Kim Heera, Who Denied School Violence, Writes a Handwritten Letter to Reporters Saying "I Am Ashamed"

First Media Outlet to Release Handwritten Letter
"Reflection and Acknowledgment Lead to 3-Month Reporting Postponement"
Letter States "Realized Late That I Was a Threatening Presence"

Actor Kim Hee-ra denied having been involved in delinquent activities or school violence during her middle school years, while the reporters who first reported the allegations revealed a handwritten letter containing a contradictory stance.

On the 7th, entertainment media Dispatch stated, "We met Kim Hee-ra in the editorial office meeting room on May 17," and explained, "We waited more than three months because she acknowledged and reflected on the issue."

Kim Heera [Photo by Gram Entertainment]

In the process, they published the full handwritten letter Kim Hee-ra sent to the reporter who covered the incident. They added, "We included the parts where Kim Hee-ra directly admitted to 'Big Sangji,' 'community service,' and being a 'bystander.'"

On the 6th, when the allegations surfaced, Kim Hee-ra's agency Gram Entertainment denied, saying, "Kim Hee-ra has never admitted to or engaged in delinquent activities. She has never participated in school violence."

They continued, "It is true that Kim Hee-ra joined a cafe named Big Sangji, which was created by friends during her time at Sangji Girls' Middle School, and socialized with its members," but clarified, "That cafe was not a delinquent group."

They also claimed, "Both the media and the actor have come to know that the mentions of Kim Hee-ra by the informants who contacted the media were based on mistakes and misunderstandings."

In the handwritten letter released by the media the following day, Kim Hee-ra wrote, "I acknowledge the wandering of my immature youth, and I have felt much shame for that life, sometimes even self-hatred, spending time doubting myself who cannot even remember it."

Kim Hee-ra also wrote, "The reason I challenged broadcasting and entered dramas after performing is because I believed with my own conscience that I have never maliciously and continuously enjoyed bullying, harassing, or hitting any vulnerable or marginalized group, which is the truth in my heart."

Kim Heera [Photo by Yonhap News]

She added, "During that time and place, I made many mistakes and was not a model student. I realized and reflected through this incident that the group they mentioned or my very existence could have been a threat or a source of fear to someone."

Kim Hee-ra emphasized again that she was not the 'leader of the group.' She said, "I pulled myself together and from the second semester of my third year, I wanted to become a better and trustworthy person, so I worked hard at school and from high school, I lived trying to find what I am good at and to be someone who gives positive influence."

She continued, "Looking back on my past behavior and wandering time, during which younger friends might have perceived me as a leader, I have deeply reflected and reproached myself, reconsidering the childhood I passed over lightly and silently."

Meanwhile, Kim Hee-ra gained recognition for her role as school violence perpetrator Lee Sa-ra in the Netflix series 'The Glory' and recently appeared in the tvN drama 'The Uncanny Counter 2.' The musical 'Frida,' in which she stars, announced on the 7th, just one day after the controversy, that they would cancel her interview.

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