Rookie Male Idol’s Alleged Bullying Victim Admits To Self-Harming, Begs Fans To Stop Harassing Her

Recently, ALPHA DRIVE ONE (ALD1) member Kim Geonwoo faced accusations of bullying a staff member from MBC. The alleged victim has now spoken up, detailing the new harassment she has been facing from fans.

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The incident first gained public attention after a post supposedly written by the victim’s mother went viral across community sites. Afterwards, some also found a post written by the alleged victim, naming Geonwoo as the perpetrator, which sparked a huge backlash against the idol, even from the group’s fans.

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However, the victim, referred to as “A,” has now spoken up, clarifying that she never intended for her post to be made public.

In a new post, “A” explained that she never intended for her post to go public. She claimed that she posted about Geonwoo on her private blog, which was then leaked by a follower on DC Gallery.

Why are third parties attacking me with words that are completely unacceptable? I’ve never even used DC Inside galleries…Why are you blaming me so harshly for posts I didn’t write? It was a mutual follower who shared without my knowledge.

I have absolutely no intention of exposing Kim Geonwoo. As I told my friend in our messages, I believed that someday he would face the consequences of his own actions. I have no desire to risk my job, my age, my career, everything I have, to expose him.

— Excerpt from the above post

“A” also refuted the accusations of her case being a complete lie. She admitted that she started self-harming due to Geonwoo’s behavior, and provided a medical report detailing her psychiatric issues that stemmed from the incident.

The medical document revealed that she had been diagnosed with insomnia, anxiety, and depressive disorder, requiring long-term psychiatric intervention and observation. It also mentioned that after visiting the hospital last year, her symptoms, such as suicidal ideation and anxiety, had worsened due to excessive stress triggered by the idol’s behavior.

However, “A” also clarified that she didn’t hold any negative feelings toward other ALPHA DRIVE ONE members and named “Freak Alarm” as one of their songs she genuinely liked. She concluded the post by urging everyone to stop associating her with Geonwoo, expressing her wish to forget everything and move on in life. While she desperately pleaded for the harassment to stop, she also made it clear that if Geonwoo decided to file a lawsuit against her, she wouldn’t stay silent.

The victim’s post has left a deep impression on netizens, who expressed their sincere sympathies for her.

• “Fans who are causing secondary victimization, just shut the hell up. Do you really want to fangirl over some guy who bullies anyone he thinks is weaker than him that much? If it were me, I would’ve gotten hit by reality and backed out by now.”
• “The secondary damage is crazy.”
• “Kick him out quickly.”
• “His personality is legendary.”
• “Whoa…”
• “Oh my God.”