Singer Jeon So-mi shared her experience of being subjected to group exclusion and physical violence during elementary school.
On the 12th, a video titled "I'll Get Angry on Your Behalf. Are You Watching Too, You Who Excluded Me?" was released on the YouTube channel "IMOS Jeon So-mi."
In the video, after coming across a story about someone who had experienced school violence, Jeon So-mi said, "I also experienced school violence during my student days." She added, "I know what it feels like to be helpless in a situation where you can do nothing, beyond just being excluded," and "I know the feeling of not knowing where to start when trying to tell your parents, and the sense that 'I am all alone.'"
She revealed that the exclusion began after she transferred to a Korean school in the third grade of elementary school and was elected class president. Jeon So-mi recalled, "My reading card was torn and my photo had been cut out. There was trash inside my indoor shoes, and I was sometimes left alone when groups were formed."
The bullying escalated to physical violence. She stated that in the sixth grade of elementary school, a male student pulled her backpack while she was walking home, causing her to fall, and she was stomped on with his foot while lying on the ground.
Jeon So-mi confessed that the experience from that time still remains as an emotional wound.
She said, "Although I am very bright now and doing well in the entertainment industry, there are often times when tears come to my eyes without me realizing it." She continued, "Compared to that dark period, things are much better and happier now, but in reality, that void has not yet been filled." She then advised someone who had gone through similar pain, saying, "You must know how to take care of yourself. When you are struggling, you should seek counseling or fill your life more with things that truly make you happy."
She added, "You will have grown so much that you cannot be compared to the friend who bullied you," and offered comfort by saying, "If you are confident, you win. If you did not commit any wrongdoing, just live confidently and happily."
Jeon So-mi debuted as a member of the project group I.O.I after taking first place in Mnet's "Produce 101" in 2016. She has been active as a solo singer since 2019.
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