JIMIN leaves AOA after series of the bullying allegation from former AOA member Mina who left the group in May of last year. Mina took to Instagram to share multiple posts alleging she was bullied for years during her time in AOA by Jimin. She also revealed that Jimin visited her personally to apologize but she is unsure if it was sincere.
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FNC Entertainment confirmed the news with the release of an official statement on July 4,
This is FNC Entertainment.
First, we would like to apologize for causing concern to many people through the events related to Jimin that have been unfolding recently.
From this moment forth, Jimin has decided to leave AOA and halt all of her activities in the entertainment industry.
Additionally, our agency accepts responsibility for this entire situation, and we will put our full focus on managing our artists [in the future]. Once again, we apologize for causing concern through these unfortunate matters.