[Full text] "aespa", sexual harassment at boys' school affair ... High school side "Not students but outsiders"

The group "aespa" participated in a celebration at SM Entertainment's alma mater Lee Soo-man's alma mater, Seoul Kyung-bok High School, and suffered a disaster.

On the 2nd, "aespa" participated in the 101st anniversary ceremony of Kyungbok High School. However, since then, the allegations that "aespa" has been damaged by the students of Kyungbok High School have been spread mainly in the online community.

The videos and photos that were actually released show "aespa" passing by many students without special security. Some students reached for "aespa" and tried a skinship. A picture of a member of "aespa" hiding his face was also taken.

Not only this, social media posted sexual harassment-like articles such as "I did everything except touch" along with photos of "aespa."Internet users criticized the posts, saying they were students at Kyungbok High School.

Kyung-bok High School posted a sentence titled "Apology related to the 101st anniversary of the opening of the school" through the school's homepage, and "Since the event, SM Entertainment and the" aespa "group's honor will be damaged. There is a media report, and I would like to express a deep apology for this. "

On the other hand, Kyungbok High School is the alma mater of SM Entertainment Lee Soo-man producer. The groups "EXO", "Red Velvet", "NCT 127", "NCT DREAM", etc. participated in the "Kyungbok High School Alumni Family Athletic Meet" held prior to this.


▼ Below, the full text of the Kyungbok High School website

Apology related to the 101st anniversary of the opening of the school

Today, the 101st Anniversary Ceremony of the opening of the school was held at the auditorium of our school, sponsored by the Kyungbok Alumni Association. The idol group "aespa" was invited to the commemorative ceremony and gave a performance. However, after the event, there are media reports that damage the honor of SM Entertainment and "aespa" instead of the mainstream, and I would like to express my deep apology for this.

However, as a result of conducting an in-house survey of students after the media coverage, there was a fact that several outsiders, not students of Kyungbok High School, visited the venue and did not allow entry and exit due to safety concerns. It is speculated that malicious sentences that are not true may have been posted on the club SNS.

However, We apologize for the loss of honor of SM Entertainment's singer "aespa" after today's event.