Dream of a girl group that was broken by rumors of an affair...Ihoteu → I'm not guilty

By Jieun, Baek

Jun 18, 2025

Dream of a girl group that was broken by rumors of an affair...Ihoteu → I'm not guilty



Shocking rumors of an affair broke the dreams of young people.

Recently, allegations have been raised online that A, the CEO of JDB Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as JDB), has an inappropriate relationship with B, a member of the girl group. In particular, a video and photo showing A and B touching each other on the street in the middle of the night were released by a netizen.

JDB is a large-scale agency that includes a large number of popular entertainers such as Kim Joon-ho, Kim Dae-hee, Yoo Min-sang, Kim Min-kyung, Onami, and Hong Yoon-hwa, and A is a married man with a wife and two children, so the impact was huge. Mr. A expressed his intention to resign to the JDB and filed a complaint for violating the law on the promotion of the use of information and communication networks and information protection (defamation) and violating the law on the punishment of stalking crimes. The JDB also accused the suspect of violating his or her privacy.




The problem is that in the process, a large number of artists from EFG Music, a subsidiary of JDB, were made redundant.

Dream of a girl group that was broken by rumors of an affair...Ihoteu → I'm not guilty
First of all, EFG Music announced a significant position on Meena, a member of Lee Hoteu, who is at the center of the alleged affair. EFG Music announced on the 14th that "After much consideration over this issue, Lee Hoteu decided to settle the contract with us considering the direction and emotional safety of their respective artists"Mina decided to graduate through internal discussions, including herself. Since then, the activity account has been completely deactivated. Subsequent discussions regarding this are challenging and the Company respects its decision."

He also reported on the end of his exclusive contract with live idol Nana and band Hijack on the 17th, starting with Lee Hoteu. EFG Music, which initially only announced Mina's withdrawal, changed its position and released all of Ihoteu's Negi, Amuro, Nana, and Hijack members.




In fact, the industry's majority opinion is that EFG Music will go through the process of closing its business. Support and comfort for other members whose dreams have been frustrated by the risk of the CEO's affair are continuing.








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