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Back in July 2020, former AOA member Kwon Mina wrote posts detailing years of ... Choa: Jimin, you leaving now will not solve anything. ExploreLatestTrendingPopularBreakingMV/TeaserDramaCultureExclusivesCommunityForumsAppsVikiQuizVideoCelebStyleTV/FilmMusicFeaturesDispatchReleasesConversationsInvolvingCurrentAndFormerAOAMembersIncludingKwonMinaAndJimin+KwonMinaRespondsCelebSep8,2021byTeamSOOMPIWarning:discussionofsuicideandself-harm.DispatchhasreleasedareportrevealingconversationsinvolvingcurrentandformerAOAmembers.BackinJuly2020,formerAOAmemberKwonMinawrotepostsdetailingyearsofharassmentfromthegroup’sleaderJimin.OnSeptember8,Dispatchreleasedmessagesandtranscriptsofconversationsrelatedtothissituation.Jimin’sfatherpassedawayonApril3,2020.KwonMinawenttothewakeonApril4,andJiminapologizedtoher.KwonMinacried,andtheysharedanembrace.ThesetextswereexchangedonthenightofApril4.Mina:Themomentyousaidsorrytome,Ilostit.IfeltregretfulthinkingwhatifIapproachedyoumore,whatifIwasmorehonest.Iwassothankfulthatyouwerereallythankfultome.Unnie(atermusedbyafemaletorefertoanolderfemale),Iamalsososorryandthankful.(omitted)AndIhopeyouneverexperienceanythinghurtfulagain.Let’sbehealthy.Thankyou,Unnie,forhuggingme.Jimin:Iloveyou,Mina.Mina:Sorryandthankyou,Unnie.Mina:Pleasehugmenexttime!Jimin:Ofcourse.Let’snotbesick,Mina.Thetwoexchangedmessagesafewmoretimesafterwards.April18,2020.Mina:Unnie,didyoucall?Jimin:Yeah.Ijustcalledbecauseyouwereonmymind.May12,2020Mina:Unnie!Sorryfornotansweringyourcall.I’mhavingsuchahardtimethesedays.Ididn’tansweranyone’scallthatday.Don’tworrythough.I’lltrymybest.Unnie,areyouokay?Don’tbesick.Ifwecanmeetnextweekortheweekafter,let’sgrabamealtogether.Drinksaregoodalso.Jimin:Okay,Mina(heart)Mina:Doyouprefernextweekortheweekafter?Jimin:UmIthinktheweekafterwouldworkbetter!Mina,wereyouhavingahardtime?ㅠㅠMina:Yeah,Unnie.IthinkI’mnotinmyrightmindthesedays..hahaAcoupleofmonthslateronJuly3,2020,KwonMinawroteapost speakingoutagainstJimin.Jimindeniedherclaims,andMinawrotetwomorepoststofollowuponthematter.Inoneofthelaterposts,KwonMinasaidthattheAOAmembers,includingJimin,hadcometoherhometodiscusstheissue.Thefollowingareexcerptsof conversations exchangedfor128minutesbetweenthecurrentandformerAOAmembersonJuly3whentheygatheredatMina’shome.Jimin:IcamebecauseIhavesomethingtosayalso.That’swhatyoufelt.Idonotremember,butthoseincidentsthatyoumentioned.IcamebecauseIwanttoapologizeforthose.Mina:Youtrulydon’tremember?Jimin:SoI’llapologizeaboutthat.Ididn’tknow.Mina:Wow.Jimin:Icametosortthingsout.I’lladmitmyfaultforwhatIdidwrong.Mina:Iwishyouwouldsayatleastsomethingthatmakessense.Igetthatyoudon’tremember.Okay,I’llunderstandthat.Mina:You’renotatthatlevel.Yourememberwhenyouhitme,right?YousaidyouhitmebecauseIwasattheveryfront.Jimin:WheredidIhityou?Mina:Mychestlikethis!ShouldIhityouthesameway?Jimin:DidIhityoualot?Mina:Yes.Jimin:IthinkIonlypushedyoulikethis…Mina:No.Youhitmewithyourfist.Iguessyoudon’thaveagoodmemory.Itdoesn’tseemlikeyoucametosortthisout.Jimin:Icametosortthisout.Mina