Singer Jang Jane Makes Heartbreaking Confession To Being A Victim Of Sexual Assault
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Singer Jang Jane updated her personal Instagram with a long caption that detailed her past experience of being sexually assaulted. Alongside a video of her playing the piano, she heartbreakingly confessed to her trauma.
Although she knew she was a victim, the hardest part for her was that the perpetrator was apparently a victim as well, just in a different sense. The perpetrator was forced to do so because he was being bullied.
One winter, I was just passing by and they saw me. They apparently promised that if he did that to me, they wouldn’t bother him.
— Jang Jane
Even though this does not excuse his actions, Jang Jane began to wonder if he was really at fault and faced an inner dilemma about the issue. It was hard for her to deal as a young teenager back then.
The reason why it was hard for me to hear about this reason, is that if he is a victim too, what does that make me? What becomes of my experience? That was what crushed my heart the most.
— Jang Jane
Now, as she has grown into a fine adult, she knows that it is possible to separate the two issues and that she should not feel guilty about it. However, she reflects that it would have been good to have someone tell her so back then.
Now, as I have become a little more of an adult and I am able to separate things looking back, I think that it would’ve been great if there was someone that told me that it wasn’t my fault that it had happened.
— Jang Jane
Hence, she hopes that her music and presence will be able to be a comfort to other victims out there.
I hope that perhaps, just perhaps, I will be able to become a strength as I sing, to someone that experiences similar things as I did.
— Jang Jane
Many have praised her for her bravery in openly addressing the issue and sharing her experiences with the public.
The full translation of her post can be read below.
Thank you. The album started due to that incident.
When I was 19, a year after it happened, I received news that the perpetrator had been properly caught. The person who left after doing that to me was apparently a male that was similar in age to me back then. But the hardest part was that he had become like that because other kids were torturing him as well.
One winter, I was just passing by when they saw me. They apparently promised that if he did that to me, they wouldn’t bother him. The reason why it was hard for me to hear about this reason, is that if he is a victim too, what does that make me? What becomes of my experience? That was what crushed my heart the most.
Now, as I have become a little more of an adult and I am able to separate things looking back, I think that it would’ve been great if there was someone that told me that it wasn’t my fault that it had happened.
I think that there are more victims than most think, those who are living with the shame and guilt just like I did. I hung in there and gained strength from seeing other singers that went through similar things as myself. I hope that perhaps, just perhaps, I will be able to become a strength as I sing, to someone that experiences similar things as I did.
— Jang Jane
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