Mistake? Turns out it's the third time... "Blackpink's Jisoo dug her own grave" [Star Issue]

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Controversy over Blackpink member and actress Jisoo (31, Kim Ji-soo)'s older brother has been heating up day after day.

Jisoo's older brother, Mr. A, is currently under investigation as a caught-in-the-act suspect in a forced molestation case involving a female internet broadcaster BJ. Additionally, Mr. A has come under suspicion of being a husband who committed domestic violence, sexual violence, unlawful confinement, biting torture, and verbal abuse, following revelations by his wife, Ms. B. He was also previously suspected of illegal filming last year.

As the controversy escalated, Jisoo's name was brought into the discussion, and ultimately, her sole agency, Blis, issued an official statement on the 20th through lawyer Eun Hyun-ho of Kim & Chang Law Offices.

Jisoo's side stated, "The matter currently raised has absolutely nothing to do with the artist (Jisoo) or Blis," emphasizing that it is "clearly false information." They further explained, "The artist began her trainee life at a young age and became independent early on, living apart from her family for a long period, making it impossible for her to be aware of or involved in this individual's private life."

In particular, Jisoo's side clarified, "The claims that 'this individual and the artist jointly established' or 'this individual is a management executive or CEO of Blis' are entirely untrue. This individual currently has no legal or business relationship with Blis whatsoever. While it is true that the artist received some limited advice and acted as a messenger of communication from family members during the preparation phase of Blis's establishment to coordinate with relevant parties, there has never been any fact that family members received compensation from Blis or participated in decision-making from that time until now. Since then, the company has been managed completely independently without any involvement from family members."

They added, "Blis and the artist are not providing any financial or legal support to this individual, nor do they plan to provide such support in the future. Furthermore, they are not engaging in any exchange or involvement related to this matter." They warned of legal action, stating, "We will take a firm stance against malicious or repetitive post writers and distributors without any leniency or settlement."

However, while Jisoo firmly drew a line by referring to her older brother as "this individual," traces have been found where his name was accompanied by the title "CEO" in various credits of her activities, raising doubts. Since Jisoo's side dismissed the claim that "this individual is a management executive or CEO of Blis," netizens have instead sought out and re-examined these instances.

It was confirmed that Jisoo's older brother's name was listed as "Jisoo Management CEO" in the credits of her most recent work, Netflix's "Monthly Boyfriend," as well as last year's Coupang Play's "Newtopia" and Jisoo's solo fan meeting.

As demands for an explanation grew louder, the "Monthly Boyfriend" side issued an official statement on the 21st. They stated, "Shortly after the work was released, we confirmed in early March that there was an error in the actor's management credit due to a mistake by the production company. We immediately took corrective action."

However, this unconvincing explanation of a "mistake" only backfired. Netizens responded coldly with comments such as, "This is too strange," "How can the name of someone unrelated be listed as an error?", "The response is just too disappointing," "How can a name accidentally end up in the credits? I'm very curious," "Does the production company write the actor's company CEO's name as they please?", "How did the production company know to use the name of someone who has no connection with Jisoo?", "Why didn't they just issue a stop-loss selling statement instead of making such a firm initial statement?", "We know the person is not the current CEO, but they should specify when they were CEO or director," "If Jisoo is going to sue, she should sue the production company first," "If they had just said they issued a stop-loss selling statement after learning about the incident from the beginning, most people would have understood. They dug their own grave," "They should have said they drew a line and would have no further involvement. By delaying the response and even threatening lawsuits, they only increased public backlash," and "Since there were three credit errors, her own agency should definitely be sued," among others.

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