Hearts2Hearts Ian’s Alleged Former Classmates’ Stories Surface After Viral Bullying And Harassment Allegations

Recently, Hearts2Hearts‘ Ian was accused of school violence and sexual harassment.

Shortly after the group’s debut, an anonymous person alleged that they were a former classmate of the idol, and claimed that she was violent during her middle school days. The post also claimed that Ian was involved in sexually harassing teachers at the school.

Hearts2Hearts’ Ian Faces Viral School Violence And Sexual Harassment Accusations 

Many fans have shared their disbelief over the story, citing the other instances newly debuted SM idols were targeted with similar rumors.

this is so annoying yall did the same thing with karina when aespa debuted https://t.co/H2deUvXBsN pic.twitter.com/1yeKbq3v6I

— 🤖 (@wonbinoutdid) February 24, 2025

it's always the center of the group who gets this rumor. And y'all still believe this shit? https://t.co/fgSGtakMhO pic.twitter.com/1zkUMw9vPR

— ☆ (@brattagor) February 25, 2025

Its basically a SM tradition to debut with a bully rumour https://t.co/taLSxOokbz

— ‎‏ً (@wintercvnt) February 25, 2025

As fans have come to the idol’s defense, some of the stories about Ian from her former classmates have surfaced.

When Ian was first introduced as a member of Hearts2Hearts earlier this year, multiple accounts of her interactions with classmates were shared online. One alleged classmate claimed that Ian had a “cold” appearance but was actually friendly.

#이안 이 제보!!
냉미녀인데 애교많고 사랑스럽대요….🥹
내 아기고양이가 모태아이돌이라니…////#하츠투하츠 #Hearts2Hearts #H2H #LEEAN pic.twitter.com/CiUqzBuO4O

— 카츠 (@kitS2girl) January 17, 2025

Another account mentioned the fish tank incident specifically, but explained that it wasn’t an incident of one-sided bullying. They stated that Ian was unique, but that the circulating story was being spread in a malicious way.

마이웨이형이라서 같이 있으면 재미있었는데.. 이렇게 얘기 악의적으로 퍼뜨리지 마세요.. 전 중학교 땐 안 봐서 모르겠지만 그럴 애 아니에요.. 오히려 그 동네 애들이랑 이안이가 잘 안 맞아서 자주 싸웠던거고.. 솔직히 일반적으로 학폭했다기엔 그냥 모두랑 티격태격했어요 (세상을왕따하는느낌)

— 동봐 (@IloveONLYy0u) February 25, 2025

I was also a classmate. We weren’t in the same class, but we were pretty close…
When I was struggling to fit in because I didn’t have many friends, Ian helped me.
The fish tank incident was definitely well-known, but even though Ian was a bit unique, she weren’t a bad person.
It happened during a fight with other kids; it wasn’t one-sided or malicious bullying.
She was funny, confident, and had a “my way” personality, so being around them was always fun…
Please don’t spread these stories in such a malicious way.
I didn’t see her much in middle school, so I don’t know about that, but she wasn’t the type to do those things.
Honestly, Ian just didn’t get along well with the kids in that area, so they often clashed.
To be real, rather than being a typical bully, she just had conflicts with everyone—kind of like she was “bullying the world” instead.

— OP

SM Entertainment has yet to respond to any of the allegations as of writing.