:Doyouseethis?Thesecutsonmyleftarm?Jimin:Whydidyoudothat.I’msorry.Mina:WhydidIdothis?WhydidIdothis?Jiminunnie?I’msofrustratedthatyoucan’trememberwhatyoudidtome.Howcouldyoudosomethinglikethatandnotremember?Jimin:Doyouhaveaknife?Chanmi:Don’t.Jimin:I’lljustdie.Choa:Stop.Ifyou’regoingtoapologize,thendoitproperly.Whatisthis.Jimin:I’mapologizing,…Choa:Youjusthavetosaysorryforthistoend..Jimin:Thisisbecauseofme,soI’llleave.Choa:Ifyouleave,doesthatsolvethis?Jimin:I’llleave.I’msorryguys.Mina,I’msorry.Chanmi:Waiteveryone.Let’scalmdownabit.Mina:Yougavemethatmuchanddon’tremember?Jimin:It’smyfault.Ididwrong.Mina:Youdon’tremember?Jimin:EverythingIdidtoyou,Ididwrong.Mina:Ibecamecrazy.Jimin:I’msorry.Ireally…Mina:ButIJimin:ButIreallycametosaysorrytoyousincerely.Mina:Ibecamecrazy.I’vebecomebroken,butyoudon’tremember?Jiminbrokeoutintotears.“I’msorrythatthisistheextentofmymemory.”“It’sallmyfault.Youdon’thavetoforgiveme,butIreallycametoapologize.Jimin:Frommypointofview,Mina:Sayit.Jimin:Frommypointofview,asaleadertoyou…Mina:Youtreatedmewell?Jimin:Ihopedthatyouwouldgodownabetterpath.Jimin:Ihopedthatallofyou…SoIdidn’tknowthatthosecriticismswerepainfulandhurtfultoyou.Mina:BecauseIhavetogodownagoodpath,yousaidmybodyisunattractiveandmyfaceislikeX?Isthatgoingdownagoodpath?Jimin:Ineversaidthat.Mina:Igotdepressionbecauseofyouandeventuallywentdownabadpath.DoyouknowwhatI’msaying?Jimin:I’msorry.I’msorrythatIbotheredyouabouttrivialthings.Mina:Youtormentedmeeveryday.Youdon’tremember,right?Jimin:Itormentedyoueveryday?Mina:Yes.Itookmedicationeveryday.Jimin:I’mtheonewhowaswithyouuntiltheendwhenyouweresick.Youalsodon’tremember,right?Mina:Iremember.ButdoyouknowwhatIwasthinkinginside?Shedoesn’tevenknowI’msickbecauseofher.Jimin:Ahreally?Ididn’tknow.Choabeganmediating,andtheothermembersexpressedtheirthoughts.Mina:Whydoyoudislikeme?Jimin:Idon’tdislikeyou.Mina:(totheothermembers)Shewasexcessivetome,right?Chanmi:Wecannotsidewithanyone.Choa:It’sdifficultfortheotherstosayanything.AndJimin,thisproblemwillnotbesolvedbyyouleaving.Ifshesaysshe’supsetaboutsomething,justlisten.You’reolder.Jimin:I’lllisten.Choa:Justlistentoher.Choa:Andhonestly,howmanytimesdidweevenmeetbeforefightinglikethis?Howmanytimeswillweevenmeetinthefuture?Youcanjustlistentowhatshesaysandsay,“Ah,alright.Iwasabityoungbackthen.Sorry.”Jimin:Sorry.Choa:Yes,likethat.Mina:There’sthatsayingthattheonewhohitdoesn’tremember,buttheonewhogothitremembersforever.Jimin:I’llleave[AOA].Mina:Don’tleave.Jimin:No,I’llleave.Choa:Jimin,youleavingnowwillnotsolveanything.Jimin:Thisisharmingeveryone.Choa:ThisiswhatIthink.Wehadakillerschedule.Youmight’vetakenyoursensitivityoutonMina,andMinacould’vealsoseenyouthatwaywhenshewassensitive.Don’tyouthinkso?Choa:Jimin,Minaoncesaidtome,‘Unnie,Ihadahardtimebecauseyouweresosensitive.’IhadnothingtosaybecauseIfeltsosorry.Youjusthavetoapologizeinthataspect.Jimin:I’msorrythatIwasreallysensitive,thatIwastooyoung,thatmyactionsweremean.Mina:IfIcouldpaythecontractpenaltyfee,Iwould’veleftearlierbeforeIbecamementallyill.Jimin:I’msorry.I’llapologizeforeverythingyouexperienced.Mina:ButIfeelsofrustratedbecauseyousayyoudon’tremember.Jimin:I’llremember.Mina:Youwon’tremember.Jimin:Iwillremember.EverythingIdidtoyouwaswrong.Iwastooyoungandsensitive.I’msosorrythatIwassomeantoyou.Hyejeong,whowasMina’sclosestfriendinthegroup,thenjoinedtheconversation.Hyejeong:Ithinkthat’showitwas.IdidhearfromMina.Hyejeong.ButUnniedoesn’tremember.Becauseofyoutwo…(theothersarebeingharmed.)Jimin:I’msorry,sorry.Hyejeong:Mina,youalsohavetoapologize.Mina:Iapologizetothemembersanddon’thavetoapologizetoJiminunnie.Jimin:Yeah.Youdon’thavetoapologizetome.Hyejeong:That’snotokay.Jimin:I’msosorrytoyouguys.Iwantedourteamtosucceed…Hyejeong:Iknow.Mina:She’slying.Chanmi:Let’slisten.Let’slistentowhatJiminunniehastosayalso.Mina:Ishavingsexwithguysfortheteamtodowell?Jimin:Frommymemory,IrememberthatwhatIdidwasforthesuccessofourteamfrommypointofview,soIthinkIdidn’trealizethatIwassowrong.Jimin:Listeningnow,youallreceivedsomuchstress.Iamsayingsorryforthat.Hyejeong:No,it’sokay.Weareokay.Weareinateamwithyoubecauseweunderstandyou.Hyejeong:Butbecauseyoudon’tremember,Mina’sangerisn’tbeingresolved.Unnie,youcouldrememberandapologize.Mina:Hyejeong,howcansheapologizewhenshedoesn’tremember.Hyejeong:Apersoncanthinkaboutit.Mina:Shesaysshedoesn’trememberevenifshethinks.Hyejeong:Shemustbetakenaback.Thisisasuddensituation.Mina:Ihavegonecrazy.Hyejeong:IthinkI’malsogoingcrazybecauseofyou.Mina:Thengocrazy.Hyejeong:Idon’twantto.Choa:Mina!Jiminmightreallynotremember,andshesayssheissorry.Mina:Butyouallsawherwhenshefirstwalkedin.Ithoughtshewascomingintofight.Chanmi:Shemight’vearrivedlikethatatfirstbecauseshedidn’tknowthesedetailsinitially.Shemight’vearrivedfeelingdoubtful.Mina:Iunderstandallofyou,butreallytrylivingasmeforaday.Choa:I’msorry,Mina.I’msorryIdidn’tknowyoumore.Weallshould’vetalkedabout[issues]thatwehad…Mina:Okay.I’llaccepttheapology.Iacceptedtheapology.Jimin:I’msorry,I’msorry.Mina:Okay,Unnie.I’malsosorry.I’malsosorrythatIwentoutofmymind.I’llstopmentioningmydadalso.Sorry,Dad.Jimin:Wearesorry.Hyejeong:LikeIsaidearlier,it’severyone’sfault.Mina:Sorry.I’msorryforeverything,soeveryoneleavemyhousenow.I’llaccepttheapology.IacceptedJiminunnie’sapology.Allgoodnow,right?Choa:Mina.Mina:IthinkI’mgoingoutofmymind.Chanmi:Howcouldweleavecomfortably.Mina:I’llalsotrymyhardest.I’lltrytoforgetandunderstand.Choa:IalsoknowhowsensitiveIwasinthepast.Iwassorrytoallofyou.Yuna:Ithinkitshouldbebetternowthatyouletitout.Mina:Yeah.Iletoutalot.Someofithasbeenletout.Iwilltryfromnowon,andIhaveto.WhatelsecanIdo.Mina:Andyou(Seolhyun),don’tcry.Seolhyun:Okay.Don’tworryaboutus.AndUnnie,ifyoulivewithagrudge,thenit’syourloss.Choaconcludedbysortingoutthesituation.Choa:Wehadabrutalscheduleatthetime.Sowehadnotimetotakecareofourselves.Choa:Butthisisalsotrue.You’reareallysoft-heartedperson.AndwhenIsaysomethingtoyou,youdon’tlisten.Mina:Yeah,you’reright.Choa:Youshutyourears.Mina:YeahIdo.I’mfixingit.Choa:SoIthought,“She’sjustnotthetypetolisten”…andhonestlykindofgaveup.ButJimin,whenshesaidsomethingtoyou,youfollowedherwell,soIthinkshethoughtthatwasright.Eventhoughitreallywasn’t.Itgotoffonthewrongfoot.Mina:Yeah.Choa:Andyouwereunhappyaboutthat.Itbecameaproblembecausewefoughttoolittle.Mina:Ishouldtryhardtoo.I’llhavetogetmyheadscrewedonstraightnow.Youcame[tomyhouse],talked,saidsorry,andcried.Amember:EvenSeolhyunwhohadthehardesttimesaidsorry.Seolhyun:No,no.Mina:Yeah,yourfacehasgottensmaller.Isyourschedulestillbrutal?Seolhyun,Yeah,I’mfilmingadrama.Choa:Don’tpost[onInstagram]anymore,okay?Mina:Ofcourse.Choa:WhenIthinkaboutthetimeIwentoutofcontrolandpostedalot,Igetgoosebumps.Lateron,you’llfeelembarrassedaboutit.Mina:I’malreadyembarrassed.AftermeetingwithMina,JiminuploadedherapologyonInstagram.MinathenpostedonherInstagramtodenythatJiminhadapologizedtoher.JiminofficiallyleftAOAandtheentertainmentindustrythatdayanddidnotrespondtoMina’spostsanymore.FromNovember2020toMay2021,MinacontinuedtomessageJimin.November2020“You’rereadingthemessageandnotrespondingandlivingwell,itseems.Whenareyougoingtogenuinelyapologize?“Unnie,youknowwhereIlive.OrshouldIgo?”April2021“HeyJimin,areyounotgoingtorespond?Youwon’trespondevenifIdie?Cometoyoursenses.Iwon’teverforgetyou.”“Iwanttopaybackallofthebullyingyoudidtomeexactlyasis.I’mholdingbackwell.Hey,ifyousawit,youshouldrespond.Aren’tyouangry?Youneedtocomebeatmeup,haha.Comeon.Areyouevenhuman?”“Jimin,youcan’tdothistome.Someone’sdyinghere.Doyouhavenoemotion?Hahaha.Youhavenoremorse,huh?It’sabouttimeyourtempercomesup.Whyareyouquiet?”“Youwerelookingforaknifeatmyhouse.Ihavealotofknives.Come.Youwon’tevenbeabletostabme.Hahaha.”“AslongasI’malive,I’mgoingtotakerevenge,Jimin.Iwon’tforgetthethingsyoudidandsaidtome.I’llpayitbackforsure.Justwait,SamuelJackson.”April2021“Read,Jimin.Youmessedwiththewrongperson.Where’sourShinJimin’saudacity?Youhavetocomehaveaone-on-onefightwithme.Icangotoyou,oryoucancometome.Come,youwhore.”May2021“Isitnofunnowafter10years?Doyouhavenoremorse?Areyouhuman?”“Doesyourmomfeelnoremorseatalleither?Whenherowndaughteristhecauseofsomeoneelse’sdaughtercontemplatingdeatheveryday.”“HeyJimin.Isyourmomunwell,byanychance?Justrespondtome.You’llseemeagainanyway.”KwonMinahascontinuedtopubliclyexpressherresentmenttowardsJiminthroughlivebroadcasts,anappearanceonaYouTubeprogram,andInstagramposts.DispatchalsorevealedKakaoTalkchatrecordsbetweenKwonMinaandFNCEntertainmentstaff.AstaffmemberexplainedthatMinahadaskedthestafftotakecareofherpersonalrequestsand showedDispatch theirchatroom records.Mina:Managers,itdoesn’tmatterwhodoesit,sopleasemakeadentist’sappointmentforarootcanaltreatmentforme.WhodoIhavetotell,andhowmanytimes?Manager:RememberIsentyouaKakaoTalkmessageseparately?Thattheappointmentdidn’tworkout.Mina:SoI’maskingyoutofindadifferentplace.Youprobablycalledthatoneplace.I’maskingyoutoatleastlookintofindingadifferentplacefortheappointment.Mina:IfyousendmeaKakaoTalkmessagesayingitdidn’tworkout,doIhavetojustkeepwaiting?Didyoumakeanappointmentforadifferentday?No.OnaSaturdayafternooninJanuary2018,Minaaskedhermanagertosetupaskincareclinicappointmentforhermother.Mina:Mymomwillreceiveit,notme.Manager:I’lltrycallingthemwhenIgettoworkonMonday.Mina:Thanks.Onanyday,assoonaspossible.Manager:Couldyoutellmeyourmother’snameandbirthdate?IthinkI’llneeditforthereservation.Minamessagedhermanagerat2a.m.onMonday.Mina:I’msorrybutcanyoucalltomorrowandmaketheappointmentforalatertimeifit’spossibleimmediately?Shesentanothermessageat4a.m.Mina:MakethereservationandiftheysayMondayisokay,callmeimmediately.