Former AOA Choa Comes Back as a Soloist + Signs With New Agency
(Photo : By HeyDay – http://hdpics.tistory.com/106, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48274378) Choa, formerly of AOA, is back after 3 years of hiatus and is taking a new path on her career. She announced her exclusive contract with her new agency Great M Entertainment on the 21st, signaling her return to the entertainment industry. Choa said through her […]
Former AOA’s Choa Under A New Agency?
On the 21st of August 2020, it was reported that former AOA‘s Choa has become a part of a newly formed entertainment agency. | FNC Entertainment The former main vocal, who is 30 in Korea this year, left the group about 3 years ago in 2017, to the shock of many fans. A representative from […]
Fan Files Complaint Requesting Police to Investigate The AOA Bullying Incident
Following revelations that former AOA member Kwon Mina was bullied by fellow member and leader Jimin for ten years, one fan decided to stand up for Kwon Mina and filed a complaint, requesting a police investigation. On August 9, Sunday, a post was shared with the AOA gallery on the DCinside community board titled, “Request […]
2019 Interview with AOA Chanmi’s Mother Resurfaces
Source: Top Star News A past interview with AOA Chanmi‘s mother Lim Cheon Suk is catching attention. In 2019, Chanmi’s mother conducted an interview with the Hankook Ilbo and expressed regret over the fact that Chanmi received her first payment five years after debut. She also confessed, “Around Chanmi’s third year of debut, I received a […]
Netizens React To Former AOA Youkyung’s Post “If I’d Be Honest You Were All The Same To Me Before”
The conflict between AOA members Jimin and Mina have made rounds on the internet lately. It became one of the hottest topics on social media websites after the latter posted a series of mysterious posts on Instagram. Mina claimed that a particular member from the group bullied and emotionally tortured her for ten years. It […]
Video of Former AOA Choa Saying Jimin Will “Beat Us Up” Resurfaces
[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Bullying] Following the news that former AOA leader Shin Jimin used to bully fellow former member Mina, netizens unearthed an old video that could have hinted at Jimin’s behavior. The video is a clip from the “4 Things Show,” in which the AOA members appeared together to talk about Jimin. One of […]
AOA Jimin Writes Apology Letter Over Bullying Scandal + Mina Responds and Deactivates Instagram
Jimin is currently bombarded with persistent bashing, condemning her as a “bully,” after Mina’s series of confessions on her SNS. On July 4, she finally broke her silence as she took to her Instagram account to express her apology. She shared a black photo, accompanied by a lengthy letter. Read about it at KPopStarz
Fans Are Extremely Worried For Former AOA Member’s Mina’s Health — Especially After Reading Mina’s Reply To Jimin’s “Apology” On Instagram
On July 3, former AOA member Mina first uploaded a series of posts where she revealed that an AOA member bullied her to the point of extreme thoughts. Mina did not give a name in her first post, but when Jimin responded to Mina’s allegations and Mina finally revealed that the bully was in fact, Jimin, fans demanded for FNC Entertainment to […]
FNC Entertainment Announces Jimin’s Withdrawal From AOA + Retirement From Entertainment Industry
[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Bullying, Self-harm] AOA’s leader, Shin Jimin, has been confirmed by agency FNC Entertainment to have withdrawn from the group and departing from the entertainment industry on July 4. Read about it at KPopStarz
What’s The Future Of AOA As 4-Member Group?
Article: Kwon Mina’s bullying revelations →Jimin’s withdrawal, future of four-member AOA is also dark cloud Source: Newsen A dark cloud is looming over the future of AOA as a four-member group. Allegations of bullying by former member Mina that spanned a decade caused leader Jimin to eventually leave the group and exit from the entertainment […]