no longer want to be an idol.
3.
Terrible accident causing 16 people died, and 11 people injured
This event could be considered the most tragic and unforgettable one that ever happened in
the Kpop industry.
To be more specific, the location of the disaster was The 1st Pangyo Techno Valley Festival
held on October 7th 2014 featuring many famous girl groups at the time like T-ara and 4MINUTE
which captured mass attention from netizens.
Accordingly, though approximately 700 audiences had gathered at the destination to enjoy this
outdoor concert, the security was too poor to manage the situation.
Without the security’s supervision, around 20-30 fans climbed on top of the ventilation
cover to get a better view of 4Minute’s performance.
Unfortunately, the ventilation cover was then bent because it couldn’t handle the weight
of over 30 people, leading to these fans falling from 10 meters to the ground.
The unexpected accident had immediately stolen 12 lives right at the scene while 2 people
then passed away on the way to the hospital.
Moreover, 2 others also died when receiving treatments, not to mention 11 other people
were seriously injured.
The thing is, while the accident occurred, 4MINUTE still performed till the end, which
gained loads of backlash from netizens.
As if people couldn't find anyone to blame for the disaster, they decided to take their
anger out on the girls and constantly accused them of being ignorant of the terrible tragedy.
However, Cube Entertainment immediately made a statement claiming that 4MINUTE were not
aware of the incident until they arrived back in Seoul and read the news in the newspaper.
That night, the Korean Minister also showed up to take charge of the rescue work.
A day after the accident, a concert officer was found dead on the streets beside the Bundang
Techno Valley Building, located in the vicinity of the ventilation grate accident.
It is believed that maybe due to the extreme torment, the man had decided to jump from
the 10-floor rooftop of the building.
This is considered the most haunting event in the history of Korean entertainment, it
was so terrible that many netizens get severely depressed whenever the accident was mentioned.
This shocking event is also a big lesson to concert organizers as it reminds them of being
well-prepared with their security forces.
So, which event above do you think is the scariest?
After watching this video, have you had a different view of the Kpop industry?