Woollim Entertainment Exposed For Allegedly Mistreating Their Artist And Selling Private Information
A fansite master that goes by the name Spring Flowers has been demanding an explanation and an apology from Woollim Entertainment for how they have been mistreating INFINITE’s Sungjong, threatening to expose evidence to all of her claims.
Sungjong had apparently gone to Malaysia for a 3-day schedule during which he injured his leg. And according to the fansite master, Woollim had sent Sungjong to the airport alone with a limp.
말레이시아 가서 3일동안 밤낮없이 촬영하며 성종이가 다리를 다쳤어요. 최대한 티 안내고 공항에 왔는데 너무 아픈지 결국 쩔뚝이다가 나한테 걸렸어. 사지 멀쩡한 애를 공항에 혼자 보내도 병신 같은데 말레이시아 엠씨랑 방송하다가 넘어져서 절뚝이는 애를 혼자 보내는 게 제 정신인 회사인가요?
— 봄꽃 🌼 Spring Flowers (@93springflowers) August 8, 2018
“Sungjong injured his leg while recording in Malaysia for 3 days straight. He tried his best to hide this at the airport but he started limping because of the pain and caught my eye. Sending a healthy idol alone to the airport is bad enough but sending one of their artists who was limping because he fell down during a broadcast with an MC in Malaysia to the airport alone? Is this company insane?”
Moreover, she claimed that Woollim Entertainment sold private information about idols’ schedules for money.
친목? 성종이에게 쫑수니들이랑 친목하라고 판 깔아준 게 누구에요? 비공 스케쥴 돈 주면 알려주고, 공항에도 매니져 없이 나타나게 해주는 울림엔터테인먼트 아닌가요? 그 회사랑 매니져들이 케어 잘했으면 내가 어떻게 성종이랑 대화를 해요? 붙수니 사생을 양성하는 울림엔터테인먼트 정말 지겨워.
— 봄꽃 🌼 Spring Flowers (@93springflowers) August 8, 2018
“Friendly? Who do you think provided the opportunities for fans to get close with Sungjong? Wasn’t it Woollim Entertainment who shared private schedules for money and who made Sungjong appear at the airport without a manager? If that company and the managers took good care of him, how could I have a conversation with him? I’m so sick of Woollim Entertainment who fosters bootsoonies/sasaengs (fans who invade their idols’ personal spaces).”
According to the fan, Woollim Entertainment secretly sold their artists’ schedules to some of the fansite masters.
“For those of you Inspirits who are taking Woollim Entertainment’s side, managers from that company contact fansite masters and sell the idols’ schedules for money. It sure is a great company for their artists. They secretly sold the schedules for money to the fansite masters who often supported them, not to Inspirits, and later caused an issue. It’s really a great company.”
She even uploaded a screenshot of the transactions for proof and deleted the post soon after.
“When I sent money to this account, they told sent me their schedule. Who do you think this was?”
In conclusion, she demanded an official response from Woollim Entertainment as well as an apology for how they treated Sungjong stating that she would reveal all evidence to the claims she made if the agency lied to the Infinite fans.
울림엔터테인먼트의 공식적인 입장문을 요구합니다. 또한 성종이에게 했던 모든 부당 대우에 대해 사과하시기 바랍니다. 공식 입장문을 통해 인스피릿들에게 거짓말을 할 경우 나는 내가 말한 것의 증거를 모두 공개합니다.
— 봄꽃 🌼 Spring Flowers (@93springflowers) August 8, 2018
“I demand an official statement from Woollim Entertainment. In addition, I want them to apologize for how all the ways they mistreated Sungjong. If they lie to Inspirits through their official statement, I’ll reveal all the evidence to the things I’ve mentioned.”
When fans became suspicious of her claims, she uploaded a video of Sungjong at the airport to prove her point.
증거 하나 공개하죠. 울림이 안해준다면 회사에 혼나더라도 연합 생파 가서 팬들 보고 싶어했어요. 성종이가 촬영 허락해준 연합 생파 오프닝 영상입니다. 무편집 원본으로 올려드립니다. 이렇게라도 간절히 팬들 만나고 싶어 했어요. 그리고 공항에 매니져 없었기 때문에 이런 걸 찍을 수 있었어요. pic.twitter.com/VpoqkBKTTh
— 봄꽃 🌼 Spring Flowers (@93springflowers) August 8, 2018
“I’ll reveal one piece of evidence. He wanted to go see fans at his birthday event even if Woollim didn’t let him and he was scolded. This is the opening video for the birthday event that Sungjong agreed to film. I’m uploading the unedited version. This is how much he wanted to see his fans. And I was able to film this because his manager wasn’t there with him at the airport.”
After seeing the video, netizens were concerned for the idol and felt bad about how he was treated by not only his agency, but by the fansite master herself.
- “I saw the clip and I feel so bad for him. I can’t believe he has to deal with that kind of environment.”
- “I feel bad for Sungjong…Run away!”
- “It’s sure is hard to make a living…Sungjong fighting…”
- “I feel so bad for Sungjong…I can’t watch till the end f*ck.”
- “I can’t watch the video till the end. He’s not even my bias but it’s so sad…”
Meanwhile, despite the claims of the fansite master, fans from Malaysia have been sharing images/videos of Sungjong at the airport in Malaysia looking happy and healthy with his manager/security.
180805 Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport – 👋🏻😘 #SUNGJONG #이성종 #인피니트 pic.twitter.com/pnS8xeDoJH
— N4SH (@NASH357_) August 5, 2018
sungjong with his manager pic.twitter.com/qwtTvHTzKK
— 💖~Найеуz 김아용~💖 (@Haneynyz_eLyz) August 8, 2018