Netizens discovered that the initial post accusing the GOT7 Youngjae of school bullying was already deleted. JYP also reported that the accuser was unable to produce evidence of his claims during a meeting.
According to a report by All Kpop, GOT7 fans checked on the post of Youngjae's alleged middle school classmate and found that it was no longer available.
It can be recalled that an anonymous poster alleged that Youngjae was a bully in school. He claimed to be the GOT7 member's classmate at Mokpo Technical School. He accused Youngjae of being physically violent and stealing people's belongings when he was younger.
After learning about the post, JYP Entertainment immediately investigated the matter and asked Youngjae for his side. According to Youngjae, the allegations were false. He clarified that there was one incident in school where conflict escalated to a physical altercation but it was not a regular occurence.
Through their original statement, JYP Entertainment denied that the individual tried to contact them about his bullying allegations. They said that they also tried to reach out to the person claiming to be Youngjae's classmate to discuss the matter but he could not be reached.
In an updated statement, the label said that they were able to finally meet with the individual who posted about the bullying. They said that even though the person's statement matched the story posted online, he was unable to produce evidence to substantiate his claims. They assured that they will be taking legal action against individuals who will continue against individuals who will continue to spread malicious rumors about their artists with no evidence.
The deletion of the original post led Aghases to believe that the anonymous accuser was lying about his earlier claims. Fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the matter.
They said that the claims seemed false from the beginning. Some fans pointed out inconsistencies in the accuser's allegations and said that he probably backpedaled because he was afraid of getting found out as a liar.
There is a lot of attention directed at GOT7 these days because of the group's scheduled comeback this November. In a recent V Live update, Jinyoung and Yugyeom teased fans that they took a long time to prepare for the album because the performances are more complex.
Yugyeom said that the songs will be emotional and powerful. As for the choreography, he promised that GOT7 will deliver a lot of energy, SoMag reported.
