Idol Wrongly Accused Of School Violence Makes Return On New Survival Show

Previously, BLACK6IX’s Kim Hyunjae had to leave the reboot survival show Peak Time due to allegations of school bullying, which he has strongly denied. He stated that he stepped down to avoid impacting his teammates and also filed a lawsuit regarding the accusations. He is seeking ₩500 million KRW (approximately $377,000 USD) in damages. The accusations turned out to be false. The accuser, a former classmate of Kim, has been ordered by the court to pay Kim damages. The court also acquitted Kim of all accusations.

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Kim Hyunjae has decided to try his luck again on the survival show PROJECT7. The judges questioned him about his past controversy which forced him to drop out of Peak Time.

와 ㅁㅊ 피크타임에서 학폭 논란으로 하차하고
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He explained it with an overwhelmed, trembling voice.

I had been preparing for a performance with 24:00 on Peak Time, when a post that accused me of school violence got uploaded and I left the show. I wanted to prove it wasn’t true, but many had already formed that image of school violence of me. After I left the show, I spent a long time being lost. In order to prove my innocence, I sued them and fought for around a year. Right now, things have been perfectly solved and I have been acquitted.

— Kim Hyunjae

Kim Hyunjae is currently pursuing his dreams through jtbc‘s PROJECT7.