Cheerleader Jeong Ga-ye will temporarily suspend activities due to verbal abuse and insults.
On the 15th Jeong Ga-ye said on her social account, "I was subjected to verbal abuse and insults in front of many people while working. It did not make sense to think I must have done something to deserve it or that it was my fault, and I was so afraid that I just cried in the bathroom until right before the game," she said.
Jeong Ga-ye said, "Personally, I was very shocked by this incident. However, thanks to the comfort of colleagues who went through the same thing as me, I am currently doing well with hospital treatment," she said, adding, "It is not a good thing that many colleagues have experienced the same thing as I have, but I am just grateful that, at least for me, because there are many people who will believe my words, I can get through this by simply quitting and getting treatment."
She continued, "I feel sad and sorry that opportunities to show my face to those who promised to support me and like me will likely be reduced from now on. While receiving treatment and resting, I want to regain stability quickly and greet you again. I am truly grateful to my family and friends who care for me day and night at my side, and to everyone who heard the news and reached out. Thanks to them, I realized there are still many good people by my side," she added.
Jeong Ga-ye, who is undergoing treatment, said she will suspend activities for a while and said, "I do not know if I will be able to return to work. But I will try so that, even if I cannot return to exactly how I was, I can at least let the wounds heal a bit."
Born in 1996, Jeong Ga-ye has performed as a cheerleader for professional baseball team KIA Tigers and professional basketball team Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters.
Below is the full statement from cheerleader Jeong Ga-ye
I was subjected to verbal abuse and insults in front of many people while working.
It did not make sense to think I must have done something to deserve it or that it was my fault, and I was so afraid that I just cried in the bathroom until right before the game.
So I could not finish the game that day. To be precise, I tried to finish but was told to leave. I am sorry I could not keep my promise to those who like me.
Personally, I was very shocked by this incident. However, thanks to the comfort of colleagues who went through the same thing as me, I am currently doing well with hospital treatment.
It is not a good thing that many colleagues have experienced the same thing as I have, but I am just grateful that, at least for me, because there are many people who will believe my words, I can get through this by simply quitting and getting treatment.
I feel sad and sorry that opportunities to show my face to those who promised to support me and like me will likely be reduced from now on.
While receiving treatment and resting, I want to regain stability quickly and greet you again. I am truly grateful to my family and friends who care for me day and night at my side, and to everyone who heard the news and reached out. Thanks to them, I realized there are still many good people by my side.
Right now it feels like anxiety and depression have swallowed me whole.
I believed I had strong mental fortitude, but what I had endured and accumulated over time has finally burst.
I hope my juniors do not have to experience this kind of thing.
I hope everyone reading my writing understands that thoughtless insults and verbal abuse can be enough to ruin a person's life.
I do not know if I will be able to return to work. But I will try so that, even if I cannot return to exactly how I was, I can at least let the wounds heal a bit.
Thank you for reading.<
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