[Summary] Pro Volleyball Players Lee Jaeyoung and Lee Dayoung 'Admit School Violence'... "Will Meet Victims to Apologize"

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Photo by Da-yeong Lee SNS capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young, twin star players loved as the faces of the women's volleyball team Heungkuk Life, admitted to past 'school violence' allegations and apologized through their SNS after being embroiled in controversy.

On the 10th, Lee Da-young wrote in a handwritten apology posted on SNS, "First of all, I cautiously write this apology. I deeply apologize for having caused painful memories and wounds with my words and actions to my teammates with whom I sweated together during school days, due to my immature heart."

She continued, "I belatedly recognized the seriousness of the past incidents and am conveying my apology in writing. If the victims allow, I will visit them in person to apologize. I feel deep guilt for the trauma the victims have endured and will show a humble and reflective attitude going forward."

Lee Jae-young also posted a handwritten apology on SNS the same day, saying, "I struggled with how to begin my apology. I caused pain to many people due to my irresponsible actions in my immature past. I sincerely apologize."

He added, "Having debuted on the professional stage and received love and attention from many fans, I should have admitted my mistakes and apologized sooner. I will live humbly and reflect on my actions for the rest of my life. If the friends who suffered because of me accept it, I will meet them in person to admit my faults and apologize," bowing his head.

The club is also reportedly taking steps to formally apologize to the victims after recognizing the situation.

Photo by Lee Jaeyoung, captured from the player's SNS.

Earlier that day, a post titled "Current volleyball players' school violence victims" was uploaded on an online community.

The author began by saying, "I first posted on the volleyball gallery, but many said 'it's fabricated' and told me to post on Pann, so I am trying to write here."

He said, "Although it happened over 10 years ago and I considered forgetting it, seeing the posts the perpetrators uploaded on SNS without reflecting on their actions brought back memories, and I am writing this with the hope that they will look back on themselves."

He continued, "There are a total of four victims writing this, and there are more besides us. To avoid revealing identities, I will not disclose ages and will write broadly," and disclosed 21 cases of school violence.

The cases included verbal abuse and physical assault, forcibly collecting money, insulting not only the victims but also their parents, and forcing victims to lend newly purchased items.

Photo by Volleyball Gallery of the first exposure post and evidence photos by the school violence whistleblower. Photo by online community archive.

They claimed that the perpetrators made victims take turns giving massages and, to avoid being the sole perpetrators, forced other victims to engage in bad behavior as well.

The author said, "Although much time has passed, we still live with trauma caused by those perpetrators," and added, "The perpetrators smile happily and even appear on various TV programs."

Finally, he said, "While the bullies might find it fun, those being bullied want to die. This was posted by the perpetrator. It seems they have completely forgotten their actions," and shared photos from elementary and middle school days.

Photos from elementary and middle school days revealed by the school violence whistleblower. Photo by Nate Pann.

Although real names were not mentioned in the post, netizens inferred that the female volleyball players recently involved in the SNS controversy were the Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young sisters, based on the elementary and middle schools shown in the evidence photos being the schools they graduated from.

In particular, netizens became convinced that Lee Da-young was the perpetrator after she posted on SNS targeting senior player Kim Yeon-koung, saying, "While the bully might find it fun, the bullied want to die."

After the post spread, the author updated it, saying, "I received contact from the perpetrator who said they would apologize."

In the revised post, he added, "The perpetrator side contacted us first after seeing our post and said they would send an apology letter and visit us to apologize. The victims plan to take down the post after confirming the apology."

Later that afternoon, the author deleted the main text and wrote, "Although the apology letter has not yet been posted, I will take down the post as it is causing harm to unrelated parties."

Below is the full apology letter from Lee Da-young.

Hello, I am volleyball player Lee Da-young.

First, I cautiously write this apology.

I deeply apologize for having caused painful memories and wounds with my words and actions to my teammates with whom I sweated together during school days, due to my immature heart.

I belatedly recognized the seriousness of the past incidents and am conveying this in writing.

If the victims allow, I will visit them in person to apologize.

I feel deep guilt for the trauma the victims have endured and will show a humble and reflective attitude going forward.

Once again, I apologize. I am sorry.

Below is the full apology letter from Lee Jae-young.

Hello, I am volleyball player Lee Jae-young.

