Former T-ARA Member Areum’s Boyfriend Attempts Suicide
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Former T-ARA member Areum revealed that her current boyfriend, Seo Dong Hoon, has attempted suicide.
On December 14, the former idol stated that her boyfriend had attempted to take his own life. Areum’s boyfriend recently faced allegations that he had served time in prison for sexual assault and fraud.
Due to all the contacts and malicious comments targeting my boyfriend, he impulsively tried to take his own life.
— Areum
Areum then lashed out at malicious commenters and vowed to take legal action.
I want to ask the people who caused this, are you happy now? I am used to malicious comments, but my boyfriend isn’t. I am shaking from anger while writing this. My heart hurts to think about all of the pain oppa has gone through these past couple of days. I can’t help but think it is due to the malicious comments, malicious speculation, and harassment. I can’t help but cry thinking about how scared and hurt he was and the fact that I couldn’t protect him.
Regardless of the fact that he woke up, I will severely punish those who wrote these things.
— Areum
Previously, T-ARA Areum’s boyfriend was alleged to have served time in prison for sexual assault and fraud. The allegations also claimed that her fiancé was not a movie screenwriter as originally reported. Areum has since denied the allegations but admitted that her boyfriend was not a screenwriter.
Former T-ARA Member Areum Responds To Sexual Assault Allegations Targeting Fiancé
A previous version of this article contained a mistranslation of the phrase “충동적으로 극단 선택 시도를 했다.” This version has been updated to reflect an accurate and sensitive translation of the original text.
