BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Accused Of Lying About Her Brother Amid Sexual Assault Scandal, Company Responds

BLACKPINK‘s Jisoo is at the center of growing questions over the honesty of her official statement regarding her older brother, Kim Jung Hun, who was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female streamer.

On April 20, Jisoo’s agency BLISSOO released a statement through law firm Kim & Chang, saying the controversy surrounding her brother is “entirely unrelated” to her. It also claimed she had been living independently from her family since her trainee days, with no knowledge of or involvement in her brother’s private life and no business, legal, or financial ties.

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Netizens, however, were quick to point out an inconsistency. The production credits for Jisoo’s recent Netflix series, Boyfriend On Demand, listed Kim Jung Hun as “Management Representative.”

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Now, the production company has officially responded. They confirmed that the listing was spotted as an error and was corrected immediately, calling it a mistake on their part.

Shortly after the show’s release in early March, we identified an error in the actor management listing in the credits, which was due to a mistake on our part, and we immediately took steps to correct it.

— K-Drama’s PD agency to OSEN

The massive controversy began when allegations surfaced online that the older brother of a well-known girl group member had been arrested on the spot for sexually assaulting a female streamer. His alleged wife then came forward publicly, alleging domestic abuse and physical assault, and shared photographs of bruising as evidence. Kim Jung Hun was subsequently identified as Jisoo’s brother.

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Jisoo’s team has stated she is not providing any financial or legal support to her brother, has cut off all contact, and has no plans to change that.

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