Producer of SNL Korea says Lee Se Young is not leaving; LSY posts 'apology'; B1A4 comments

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Following alarming videos of female “SNL Korea” staff members sexually assaulting B1A4 and INFINITE, which had been posted by “SNL Korea” as behind-the-scenes clips, reports stated that Lee Se Young, one of the show’s cast members who was among the perpetrators, would be leaving “SNL.”


Content producer Ahn Sang Hwi of “SNL Korea 8” denied this news, saying, “We haven’t discussed Lee Se Young leaving the show. The report is false. However, regarding the recent controversy, the entire production staff and cast are deeply apologetic.” Lee Se Young’s agency FNC Entertainment also said that they had not heard of Lee Se Young leaving “SNL Korea.”

These behind-the-scenes videos in question of the boy groups with the “SNL” cast show female staff members rushing at the group members after they’ve been introduced, grabbing at them with complete disregard.

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Lee Se Young Posts Handwritten Apology To B1A4 After Sexual Assault Controversy

Lee Se Young said, “Hello, this is Lee Se Young. I apologize for worrying everyone with my wrongful actions. I personally apologized to each individual member on set, and with this letter, I want to once again apologize to all the fans and B1A4 members. I’ll reflect on my actions time and again so that something like this does not happen again. I sincerely apologize.”

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B1A4 Responds To “SNL Korea” Sexual Assault Controversy

The B1A4 members recently shared their thoughts on the recent “SNL Korea” controversy.

On November 28, B1A4 held a showcase for their third studio album “Good Timing,” where they were asked about the “SNL Korea” sexual assault controversy.

Jinyoung talked about the incident, saying, “Honestly, it happened so suddenly that we didn’t know what to make of the situation. So we watched the video again, and we thought it would make the fans worry a lot. As big as the controversy is, we’re going to power through and work harder on our album.”

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Block B also subjected to same sexual harassment as INFINITE/B1A4 on ‘SNL Korea’

After it was revealed recently that B1A4 and INFINITE had been subjected to sexual harassment by the female cast members of ‘Saturday Night Live Korea‘, the staff issued an apology, but just to B1A4.

Well, now it has been pointed out that Block B also suffered the same treatment from female cast members when they guested on the show.


Source: Soompi (1, 2, 3), @leeseyoung19890428, MyDailyKorea, Naver, Nate, Asianjunkie, Casey M.

Comments

[kary1591.livejournal.com]

Jinyoung's comment and them just being worried about their fans =(

I love how she only apologized to B1A4 like it didn't come to light that they do this to all their guests :/

[kary1591.livejournal.com]

Idk. I see people talk about how society tends to not view guys getting assaulted as sexual harassment so with that statement I wondered if the guys themselves considered it "normal" and it just depressed me a bit. My mind went there instead of what I read in other comments about them not being able to speak up about it.

[bri-and-red.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that they didn't ask for people to forgive her though, they addressed it and minimized the situation by saying it happened so fast but they didn't try to play it off as a joke or say that she hadn't done something wrong

They probably do feel that they couldn't do anything more though, all celebrities have to be so careful about what they say and in cases like these it would be good if they could say whatever they want

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

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