This megathread is about the ongoing dispute between JU HAKNYEON (formerly of THE BOYZ) and his former label, ONE HUNDRED. DO NOT make new posts related to this story to the subreddit. If you have new information/articles, add them to the comments below so they can be integrated into the main post. THIS POST MAY BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AT VARYING TIMES based on what the moderators are able to manage during their shifts. Please be patient with us while we work to balance keeping up with the queue and our own lives. DISCLAIMER ABOUT SOURCES: We prefer to focus on official statements from companies or other vetted sources. There will be widespread speculation and rumor-heavy articles, but until presented in an official capacity we consider them unsubstantiated. As Mods, all we can do is compile and summarize, but we are not investigators or journalists. Articles / Timeline 250616 Soompi: THE BOYZ's Ju Haknyeon To Temporarily Halt Activities 250618 Soompi: Breaking: Ju Haknyeon Departs THE BOYZ And Agency Soompi: Ju Haknyeon Denies Prostitution Rumors In Handwritten Apology After Leaving THE BOYZ 250620 Soompi: Ju Haknyeon Claims Agency Unilaterally Terminated Contract And Removed Him From THE BOYZ + To Take Legal Action Soompi: THE BOYZ's Agency ONE HUNDRED Issues Statement Denying Ju Haknyeon’s Claims The Korea Times: Former adult film star Asuka Kirara denies prostitution rumors involving former The Boyz’ member Ju Haknyeon: ‘I’ve never done that in my life’ GROUND RULES IN COMMENTS If you have come to this subreddit to discuss anything, you are choosing to participate in a moderated space with rules of conduct enforced by human beings. All users are subject to the discretion of moderators to manage this space even if it's in ways you don't agree with. Do not Insult users, fans, or artists. Don't denigrate a certain demographic of people (age, gender, nationality, etc). NO harassing, threatening, or wishing harm on anyone. Do not incite fanwars, reference old tribal resentments between different fandoms, or assume the worst of fellow users. Do not bring wild conspiracies from somewhere else on social media that have no clear or substantiated sources. Do not accuse other users of being a bot or paid shill. Do not abuse the report button. We report any form of report abuse directly to Reddit Admin. Refrain from linking to or discussing other subreddits. Do not encourage brigading in any way. Allow other subreddits and their mods to run their communities how they see fit. DO mention your sources and any use of AI/machine translation tools for quoting Korean articles. DO take care to link sources responsibly. Seek information sources which are reasonably neutral and are not affiliated with accounts known to insult or hate artists. Keep in mind that Allkpop, TheQoo, PannChoa and similar sites are banned in this subreddit. THE MODS KNOW there will be bots, trolls, bad actors, and oblivious new users coming to the subreddit. We will do what we can to mitigate the impact of them. But you alone are responsible for your own behavior. Express your opinion or arguments without breaking our conduct rules or we will be obligated to remove your comments. submitted by /u/KPOP_MOD [link] [comments]