I struggled with how to begin my apology.

I caused pain to many people due to my irresponsible actions in my immature past. I bow my head and apologize.

First, I am deeply sorry to those who suffered painful times due to my wrong words and actions during school days.

During a time that should have been filled with good memories, I caused harm and painful memories. I apologize again. I was wrong.

After debuting on the professional stage and receiving love and attention from many fans, I should have admitted my mistakes and apologized sooner.

I will never forget my wrong actions and words and will strive to become a more mature person. I will live humbly and reflect on my actions for the rest of my life.

Also, if the friends who suffered because of me accept it, I will meet them in person to admit my faults and apologize.

I apologize again for disappointing you due to my shortcomings during this difficult time.

Below is the full disclosure post from the four victims of Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young's school violence.

I first posted on the volleyball gallery, but many said 'it's fabricated' and told me to post on Pann, so I am trying to write here. Although it happened over 10 years ago and I considered forgetting it, seeing the posts the perpetrators uploaded on SNS without reflecting on their actions brought back memories, and I am writing this with the hope that they will look back on themselves.

There are a total of four victims writing this, and there are more besides us. I will not disclose ages to avoid revealing identities and will write broadly.

1. The victim and perpetrator shared the same room in the dormitory. After lights out, the perpetrator ordered the victim to do something. The victim, tired, refused politely several times, but when the victim continued to refuse, the perpetrator threatened with a knife.

2. Due to family circumstances, the victim temporarily rented a house near school. The parents told the victim not to bring anyone, but the perpetrators brought all the kids anyway and later lied to the victim's parents saying the victim brought them.

3. They told the victim not to come near because they were dirty and smelled bad.

4. When a parent offered to buy snacks, the perpetrators whispered not to eat loudly and threatened that if they did, they would be in trouble.

5. When they lost a match, they gathered the victims in a room and made them do a motorcycle pose.

6. They frequently collected money, pinched bellies, slapped mouths, gathered victims, and punched their heads.

7. They used the forcibly collected money to buy food only for themselves at rest stops.

8. They called victims knowing they were scared and teased them by saying, "Why do you think I called you?" and lied.

9. If either of the two perpetrators was in a bad mood and the victim stood in front, they would say "Get out, damn it" and hit them.

10. They always cursed if they didn't like something and insulted victims' parents as "your mom and dad."

11. When victims answered poorly or resisted, they pinched their bellies, and if victims told them to stop, they pinched harder to make them cry.

12. They constantly borrowed newly bought pants from victims, and if victims didn't want to lend them, they left them with seniors and cursed victims to come get them.

13. During breakfast, the perpetrator didn't want to eat and dipped their rice into the victim's soup. When the victim sighed because they didn't want to eat, the perpetrator hit their face with a wet tissue.

14. While playing in a car, the victim accidentally hit the perpetrator's shoulder, and the perpetrator hit the victim's head hard and punched their chest.

15. During meetings, the perpetrators hit all victims, saying they didn't cheer properly during practice.

16. When parents visited the dorm, perpetrators stuck close to them, but when victims stuck close to their parents, they scolded and hit them.

17. After practice, victims had to take care of perpetrators' guards or lens cases. If they forgot or left them behind, perpetrators threatened, "If you don't find it, you're dead, damn it."

18. They made several victims take turns giving massages every day.

19. Senior students collected fines, and the perpetrators agreed to collect money too, but it was actually for team fees, and they used this as an excuse to collect money from victims.

They collected money for not cheering, not practicing properly, and for any excuse.

20. In the gym locker room, they left only the victim outside, told them not to come in, took all other kids inside, wrote insults about the victim and their family on a sketchbook, and showed it proudly.

21. The perpetrators did not want to be the only ones labeled as perpetrators, so they forced other victims to do bad things as well.

Although much time has passed, we still live with trauma caused by those perpetrators. The perpetrators smile happily and even appear on various TV programs.

While the bullies might find it fun, those being bullied want to die. This was posted by the perpetrator. It seems they have completely forgotten their actions. They are perpetrators of an incident but have neither shown sincere apology nor reflection and fled to another school while posting such things. This makes me very angry and bewildered. What have the perpetrators been thinking all this time?

Do they even feel sorry?

We want a sincere apology from the perpetrators.

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