Ex-MADEIN member Gaeun’s social media activity has raised questions about her relationship with her former groupmates.
Gaeun officially left MADEIN on November 28 after she accused the CEO of 143 Entertainment of sexually assaulting her. After the departure announcement, she unfollowed the official MADEIN social media account, along with that of her former agency. However, she was still following her group members.
gaeun has regained full control of her own instagram account as she unfollowed both the ceo and the official madein account but not the members please go over there to show support and shower her with love pic.twitter.com/JokzBeUvFx
— ana (@passiontopia) November 28, 2024
A few days after Gaeun’s departure, she and the Japanese members of the group unfollowed one another, except Mashiro. Though it is uncertain which side unfollowed first, many fans were concerned that the Japanese members, who live far away from home, might have been pressurized by the label.
realizing the members that unfollowed gaeun are the foreign members makes me even more sick…who knows what dm could be doing to them bc theyre literally far away from their homes and families.
please keep talking about madein, this is genuinely so dangerous.#BOYCOTT143ENT https://t.co/dHmUGw9ZPM
— laire¹ (@ily2seo) December 8, 2024
But the situation grew more concerning for fans after most MADEIN members unfollowed all accounts on Instagram, bringing their “following” count to zero. MiU was the only member who didn’t follow suit. At this point, Gaeun was still following Mashiro, Yeseo, and Suhye, but she soon unfollowed Suhye.
all madein girls have either unfollowed or hidden their following list pic.twitter.com/CHwc7845jM
— ProtectGaeun (@ProtectGaeun) December 8, 2024
Update – Suhye has been unfollowed by Gaeun
MADEIN IS SEVEN#BOYCOTT143ENT#JUSTICEFORGAEUN#이용학퇴탈해라 https://t.co/TMKNMrCSjF
— kat 🥟 JUSTICE FOR GAEUN (@crawii) December 10, 2024
MiU, on the other hand, unfollowed Gaeun but has continued to follow the rest of MADEIN members, raising doubts about whether the social media unfollows were really done under company pressure.
All the MADEIN members’ social media activities have sparked apprehension about their current relationship and whether the existing members are under any unfair pressure from the company. Meanwhile, 143 Entertainment has denied the accusations of sexual assault, vowing to disclose evidence “if necessary.” Read more about it here.
