Former VCHA Member KG Reveals Mistreatment, Abuse Under JYP Entertainment

KG, a former member of the all-American Ok-pop group VCHA, has come ahead with critical allegations of mistreatment and abuse throughout her time beneath JYP Leisure.The 17-year-old artist introduced her departure from the group in December 2024, citing “incidents of abuse and mistreatment” by sure workers members on the company. To assist her declare, the previous idol shared paperwork—together with textual content messages, pictures, and private accounts—in a Google Drive.Among the many most critical allegations are claims of extreme work hours over 60 hours per week and being pressured to proceed performing regardless of critical accidents. KG said that she and different members obtained little to no medical care after sustaining accidents, and had been typically handled with unknown injections as a substitute of being allowed to relaxation.In some messages, it was revealed that the women had been pressured by JYP staffers to eat the identical salad every day. KG additionally revealed the staffers advised her and fellow VCHA members to not eat something aside from what they got and to observe their weight.”On the similar time, JYPE additionally advised us we could not eat at our lodge in any respect—we needed to eat solely what the corporate supplied. After they came upon we weren’t sticking to salads, the workers’s displeasure was apparent,” the assertion learn.”One other JYPE supervisor advised us phrases to the impact of, ‘drop some weight otherwise you’ll remorse the way in which you look’ on one event,” KG added.Moreover, KG claimed that JYP workers typically used their lunch breaks to scold the women, leaving the VCHA members with solely 5 minutes to eat their meals earlier than the subsequent lesson.KG’s allegations in opposition to JYP Leisure started in early 2024, shortly after VCHA began world promotions. She claims that she and her fellow members confronted abuse, mistreatment, and exploitative working circumstances, together with extreme work hours, emotional and bodily misery, and extreme restrictions on meals and water. KG particularly cited an incident in February 2024 when a member tried suicide, which she says was attributable to the unhealthy atmosphere, and was dismissed by the corporate as meals poisoning.KG filed her lawsuit to terminate her contract in December 2024, stating she couldn’t proceed her inventive development in such circumstances and expressing hope for business reform to guard different idols. JYP Leisure has denied all allegations, calling KG’s claims “false and exaggerated.”