Hwayoung aplogized to CCM's CEO, Kim Kwangsoo

[breakinglocks.livejournal.com]

Ex-T-ara member Hwayoung has approached and apologized to CEO Kim Kwangsoo in tears.

On July 31st, she went to go see their CEO Kim Kwangsoo to apologize (in tears) after she wrote an apology on her personal Twitter account.


Hwayoung's tweet read: "I am sorry for giving so much disappointment to all the fans that have given me love up until now. I will now stop (all of this), please anticipate a more mature and improved side of me. Because I have made everyone worried, I am very sorry. I also want to apologize to the people at Core Contents Media. I will greet everyone with a better (Hwayoung in the future)."

Core Contents Media CEO Kim Kwangsoo said that Hwayoung apologized and said, "I don't know why it's gotten this far. I'm sorry. To the president, members of our company family.. I'm sorry to everyone."

Kwangsoo said that Hwayoung went on to say, "When I decided not to proceed to appear on 'Music Bank' that day, I made a big mistake. I failed to keep a promise I made with the people viewing and the fans." Kwangsoo stated again, the reason Hwayoung was removed from T-ara is because of her decision to not appear on Music Bank.

CEO Kim Kwangsoo continued to say he didn't originally plan to remove Hwayoung from the group, but it ultimately got to that point. He said, "In the future, I believe Hwayoung can be a successful artist and rapper in a different company. I hope she'll grow and be able to perform on grand stages in the future."


Source: Daum translated by Nathanial + Elli for tiaradiadem

Comments

[katzsong.livejournal.com]

...............NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :(((

[silverxrainx.livejournal.com]

what?... this is so fishy. So after all that, it's just going to end like this?!

did they bribe/threaten her to say that or something...

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Praying for this to be fake

[ryousan26.livejournal.com]

There's something fishy here. I'm pretty much sure bastard KKS did something.

[martha-sal.livejournal.com]

Her sister is still in the company so only God knows what he did...

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

"the reason Hwayoung was removed from T-ara is because of her decision to not appear on Music Bank."

um ok...

[charlieu.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Even if Hwayoung refused to perform that day, things led up to that event. It was probably a tipping point for her. I honestly believe that Hwayoung is just complying and doing and saying what KKS wants her to say to save face and T-ara's reputation. He at this point admited she was bullied, but wasn't a big deal. Too bad the bullying is what led her to explode.

[virgo288.livejournal.com]

Nam Gyuri '12 :/

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

i keep hearing about gyuri in these posts but i have no idea what happened.

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

Guuurl no, fuck CCM.

But I understand why she did it. Her situation must be horrid, having the pression of the company + her parents and her sister being on the controversy... She's so young, and probably without any legal advice. I feel her pain.

KKS, on the other hand, is a master douche, I hope his company fails utterly and completely in the next years.

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

Mte. I really hope people don't automatically blame or criticize her for apologizing.

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

throwing myself in front of a train
please let this be fake

[jacky-snoopy.livejournal.com]

Wait...

What does this mean? She isn't going back right?!
Please tell me she isn't going back

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

the apology is true, but i don't doubt that she was pressured into it, i bet that kks/ccm keep calling her/her house all the night blaming her for the mess they created.

[kaylapoo.livejournal.com]

just found out about this because i've been behind on my kpops tbh. so she was kicked out of the group for not appearing on music bank and for no other reason at all? what someone help me here am i missing anything

T-ara-Hwayoung Controversy Cliff Notes Edition

[dapo322.livejournal.com]

http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/t-ara-controversy-cliff-notes-edition

[a-happy-twat.livejournal.com]

I'm curious as to why KKS is the one telling us of Hwayoung's exact words in her "apology". Seriously, this sounds like a bunch of bullshit.

allkpop just posted a possible secret message that hwayoung left on twitter:

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

the big text is the apology and apparently in the red thing it says "only fans know"

Re: allkpop just posted a possible secret message that hwayoung left on twitter:

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

Master of secret communications.

