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The Korea Times

By Dong Sun-hwa
Mina, a former member of K-pop girl group AOA, is in hospital after harming herself at home.
Her injuries are not life-threatening, according to her agency, Woori Actors. The company said it immediately notified police after seeing her Instagram post showing an injured wrist with a message hinting at suicide.
She wrote: “I want to go to a place where I can be happy – I am feeling so much pain here. Do not even come to my funeral even if I die. I will harass you after my death.”

Mina, whose full name is Kwon Min-ah and who left the group last year, appears to have been under tremendous stress after conflict with other members, including AOA’s former leader, Shin Ji-min.
In the message, Mina also wrote: “Words can’t describe how filthy Shin Ji-min, Han Sung-ho and Kim Seol-hyun are. They have driven one normal person to death.”
On July 3, Mina, 26, accused Shin, 29, of bullying her for years while she was in the band between 2012 and 2019. Later, Shin apologised, saying: “I can’t tell everything in a short piece of writing, but I am sorry. I was not good enough to lead that team.” She also left the group.
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Han is the CEO of FNC Entertainment, which manages AOA. Mina has claimed that Han and Kim, the group’s most popular member, turned a blind eye to what was happening when she was suffering.
FNC released an apology on Sunday and said: “We sincerely hope Kwon recovers her health as soon as possible. We will strive to seek an amicable settlement with her.”
Read the full story at the Korea Times
If you, or someone you know, are having suicidal thoughts, help is available. For Hong Kong, dial +852 2896 0000 for The Samaritans or +852 2382 0000 for Suicide Prevention Services. In the US, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on +1 800 273 8255.



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‘Do not even come to my funeral even if I die,’ Mina wrote on an Instagram post showing an injured wrist. ‘I will harass you after my death’
One of the people named in the post was AOA’s former leader, Shin Ji-min. Last month, Mina accused Shin of bullying her for years while she was in the band



The former member of the K-pop girl group posted a picture of an injured wrist on Instagram, and wrote that group members, as well as the CEO of the company that manages AOA, ‘have driven one normal person to death’.


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