Ariaez's Hyokyeong, after shocking revelation of a 'Suga Daddy' in the entertainment industry... "It's not about my company" [Star Issue]

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Hyokyeong, formerly of the group Ariaez (ARIAZ), clarified that the matter was not about her after revealing the existence of a 'Suga Daddy' (Sugar Daddy) in the entertainment industry.

On the 1st, Hyokyeong uploaded a video titled "I am currently gaining immense popularity in Korea" through her YouTube channel.

In the video, Hyokyeong said, "When I woke up this morning, I received an extremely urgent message from my former agency. I checked what was going on and found out that Korean entertainment news was in complete chaos due to a video I had posted previously."

She explained, "Articles about me keep coming out. I have become one of the hottest figures in Korean entertainment news. The story about the Suga Daddy I mentioned in my video and the brief dating story with the company CEO have absolutely nothing to do with my past activities in the entertainment industry."

She added, "Please stop baseless speculation. My former CEO would never do such a thing to us. Since all my videos are in English, it seems some issues arose during the process of translating them into Korean and turning them into news articles. I hope people do not fabricate words that are not in my heart."

On April 9, Hyokyeong uploaded a video titled "As a former K-pop idol, let's talk about 'Suga Daddy'" on her YouTube channel.

She said, "Do Suga Daddies of K-pop stars actually exist? To be honest, yes. In fact, after my group disbanded, there was a situation where I had to give up the leading role in a movie that I had worked so hard to secure."

Hyokyeong stated, "In fact, when I was active as an idol, I witnessed many terrible situations. This is not about major planning companies; they have invested heavily in idols from the start. A member of another company was dating the CEO, and for some reason, even though her skills were not that outstanding, she was always placed in the center. Rumors about their relationship spread throughout the industry and reached me as well."

She continued, "Such things do not happen only to idols; they also occur to trainees and rookie actors. One of my friends was dropped from the trainee list, and a few days later, a company executive asked her to meet. When my friend went, the executive ordered drinks and began acting very strangely. My friend contacted her parents, and she completely gave up her dream of becoming an idol. That friend felt disillusioned with all of K-pop. I still remember my friend's expression. (The executive) felt as if they were exploiting someone's dream."

Hyokyeong debuted in October 2019 as a member of the six-girl group Ariaez, under Rising Entertainment, a label of Star Empire, but stopped activities in April 2022 and disbanded. She previously appeared on the JTBC audition program 'Mixnine' in 2017.

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