AOA's Shin Jimin generated social media frenzy after she was revealed be have bullied former member Kwon Mina for a decade. While Jimin has been receiving multitudes of hate from netizens and Elvis, the other Jimins of K-pop confused plenty of fans, thus they wrongfully received online detestation, too.
[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Bullying, Self-harm] AOA's leader, Shin Jimin, has been confirmed by agency FNC Entertainment to have withdrawn from the group and departing from the entertainment industry on July 4.
Jimin is currently bombarded with persistent bashing, condemning her as a "bully," after Mina's series of confessions on her SNS. On July 4, she finally broke her silence as she took to her Instagram account to express her apology. She shared a black photo, accompanied by a lengthy letter.
Mina's series of posts on Instagram shocked fans after revealing that she was bullied for ten years by Jimin. While people persistently expressed their disappointment and hated AOA leader, Mina, later on, posted another lengthy message about the AOA members, the manager, and Jimin came to her house to apologize.
Mina shared a lengthy post about how she suffered because of Jimin. While the said post instantly garnered sympathy and support from netizens who are against bullying, Jimin, the person in question, posted a cryptic message on her SNS but is now deleted.
On July 3, fans and netizens expressed their worried hearts and sympathy to the former AOA member and actress, Mina, after she opened up about her mental health and what urged her to withdraw from the idol group. On her Instagram account, Kwon Mina, shared a lengthy message, revealing her inner feelings and painful past.
AOA girls definitely register great visuals and high-end talents that have been noted since their debut. Elvis (AOA's fandom name) must check these adorable AOA merch items to add to their stuff or to start hoarding paraphernalia to show the world that they are the girls' number one fans!
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AOA's Seolhyun revealed that her bandmate, Jimin, is surprisingly a talented craftsman. On her Instagram update on June 17, Seolhyun shared a photo of two hands, wearing beautiful handmade beaded jewelries that Jimin made. SNSD's Taeyeon also reacted to it!
Former member of AOA, Mina, revealed screenshots of malicious DMs since leaving the group. It's not new for K-pop idols or any celebrity to receive hateful messages from antis, and Mina is one of those who are the receiving end of rude statements on her SNS. On June 16, she shared a screenshot of malicious messages on her Instagram account.
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