THE BOYZ Members Unfollow Ju Hak-nyeon Amid Privacy Controversy and Exit

By Jieun, Baek

Jun 19, 2025

THE BOYZ Members Unfollow Ju Hak-nyeon Amid Privacy Controversy and Exit



The group THE BOYZ called Ju Hak-nyeon, who caused a stir over his privacy controversy.

If you look at the official account of THE BOYZ and the members' accounts on the morning of the 19th, they all made Ju Hak-nyeon's account 'unfollow'. Ju Hak-nyeon is still following THE BOYZ-related accounts, but the members have also turned their backs on him.

Ju Hak-nyeon recently withdrew from the team due to privacy controversy and also terminated his exclusive contract with his agency Won Hundred.




The Japanese weekly Moonchun had a touch, with Ju Hak-nyeon drinking with Asuka in Tokyo, Japan, and hugging himI released a picture of the paparazzi. However, suspicions arose that Ju Hak-nyeon went beyond a simple private meeting and even engaged in prostitution.

In response, Chairman Cha Ga-won, who leads Wonhundred, said "We humbly accept the lack of management of the personal lives and attitudes of artists and members, and we take our responsibility seriously and deeply reflect on these issues. We will strengthen the management system for artists' privacy and attitudes in general and strive for education and internal system maintenance to raise ethical awareness."

THE BOYZ Members Unfollow Ju Hak-nyeon Amid Privacy Controversy and Exit
Ju Hak-nyeon expressed his unfairness, saying, `Although it is true that I attended a drinking party with an acquaintance early on May 30th and was there, I have never engaged in prostitution or any illegal activities in articles or rumors.'




But public opinion is not good. Most of the respondents say they do not believe Ju Hak-nyeon's explanation, such as 'The CEO of the agency even apologized' and 'He even terminated the exclusive contract after drinking alcohol. In addition, a complaint was filed with the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul calling for an investigation into the alleged violation of Article 4 (prohibited acts) of the Act on the Punishment of Prostitution and Other Acts.

Ju Hak-nyeon is from 'Produce 101 Season 2' and debuted as THE BOYZ in 2017 and has been a sub-vocalist within the team. However, in the end, he ended up making a disgraceful exit, tarnishing THE BOYZ's brilliant eight-year reputation.





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