[angel-9-lives.livejournal.com]

gee, I wonder if this (http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/9639851.html) has anything to do with the sudden apology? any bets she understood the not-so-veiled threat just like the rest of us? :\

[xmikutiax.livejournal.com]

mte, plus the fact that her sister is still in the company :(

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

and omg can i comment some delusional t-ara fangirls on tumblr who are in the twihards level of not believe/accepting what is going on right now?

[pumpkinskin.livejournal.com]

...wat?

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

dumb dumb dumb. she is either too nice or too scared but that's just dumb. she did nothing wrong if what reports about the members locking her out of the waiting room that day are true. i dont blame her for not going on stage, after all who would want to work with such mean bitches and such a shitty company

[bubblyshades.livejournal.com]

It may be dumb, but what else is she supposed to do? From the sounds of it, KKS basically has her cornered. My heart goes out to her and her family.

[dimensiongirl.livejournal.com]

KKS is somehow saving the situation after all. She will probably re-join T-ara now. And will be the most popular member for a while, lol.
I really hoped that the scandal would hit the band really hard and T-ara would just cease to exist as a group. I'd feel really bad for the girls but it would finally show some groups and CEOs that you can't feed bullshit to kpop fans all the time and not expect it to come back right at ya.

[bolingi-aii.livejournal.com]

Hwayoung is being publicly abused with each statement that KKS releases, this is so disgusting and saddening. Ofc she would apologize, KKS has orchestrated this whole entire thing, he is so utterly abusive its sickening. I won't be surprised if she returns to T-ara, I feel so bad fer her though, what can she do at this point?

[sadistic-dance.livejournal.com]

It's actually in the T-ara post before this.

Hwayoung thanked him for teaching her about rap when she didn't know anything, and that she wanted to make her own way".
So I don't think she's coming back.

[iheartmango.livejournal.com]

this is such a stupid move but wouldn't put it past kks threatening hwayoung until she came back tho.

this whole thing rapidly spiral completely out of kks's control and public opinion's turn heavily against them. what to do besides getting hwayoung to 'apologize' which gives him a perfect opportunity to be the bigger man and 'forgive' her.

what a horrible person.

[lonelymoon.livejournal.com]

I don't believe anything anymore.

[tigi-slade.livejournal.com]

You know what has been killing me about this, what has been rubbing me the wrong way.

Mediators.

People who say that both sides are at fault. Oh really? Because it is Hwayoung's fault for getting fired. Over refusing to go on stage - a situation that where she was injured and outcast-ed from the group.

Oh really.

I want to know one thing this young lady has done wrong. Is the the concrete silence, apologizing for nothing, trying to calm the netizens?

You've got to be f*** kidding me.

[ilovefoodx333.livejournal.com]

she shouldn't have even responded to the series of twitter attacks made by t-ara imo. okay yeah, when people so shady things like that, her first response would be to defend herself, but via twitter probably isn't the smartest idea. Especially since a majority of the public was on her side.


other than that~ KKS can go to hell for all i care~<3

[cagallisakura.livejournal.com]

"I'm still baffled by people that think Hwayoung can go against KKS. Up untill a few days ago CCM was her legal representative, her contract negotiated by her parents. Just in a few days where is she going to get legal councel that looks out for HER. The parents don't have the expertise to handle this situation... don't forget CCM still has the twin sister. And Nam Gyuri situation is totally different, she spoke out because she knew exactly what her market worth was and she had legal backing."

[bubblyshades.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The girl is cornered. It's an extremely sad and unfortunate situation, but I hope no one gets mad at her for going back. Any anger should be directed at the company and its CEO, not at the victim.

[hellicoptajuuce.livejournal.com]

well she is smart to apologise, this way if she does want to continue in the industry she wont have a bad image. also considering the rumours taht CCM is linked to the korean mafia. smart girl is smart

there is also a hidden message in her apology according to fans

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

I can't with this whole thing anymore. :( I just wish Hwayoung ends up far, far away from CCM with her rep intact after all this mess.

[hellodee16.livejournal.com]

I don't care if she apologized, rejoined T-ara and suddenly became happy with them.
This company is shady as f*ck. Forever on my shitlist, as long as that scum of a CEO is there.