On the 3rd, a post was made to an online community titled ŌĆśIŌĆÖm Lee HyunjooŌĆÖs brother.ŌĆÖ The original poster (OP) revealed that he was Lee HyunjooŌĆÖs younger brother and that he started by writing that he never imagined heŌĆÖd have to talk again. ŌĆ£I saw the stories of my sisterŌĆÖs company, other April members, and their acquaintances along with horrible texts received by my parents and knew that they had no guilt. My sister seems to have been depicted as a rather strange person as their claims exclude accurate reasons, so I am about to talk about the specific truths,ŌĆØ he wrote. On the claim that his sister wanted to be an actor when April was initially formed but was persuaded to join the team anyways, he said that she told the company several times about being bullied right from the beginning of the debut. ŌĆ£She told the company multiple times that she cannot debut with the team, but they persuaded her to take a few days off thinking about it. She thought that the bullying would be a little better if she went back into the process. She practiced alone, watching dance videos. ThatŌĆÖs why I said that she quitted not because she wanted to become an actress, but because she was bullied,ŌĆØ he explained. He also said that the bullying in fact did not get better at all. He claims that it was so different for her when she returned, and she had difficulties participating faithfully in her activities due to her physical and mental issues. ŌĆ£These problems got more severe as she endured through them and had no place to rest nor escape the pain. Hence, a lot of problems rose upon her body. My sister often collapsed on her way to work in between her schedules and practices. And the manager and the members who knew she was sick, would also just leave her be without immediately taking her to the hospital. Consequently, my sister suffered from breathing difficulties and a lot of pain, having to go to various hospitals to get better.ŌĆØ The OP also wrote in regards to the ŌĆ£Tinker BellŌĆØ era, from which the DSP Media claims that Hyunjoo strongly argued to leave April. ŌĆ£The hospital said that my sister will be even sicker if she continued her activities, and she told this to the company asking to take a few months off. But the company told her to choose between joining team activities, and leaving for good,ŌĆØ he claimed. He also explained that Hyunjoo would sleep on the floor of the companyŌĆÖs restroom, washed in the companyŌĆÖs shower room while promoting ŌĆ£Tinker BellŌĆØ because she could not stand being in the groupŌĆÖs dorm. ŌĆ£My sister decided to leave because she couldnŌĆÖt take it anymore. IŌĆÖm sure the company and the members know about this, as they have sent us a wreath apologizing to us, with some money.ŌĆØ He also attached Lee HyunjooŌĆÖs hospital records while adding that he did not want to post such things, but had to, as he wanted the wrongdoers to apologize. ŌĆ£My sister just wanted an apology. Please, I beg you. DonŌĆÖt mess with my sisterŌĆÖs painful memories and trauma anymore. Support my sister who always works hard. She is too awesome to be hated. Do not cause further harm. And I hope the members will reflect on themselves, apologize, and acknowledge what they did,ŌĆØ he concluded. ┬Ā Source (1)
