Kim Garam’s Alleged Friend Accuses Hybe/Source Music Of Using Former LE SSERAFIM Member For Marketing Noise

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Hybe and Source Music released a joint statement to announce its decision to terminate Kim Garam’s contract with LE SSERAFIM on Wednesday, July 20, meaning she would no longer be part of the group. As the contract termination might have something to do with the bullying controversy, an alleged friend of the rookie idol claimed her pal was a victim of marketing noise.

Kim Garam has been involved in a series of bullying accusations before formally debuting as part of LE SSERAFIM. Hybe/Source Music has denied the accusations time and over again, but it eventually announced its talent’s hiatus.

As the music labels have been firm in their claim that Kim Garam is innocent, it’s a big puzzle to her alleged friend why they end up kicking her out of the girl group, concluding they only used her controversy as a form of marketing noise.

Kim Garam’s Friend Defends the LE SSERAFIM Former Member

In a series of posts on Instagram, as posted by AllKpop, Kim Garam’s friend accused Hybe/Source Music of using the bullying controversy to its advantage.

The pal first claimed that Yoo Eun Seo, Kim Garam’s accuser, was the bully after bullying her from elementary to middle school. However, she didn’t dwell much on that story, later revealing she was accused of being the second perpetrator.

In April, she was also threatened with a complaint through Yoo Eun Seo’s friend. From there, the friend revealed that she tried to help Kim Garam by giving her everything she had to use as evidence, like testimonies she personally gathered, but “they didn’t use the data for their statements.”

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She said,

“I was very hurt by these adults who used an 18-year-old (Korean age) as means of noise marketing. “

She then promised to post materials and stories later.

Though Kim Garam’s friend didn’t drop names, many believe that the “they” she’s referring to are Hybe and Source Music.

Hybe/Source Music Terminates Kim Garam’s Contract

Hybe and Source Music released an official statement about the termination of Kim Garam’s contract.

“We extend our sincerest apologies to our fans and to those who have shown love and support to the group for causing concern over the controversy involving the member,” it said, per Inquirer.

However, the companies didn’t give any reason to justify the termination.

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They only said,

“We would like to provide you with information on the decision in regards to LE SSERAFIM member KIM GARAM and plans for the future activities of LE SSERAFIM."
Our company has decided to terminate the exclusive contract with KIM GARAM.”

They just revealed their plans for LE SSERAFIM, which is now a five-member group.

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They continued,

“LE SSERAFIM will continue their activities as a five-member group, and we will spare no effort to support the group to grow further as artists through their music and performance.”

Hybe and Source Music are yet to address the accusation of Kim Garam’s friend as of this writing.

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