According to Channel A news on the 20th, Kwon Mina, a former member of the girl group AOA, is currently under police investigation after being scammed while working as an anonymous chat service operator.

Reportedly, Kwon Mina started working in the chat service, where men enter a chat room and female operators provide conversation in exchange for "gift" points that can be converted into cash, after being promised a high income on the 6th of this month.

Within a day, she received points worth 8 million won and requested to exchange them for cash, but the company demanded additional payments six times, claiming that she needed to upgrade her account to perform the transaction.

Furthermore, the company reportedly blackmailed Kwon Mina using personal information, including pictures of her legs that she sent to a customer, after learning that she was a former idol.

Currently, there are additional victims besides Kwon Mina, and the Seoul Yongsan Police Station is investigating the case.

Kwon Mina participated in an interview hoping that no more victims will fall prey to this scam.

Recently, Kwon Mina admitted on social media that she was scammed for 50 million won through a similar chat service. She also tried to find other victims who had suffered similar scams.

In addition to this incident, Kwon Mina was embroiled in controversy after revealing that she had suffered harassment from fellow AOA member Jimin after leaving the group in 2019.

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BLACKPINK’s Jisoo shared a surprising story from her trainee days!

On January 29, the latest episode of Dex’s Fridge Interview was released on YouTube. During the chat, Dex asked Jisoo if she ever rebelled or broke the rules as a trainee. She confidently replied, “Not at all. The only rebellion I had as a trainee was eating.”

Dex then jokingly imitated her younger self, saying, “I’m perfect, so why are they telling me not to eat? I’m going to eat tteokbokki!”

Jisoo laughed and admitted, “Actually, I was really chubby back then. They kept telling me to lose weight, but I always said, ‘No, I need to eat. I like myself chubby.’”

She even recalled a moment with YG Entertainment’s founder, Yang Hyun Suk:
“The boss told me to lose weight, and I responded like that. He just walked away, thinking, ‘She’s a weird one.’ I literally said, ‘No! I like myself chubby!’”

Jisoo then revealed that after she debuted, she naturally lost weight. She added, “Later, after I debuted and naturally lost weight, he was like, ‘You didn’t lose weight when I told you to, but now that you debuted, you did.’”

Fans are loving Jisoo’s confidence and honesty! Meanwhile, her full interview on Dex’s Fridge Interview is now available on YouTube.

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