[Comprehensive] Kang Seung-hyun Denies School Violence Allegations as "False Information"... Accusers Say "We Knew This Would Happen" and Provide Additional Evidence

Model and actress Kang Seung-hyun. Photo by Kang Seung-hyun Instagram capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Model and actress Kang Seung-hyun has announced legal action, denying allegations that she was a school violence perpetrator. Meanwhile, the person claiming to be a victim posted additional messenger conversations with a friend, saying, "I knew you would respond like this."

On the 22nd, a post titled "The model and actress who appeared in Believer, Partners for Justice, and My Only One is the ringleader of a group assault" was uploaded to an online community.

The author referred to Kang Seung-hyun as B and claimed that she was assaulted by 7 to 8 people including B during middle school. According to the author, Kang Seung-hyun took the author's snack while she was on her way home and repeatedly hit her head and face, and on another day, went to find the author and struck her abdomen.

The author stated, "My glasses fell to the floor and bent, and my hair was disheveled," and "Many students on the way home, including classmates, watched me."

She added, "I blushed with fear and shame from the first experience of assault, and as soon as I got home, I closed the door and cried uncontrollably," explaining, "I have no memory of crying like that since then."

She continued, "In 2008, while watching TV at a friend's house, I saw a program called the Supermodel Contest and saw B as a contestant," and "B won, and I heard the judges chose B mainly for her character, which made me unable to sleep for a while due to the injustice."

The author said, "After that, even though I didn't want to see her, I had no way to avoid the perpetrator who was actively working through dramas, radio, and social network services (SNS), so I decided to post this."

Photos released with the post included the location where the author claimed the assault occurred and a diploma as evidence.

On the 22nd, a post accusing model and actress Kang Seung-hyun of school violence was uploaded on an online community. Photo by Online Community Capture

Netizens inferred that the ringleader of the group assault was Kang Seung-hyun based on the information provided by the author, but Kang Seung-hyun's side completely denied the school violence allegations.

On the same day, Kang Seung-hyun's agency, Busters Entertainment, stated, "We clearly deny the baseless rumors about Kang Seung-hyun related to school violence circulating on community boards," and "Upon verification, the content circulating anonymously in online communities has no relation to Kang Seung-hyun."

They added, "We plan to take legal action against posts related to school violence that are not posted under real names, as well as malicious slander and the spread of false information online."

In response, the author posted additional KakaoTalk conversations with a friend who was present during the assault, saying, "I knew you would respond like this," and rebutted the denial.

In the revealed conversation, the author said to the friend, "Unless I have false memories, what you and I experienced cannot be false. The memories are this vivid."

The friend replied, "I even remember the name of the snack that was taken. What is all this fuss about?"

The author expressed, "Since I work in the legal field anyway, I have prepared all responses. But how should I deal with this injustice?"

The friend also recalled the time, saying, "When that woman appeared on TV, we all said it was hard to believe."

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