(4:41a.m.)Manager:Okay.I’llcalltheclinicrightwhentheyopen.(8:30a.m.)AsourcefromtheKoreaEntertainmentManagementAssociationconsideredthisapowertrip,explaining,“Ifit’snecessaryfortheiractivitiesintheentertainmentindustry,[thecelebrity]canrequestahospitalappointment,butaskingyourmanagertomakeahospitalappointmentforyourmotheriswayoutsideoftheirworkscope.”ThefollowingconversationwassharedinachatroombetweenFNCEntertainmentmanagersinApril2018.Manager:(Sigh)Minaunnieisscary.Manager:Shewentabittoofartoday.Manager:It’snotlikeIdidn’tsendhertheKakaoTalkmessage.Isentittoherinadvance.Manager:WhenIsaid,“Huh?Isentyouamessageyesterday,”sheinstantlysaid,“Hey,don’ttalkbacktome.”Thenewbiemanagertoldtheseniormanageraboutthehardtimetheyhad.Manager:Shewasangryonherwayout[ofthesalon],wasn’tshe?Manager:Ithinkit’sbecauseMinaunnieisespeciallysensitive.Manager:Nothinghappenedatthesalonwiththeothermembers.Manager:AndIthinkshedidn’tgettosleeptoday.Manager:I’mtiredofwalkingoneggshellsaroundMinaunnieallthetime.AnotherconversationbetweenMinaandmanagerswentasfollows:Mina:Managers,ifIaskedtogetpickedup,don’tjustaskthesinger[management]teamanddoyourbest.Don’tjustdoahalf-heartedjobwhenIaskforsomething.Manager:It’snoteasyforustoasktheactormanagementteam.Andweaskedthewholealbumteam.Mina:Unnie.Thenyoushouldhaveexplainedthattomeyesterday.Whyareyoutellingmethatnow?Mina:Unnie.Don’tcallmeanymore.WhydoIhavetositherelisteningtoyoutalklikeyou’reateachertellingoffherstudent?Icriedbecauseofyoutoosoyoushouldbesorry.Mina:Youmustbejoking.You’retiredofmeaskingyoutobuymefoodandbuymecola?I’veneversaidthatsincewecametoGeondae.Mina:I’msorryIaskedforfood.Happy,unnie?You’resayingyouweretiredofbackingmeup?Unnie,don’teverbeinvolvedinmywork.Ifyou’regoingtosaythingslikethat.Followingthereport,KwonMinapostedaresponseonInstagram.Inherpost,shealso speaksaboutbeingrecentlycalledoutforsmokinginahotelroomwhereitwasprohibited.Readthepostbelow:Hello,thisisKwonMina,whohasbeencreatingastirandendlesslycausingtroubleduetomywrongchoices.Honestly,I’vesaidthatIwantedtolivelikemyself,butwhenIcametomysenses,Iwasjustactingstrongandlivingwithoutcommonsense.Inmystruggle,allthat’sleftisanger..SowhenIfeltthatIhadreallygonecrazy,IhaddeletedmyInstagramaccountcompletely.ButI’mbacklikethisafterashortwhile..Thereisareason,sopleaselookatmejustonce.Iwon’tgetworkedup..Iwon’tsayanylies,includingshockingandbadactionsandwords..Firstofall,I’mpostingonInstagrambecauseafterseeingtheDispatcharticleaboutthe128minutes,ItriedemailingtheDispatchreportersandleavingmycontactinformation.EvenifI’malone,I’dliketosharemysideofthestoryevenalittlebit.Themanagersmentionedinthereportandthestorybehindthetranscript,Iknowwhoallofthemar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