LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam has gained a cult following on various social media platforms since their exceptional visuals have been appreciated. But, it seems that every time a new idol debuts, they are instantly embroiled in controversies surrounding their past and how their actions have hurt other people.
LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam is not an exception to such controversies as well. Her past actions have soon caught up to her, and presently, she is embroiled in a school bullying controversy. From achieving the highest of highs for gaining a following for her stunning looks, LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam’s fate soon turned to the lowest of lows as the rumors about her being a school bully same out.
What sparked off the rumors was a simple but really explicit photograph that was posted by one of Kim Garam’s old high school photos.
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Other Bullying Rumors Surface About LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam
This netizen claims that LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam has been engaging in a lot of lewd actions during her school days, which often made other people uncomfortable around her. Another conversation between a netizen, which was LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam’s middle school classmate, was posted on social media conversation chatrooms. On the basis of this conversation, it was alleged that Kim Garam would bully her juniors if she was not greeted properly. While this netizen did not have photos of LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam engaging in actual bullying behavior, she acknowledged that other people might have pictures of Kim Garam engaging in behaviors like drinking and smoking.
In another separate online post, it was seen that LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam was using crude and harsh language when the other person was not picking up their phone. After such new pieces of information are propping up online, a lot of other discussions have also been propping up on various online forums. On the one hand, it was seen that these bullying claims are not true. The other side of the coin states that people were just jealous that one of their classmates was going to become a member of an idol group.
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Kim Garam’s Agency Speaks Up
LE SSERAFIM and Kim Garam’s agency took on a defensive position since they vehemently denied all the allegations that have been made against Kim Garam. HYBE, the Source Music group that is helming the group LE SSERAFIM, stated that they have seen and recognized that the rumors against Kim Garam are not true.
HYBE group recognized that the content had been made with malicious intent because LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam’s classmates are jealous of her debut. HYBE also added that, on the contrary, Kim Garam was the victim of school bullying, including malicious rumors and cyberbullying, when she was in middle school.
There were other rumors made about Kim Garam as well, such as she had leaked online documents and was a trainee at another company, but HYBE shut down those rumors as well, stating that they were unsubstantiated.
HYBE also made a statement that they would be taking legal action against whoever was engaging in the spread of such vicious rumors and would be facing the other side of a legal lawsuit filed against them for defamation of character. This legal action will be taken against people who are spreading such harsh rumors without any settlement or leniency.
Alumni Exposes LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam
This netizen claims that she had gone to school with Kim Garam for three years. This alumnus states that due to Kim Garam and her friend group, she had been the victim of a lot of mental stress and bullying and would dread going to school. She alleges that Kim Garam’s bullying was not only physical – she knew not to leave bruises or scars.
This is a very frustrating time for this netizen since these incidents occurred at least four years ago, making them almost invisible to trace. She ended her post by stating that all the outpouring support LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Garam is getting now is all from her friends and supporters. She begs the public to listen to her and the victims who were bullied.
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