{"id":35616,"date":"2022-11-14T16:21:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T00:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=35616"},"modified":"2022-11-14T16:21:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T00:21:35","slug":"omega-x-reveals-that-they-were-sexually-assaulted-and-share-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/omega-x-reveals-that-they-were-sexually-assaulted-and-share-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"OMEGA X reveals that they were sexually assaulted and share evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The controversy over the <strong>abuse<\/strong> suffered by <strong>OMEGA<\/strong> <strong>X<\/strong> has worsened following revelations indicating that the members have suffered not only mental, verbal and physical abuse, but also sexual <strong>harassment<\/strong> and assault.<\/p>\n<p>SBS&#8217;s <strong>Kang Kyung Yoon<\/strong> described some of the abuse OMEGA X faced at the hands of Spire Entertainment CEO <strong>Kang Seong Hee<\/strong>, who was first exposed on video by fans of the group for abusing idols at the Los Angeles concert. of his <strong>OMEGA X WORLD TOUR 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/likebinarystar\/status\/1591041381967237121\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TW\/ verbal abuse, assault<\/p>\n<p>tried to translate the new vid that was released by SBS regarding what happened and is currently happening to Omega X. This is not just defending kpop, they are human that don&#39;t deserve this kind of mistreatment.\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude2d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PROTECTOMEGAX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#PROTECTOMEGAX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RhGWo55Vh3\">pic.twitter.com\/RhGWo55Vh3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u1c14\u1a5a (@foroxjaehan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foroxjaehan\/status\/1591041381967237121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The artists also claimed that there were incidents leading up to the group&#8217;s overseas tours. One case was when they were forced to act despite having tested positive for <strong>COVID-19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <strong>SBS News<\/strong> reported that the members were also victims of sexual abuse both at a company-ordered drinking party and at the airport. The news service shared evidence of <strong>inappropriate<\/strong> touching in a video report.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;<em><strong>There was physical contact at the meeting they called me to where they were drinking<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; said an OMEGA X member.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>At the airport, after being intoxicated, she wrapped her arm around mine and hugged me<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>I felt a bit skeptical, like &#8216;Why do I have to go so far to work?&#8217; I had to waste my training and personal time going to these gatherings where they were <\/strong><strong>drinkin<\/strong><strong>g<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;, OMEGA X Member.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>You may also like: <\/p>\n<p>The member said that <strong>Spire Entertainment<\/strong>, especially Kang, would threaten him if he filed these complaints. Furthermore, lawyer <strong>Noh Jong Eon<\/strong>, the legal representative of OMEGA X, told <strong>CBS Nocut News<\/strong> that:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;<em><strong>This situation was a case of severe abuse where the dreams of young people were taken advantage of and used as pawns by superiors who used their powers to assault, threaten, sexually harass and more<\/strong><\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>This case shows the problem of how a person with authority violated the dignity of another person regardless of their gender<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pannatic\/status\/1591280885063901186\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Omega X&#39;s members reveal that CEO Kang often call them to have some drinks and touches them without their consent<\/p>\n<p>CEO Kang also revealed to threaten to kill herself and sent suicide letters to the members<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eFS2mTvvAY\">https:\/\/t.co\/eFS2mTvvAY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OmegaX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#OmegaX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%98%A4%EB%A9%94%EA%B0%80%EC%97%91%EC%8A%A4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc624\uba54\uac00\uc5d1\uc2a4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OiHum27Rar\">pic.twitter.com\/OiHum27Rar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; pannatic (@pannatic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pannatic\/status\/1591280885063901186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omgxupdates\/status\/1591028063516897282\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[Rough Trans] &quot;Swearing\u00b7Abuse\u00b7Sexual harassment\u00b7Intimidation in threatening&quot; Revealed by an Idol Group\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Abusive act and swearing of CEO Kang<br \/>&#8211; Sexual Harassment to a member at a drinking party<br \/>&#8211; Threatening<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5eYOqgFmQ2\">https:\/\/t.co\/5eYOqgFmQ2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OMEGA_X?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#OMEGA_X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%98%A4%EB%A9%94%EA%B0%80%EC%97%91%EC%8A%A4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc624\uba54\uac00\uc5d1\uc2a4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PROTECTOMEGAX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#PROTECTOMEGAX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XAGsAm2Je1\">pic.twitter.com\/XAGsAm2Je1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u221e\u00d7 (@omgxupdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omgxupdates\/status\/1591028063516897282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite Spire Entertainment releasing a statement on November 7th stating that the CEO has <strong>resigned<\/strong>, there are doubts as to whether this is true, as Kang is married to Chairman <strong>Hwang Seong Woo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The controversy over the abuse suffered by OMEGA X has worsened following revelations indicating that the members have suffered not only mental, verbal and physical abuse, but also sexual harassment and assault. SBS&#8217;s Kang Kyung Yoon described some of the abuse OMEGA X faced at the hands of Spire Entertainment CEO Kang Seong Hee, who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2817,"featured_media":35628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7,1361],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kpop","8":"category-news","9":"category-social-network"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}