The older brother was arrested in a breaking news report; the older sister leverages her younger sibling for another survival show... BLACKPINK's Jisoo's family has no peaceful days [★FOCUS]

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BLACKPINK member and actress Jisoo (31·Kim Ji-soo) and her brother have been repeatedly criticized by the public over conflicting news.

Jisoo has found herself at the center of controversy due to an untimely "family issue." Her biological brother, Mr. Kim, was arrested on the spot on the 15th on suspicion of forcibly molesting a female BJ and is currently undergoing police investigation. Mr. Kim purchased "dining date vouchers" worth 3 million won from the BJ and had a meal and drinks with her at a restaurant in Seoul Gangnam-gu on the 15th. He is then accused of taking her to his home in Seoul Gangnam and committing sexual assault. During the police investigation, Mr. Kim denied the allegations, stating, "I may have touched (the BJ), but it doesn't make sense to call it assault," arguing there was no force. The police applied for an arrest warrant against Mr. Kim, but the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office rejected it.

Furthermore, shocking allegations from Mr. Kim's former wife, Ms. A, have emerged. Ms. A claimed that Mr. Kim committed sexual violence, imprisonment, biting torture, domestic violence, and verbal abuse. Ms. A stated, "Violence and severe verbal abuse began just two weeks after we registered our marriage," "He forced me to swallow phlegm while filming me with a video," "He hit my head with a phone until it folded in half," "He tortured me with a PET bottle," and "He made me kneel naked and beg with my hands, repeatedly chanting 'I was wrong'." She also released photos showing bruises all over her body. Additionally, Ms. A said, "It was so hard to live that when I said 'I want a divorce' or 'I will report him,' (Mr. Kim) said, 'I have created crimes you don't even have and sent people to jail. In the end, you'll beg me to let you go once? I can create crimes you don't have with money. My lawyer is extremely capable. I've been filing lawsuits for three years. This isn't even a matter for someone like you.' He threatened me so severely that I couldn't even report him." She also conveyed, "There was violence, such as being strangled by (Mr. Kim) while I was pregnant. I felt extreme fear."

However, Ms. A clarified that the matter is unrelated to Jisoo, stating, "Although the fault lies with that person (Mr. Kim), please do not blame the family. My younger sister likely did not know. I didn't know about her at first either. I only found out after searching later, after registering our marriage."

In fact, Jisoo's solo agency, BLISS, drew a line on the 20th through its legal representative, lawyer Eun Hyun-ho of Kim & Chang, stating, "The matter currently raised is completely unrelated to the artist (Jisoo) and BLISS," and added, "The artist started her trainee life at a young age and became independent early on, living apart from her family for a long period, and is in a situation where she cannot know or be involved in the private life of that person (her biological brother Mr. Kim)."

It further stated, "BLISS and the artist are not providing any financial or legal support to that person, nor do they plan to provide such support in the future. Furthermore, they are not involved in any exchanges or involvement regarding this matter," hinting at legal action against malicious or repetitive post writers and distributors without any leniency or settlement.

However, despite the official stance from Jisoo's side that "the content suggesting that 'that person and the artist founded it together' or 'that person is an executive or CEO of BLISS' is completely false," recent traces have been found where her biological brother's name was listed alongside the title "BLISS CEO" in her activities, raising doubts. It was confirmed that her biological brother's name was listed as "BLISS Management CEO" in the credits of Netflix's "Monthly Boyfriend" released this year, Coupang Play's "Newtopia" from last year, and Jisoo's solo fan meeting, among others. However, the credits for "Monthly Boyfriend" were revised before the unpleasant controversy erupted. The "Monthly Boyfriend" side explained, "Shortly after the work was released, we confirmed in early March that there was an error in the actor management credit due to a mistake by the production company. We immediately took corrective action."

While Jisoo is troubled by her brother's issues, her older sister, Kim Ji-yoon, has drawn attention once again by challenging another survival variety show. Kim Ji-yoon is an influencer with 550,000 followers and previously appeared in ENA's seller survival variety show "Super Seller: Incentive Game" in November last year.

This time, she has entered tvN's new variety show "Kill It: Style Creator Daejeon" (hereinafter "Kill It"). "Kill It" is a fashion creator survival show to find the most "iconic" person in the fashion industry. It is a project to find individuals who lead trends, communicate with the public, and create culture.

Notably, while Jisoo draws a line by referring to her brother as "that person," her older sister, Kim Ji-yoon, is gaining significant fame by leveraging her younger sister. The "Kill It" production team promoted extensively, stating, "It includes many people who bring attention just by their names, such as 'BLACKPINK Jisoo's older sister' Kim Ji-yoon." Kim Ji-yoon's individual poster even featured the phrase "BLACKPINK Jisoo's older sister," generating interest. The first episode of "Kill It" will air on May 12 at 10:10 p.m. It remains to be seen what kind of performance "older sister" Kim Ji-yoon, who prominently features Jisoo, will deliver.

Meanwhile, Jisoo continued her global activities amidst the family issue. In particular, she was honored with the "Madame Figaro Rising Star Award" at the 9th Canneseries (Cannes International Series Festival) held in Cannes, southern France, on the 23rd (local time).

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