Jung Eun-woo, formerly of the girl group Pristin, revealed her experiences while active in her second girl group, HINAPIA, describing it as "a group like Shincheonji."
On the 6th, Jung posted a video on her Instagram with the caption, "This is really a big story. I'm only now able to talk about this," along with the hashtags 'girl group,' 'Shincheonji,' and 'idol.'
In the video, Jung said, "My second group, HINAPIA, was somewhat close to being a Shincheonji group." She added, "After our first group fell through, friends who got along well formed a second group. Then we met an investor who said he would let us make whatever albums and commercials we wanted."
She stated, "I was so grateful that I signed the contract thinking it was my last chance. But it was strange. They claimed they were building 100 pyeong (approximately 330 square meters) of dormitory space and practice rooms exclusively for us and sent construction photos, but they looked like images taken from Google. When we went to see them, it turned out to be a very small building with just one tiny practice room. That's when I started getting a bad feeling."
Jung ended the video by teasing a second part.
In response, netizens reacted with comments such as "You must have been scammed," "I can't believe this happened," "You must have suffered a lot emotionally," and "It was strange that it was spelled HINAPIA instead of Hinapia."
Jung first gained recognition by appearing on Mnet's audition program 'Produce 101' in 2016. She debuted with the group Pristin the following year, but the team announced its disbandment in 2019.
In addition to Jung, former Pristin members Min-kyung, Ye-bin, and Gyeong-won, along with the youngest member Bada, re-debuted as HINAPIA with a total of five members that same year. However, their agency announced the termination of exclusive contracts with all members and the disbandment of the team after just nine months.
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