A Japanese trainee slated to debut in an idol group suddenly disappeared, prompting the police to open an investigation.
According to police and Yonhap News reports on the 3rd, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul recently received a complaint from the agency regarding Japanese trainee A and has launched a full-scale investigation.
The police have booked A on fraud charges and imposed an exit ban.
Originally, A was preparing to debut as a member of a six-member rookie boy group. However, in December last year, A suddenly cut off contact and disappeared after leaving a one-sided notice that "the relationship of trust has collapsed." The group ultimately reorganized as a five-member unit excluding A and continues activities after debut.
The decisive reason the agency pursued legal action was that evidence of A's double contract was identified. While preparing as a debut member, it was revealed that A had signed an exclusive contract with another agency.
The group is currently promoting as a five-member unit, and it was revealed that A had signed an exclusive contract with another agency while preparing to debut, which led the agency to pursue legal action.
The agency claims it suffered financial losses of about 57 million won over the past four months because of A, and the police are tracking A's whereabouts.
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