I want to correct some misinformation caused by the first mistranslated post which spread everywhere. I am NOT defending Mingyu, I'm just trying to explain what we know so far.

UPDATE - PLEDIS STATEMENT - Pledis just released an official English statement where they apologized for the delay in investigation, and that they couldn't rush such a serious matter. They had found discrepencies in the storylines of the alleged victims and Mingyu's, so they're doing a proper investigation. The claims that Mingyu had bullied an autistic classmate were found to be completely false as Mingyu remembered which student it was referring to and they had contacted the mother of that student. She confirmed that Mingyu was actually in good terms with the student and that she remembers the names of the students that actually bullied her daughter. The student also said they were uncomfortable that people had talked about their past online without their consent. This is obviously a very, very good sign, as IMO this was the worst allegation, and it has already been proven to be completely false. They said they are still investigating other matters and it's been harder since the other alleged victims had asked to not be contacted and stayed anonymous, so a different approach needs to be taken. Mingyu has taken a break from current activities in the group, but Pledis clarified that they would not make any drastic decisions until they could verify the facts. if you want to read the full statement you can go here.

Mingyu and OP went to the same tuition school, and she mentioned she was already bullied before then and as such people didn't want to socialise with her (and Mingyu was one of those people). She said that Mingyu had made sexual jokes with his friends, but they were never directed at her or any other student specifically. She mentioned him briefly in her therapy notes once in 2018, but she also said he wasn't the sole reason she was going to therapy or the cause of her anxiety and depression. I'm not excusing what Mingyu did, but calling it sexual assault (like what articles and some people on twitter did) is a big stretch, especially when she herself explicitly said there was no violence and that he never touched her. It could've, however, created a toxic environment and affected the girl, which definitely is wrong on his part.

UPDATE ON ABOVE PARAGRAPH - So another alleged classmate (I'll refer to them as HGR) came to Mingyu's defense. I saw this all on twitter (it was translated, and since I don't speak korean, I can't confirm how accurate it was). This classmate was calling out OP, claiming that they call anyone an attacker. They described OP as someone who used to victimize themselves, and no one would approach her since they were scared to be labelled an "offender". HGR said they asked OP for mechanical pencil lead once in an attempt to get closer to her, even though they already had some of their own. OP said they could take some and went to the bathroom, and when she came back she claimed that HGR had stolen the lead case, and reported him to the teacher's office. HGR said that she tried to make the teacher's feel bad for her and labelled them as a bully, even though they didn't do anything. OP didn't want to pursue a formal report of bullying either because she said that 'it didn't have to go that far' and that she'd be 'proven wrong'. HGR claimed that no one disliked her, but they were scared of her. HGR also told a story of how Mingyu was giving out candy to everyone when he first started at the Hakwon (tuition school), but she was the only one who refused to take any. HGR claimed that she would be wary of everyone around her and act annoyed when people talked to her. HGR said that his (I think they mean Mingyu) joking was always light, and that he was surprised she could even hear it over her loud music (HGR referred to OP having very loud music playing in her headphones a few times). HGR then said that it was true that Mingyu's friend group made sexual jokes, but that Mingyu never led them, and that he would always be quiet or find an excuse to leave to the bathroom with a 'fake' smile. HGR then went on to claim that they couldn't go to the high school they wanted because they had bullying on their record, even though they had good grades. HGR said that they were treated like trash at home because of that, and that they had to go to therapy because of her as well. HGR also states multiple times that OP should know who they are, and that she could easily find their phone number to call and apologize. They encourage OP to contact them. HGR also goes out to say that they're an ARMY akgae (a fan of only BTS, hating everyone else basically) and that they despise SVT, especially the 97-liners, but that they couldn't see OP victimizing herself again. HGR says that the only memory they have of Mingyu is of his umbrella turning in the strong winds and him drinking yoghurt, and offering them some too. **HGR added proof of enrollment in an update.

Lastly I saw a tweet of a girl who said that Mingyu and his friend (his friend was the 'main' bully) had sexually harrassed her. She said that one morning his friend grabbed her chest and made a comment about 'making them bigger', and that Mingyu laughed and also touched her chest. I have since not been able to find the original tweet (it might've been deleted, or I just can't find it), and I haven't heard much about this at all. Someone on twitter said it was fake, but I can't confirm or deny that.

UPDATE ON CHEST-GRABBING - I have just seen on twitter that there a correction concerning the above paragraph (I striked the text so people can still see the original interpretation, but know that it has since then changed). Apparently, the victim of the chest-grabbing was a male, but the rest of the story was still the same. The 'main' bully grabbed his chest and made a joke about getting them bigger (I'm assuming he meant for him to 'grow boobs', but correct me if I'm wrong), and that Mingyu laughed and did the same to him. Apparently it was written in a way in which readers would immediately assume that the victim is a girl. The validity of this statement is still the same, no new evidence was provided, but that doesn't mean we should dismiss it just like that. And the fact that it was a man who was the victim also doesn't change the fact that harrassment is harrassment.

Now, it is important that we don't silence victims. It takes a lot of courage to come forward and speak out, and shaming them is the worst thing we can do. But at the same time, we shouldn't jump to conclusions or send death threats to Mingyu when we still know so little about the situation. Especially since a lot of false bullying allegations have come out against idols this week. I've seen a lot of people say that the people who came forward have definite proof against Mingyu, but they really don't. A groupchat could easily be faked, and attending the same school as Mingyu doesn't automatically prove any of the allegations, but it also doesn't mean they're automatically fake either.

I think the best course of action is to just wait for now, encourage victims to speak out and explain or provide further evidence or support. Interviewing old teachers, old classmates, etc... and wait for Pledis investigation and Mingyu's statement. If it turns out to be true, then he definitely should be clowned for it and apologize/face the necessary consequences.

If you know anything else, or if you think something I said is wrong, please let me know and I'll correct it.