Last Friday, October 14th, Ravn, from the K-Pop group ONEUS, was accused of rape, cheating and mental abuse, finding himself involved in rumors of gaslighting, by an anonymous person, who claims to be an alleged ex-girlfriend of the idol
Following the controversy, the agency in charge of the boy group, RBW, released a statement on October 27th detailing the artist’s action in order not to affect the boy group, so ONEUS will continue their activities as a five-member group.
ONEUS to continue as a five-member group for the time being
RBW shares RAVN to halt activities until all fact checking is completed
Should the claims be false, the agency will proceed with legal action
Other members are not involved in the case
Source: https://t.co/1IhtMuz4xo pic.twitter.com/kL5HAZVrN6
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“Hi, I’m RBW. We sincerely thank the fans for loving the group ONEUS, and it is with a heavy heart that we announce the departure of member RAVN.
We want to inform you of Ravn’s retirement from ONEUS.
Regarding this issue, Ravn was concerned about the harm he was causing to ONEUS members and fans and decided to voluntarily withdraw from the group. After careful discussion with members, we have agreed to respect the opinion of the voluntary withdrawal.
Therefore, Ravn has officially withdrawn from the group as of today.
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ONEUS plans to continue their activities as a five-member group in the future.
In addition to the Ravn removal, we have uncovered false facts and malicious editing in Ravn-related articles, as we plan to reveal the clear facts through litigation. In addition, strong legal action will be taken against the indiscriminate and malicious slander against the company and the artists.
Regardless of whether the post was true, we also feel responsible for the lack of artist management.
We sincerely apologize for causing many people concern due to the issue of our artist’s private life.
We look forward to much interest and support for ONEUS activities in the future, and once again bow our heads in apology for causing fans concern“.
According to RBW'S statement, there are false dacts and malicious edits to the accusations against RAVN and will be revealing actual facts through lawsuits and legal measures.
RAVN decided to leave because of the damage being caused to ONEUS. pic.twitter.com/K56NNt7aXs
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