Ex Stray Kids member Woojin denies sexual harassment claims, igniting fresh online anger and accusations of dishonesty
- After a Twitter user claimed she and a friend were harassed by a K-pop star named Woo, Woojin issued a denial
- His ‘label’, which later threatened legal action, was investigated and found to be a recent invention
K-pop star Kim Woo-jin, a former member of boy band Stray Kids, has denied accusations of sexual harassment which emerged on social media this week.
An anonymous Twitter user, who has since deleted their account, claimed that she and a friend were sexually harassed by an “idol who is really loved by his fans”. In a series of tweets on September 8, the user claimed to have met Woojin at a bar in Seoul during the coronavirus outbreak, where he allegedly tried to touch them inappropriately without their consent and despite repeated protests.
“I really want all his fans to know what type of person he is, but I am not famous so I cannot say anything. People will blame it on us because we were in a bar recently and we knew it was wrong because of the virus, but he was also there.”
Although the user didn’t reveal their identity at first, they hinted that the man harassing them was named “Woo” and came from one of the “big three” entertainment companies in South Korea.