News ALD1’s Kim Geonwoo Faces Multiple Abuse Allegations from Broadcasting Staff (1 Viewer)

[centen]

Source: https://kpopnewswire.com/ald1s-kim-geonwoo-faces-multiple-abuse-allegations-from-broadcasting-staff/

And two more that cover the same topics but one covers the first incident and the other covers additional reactions/details of other incidents:

Rookie Male Idol Gets Accused Of Verbally Abusing MBC's Female Staff Member

A viral post accusing a rookie male idol's problematic behavior on set has taken online communities by storm.

www.koreaboo.com

Multiple industry insiders come forward to 'testify' in rumored conflict between staff of KBS2's 'Idol 1N2D' and ALPHA DRIVE ONE's Kim Geon Woo

Following yesterday's accusations of verbal insults and overall "bad character" allegations, new rumors have surfaced surrounding…

www.allkpop.com

Quoting from the second source:

The post, originally published a month ago, began by noting that OP’s daughter had been hired as a contract floor director at MBC two years ago. A week before writing the post, she received a call from her daughter, who broke down into tears over the phone, saying she wanted to die. When the parents rushed to her side, she told them that she had been hurt by a celebrity.

The OP avoided naming anyone, stating that she didn’t want her daughter to face retaliation because the idol was under a large corporation. She then claimed that while working with a boy group, her daughter was giving instructions to the members, and one of them responded saying, “F*ck, why is that fat b*tch talking so much?” The mother mentioned that the idol probably thought her daughter couldn’t hear him, but she did. Even as the filming resumed, the idol allegedly kept glaring at her, scanning her body with disdain, and even berated her rudely when a prop malfunctioned.

Though the post didn’t name anyone, the OP mentioned that the idol was part of a group created through a survival show on tvN or Mnet. Finally, she claimed that the accused was a 24-year-old idol named “Kim.”

As the story spread across online platforms, an individual believed to be the victim came forward and named the accused as ALPHA DRIVE ONE‘s Kim Geonwoo. She also provided images of her work desk and a weekly filming schedule as “evidence” that she is currently working at MBC. Talking about Geonwoo, she described him as having “horrible character,” but she didn’t provide any further details.

Quoting from the third source:

While a floor director at MBC attested to the alleged verbal insults she experienced working with ALD1 earlier on February 13 KST, multiple other industry insiders have now come forward to "testify" about another incident.

First, according to an online community user who "verified" that they were a stylist in the entertainment industry, the so-called "Idol 1N2D incident" is already a well-known story among the insiders. They said,

"He apparently had a bad attitude even before the filming started. From what I heard, he was discontent about something during the setup stage for the filming. Then, when the filming started, the staff gave them instructions for something. Without realizing that his mic was on and so everyone could hear him, Kim Geon Woo said out loud, 'Okay what the f*** do they want us to do. They're saying a bunch of s***.' Literally everyone on the crew heard him, and they all went quiet.. I heard they completely stopped the filming for a while after that. Their managers then had to practically beg in apology. The head manager too. It got reported to the higher ups so I'm pretty certain everyone in the entertainment branch at KBS knows about it."

Another online community user who "verified" their status as an employee at SBS through the professional community 'Blind' wrote:

"1. If you asked me if this guy were good or evil, I'd say on the evil side.

2. He pretty much glowers at every person he meets. He doesn't seem to have any interest in acting with some manners in front people.

3. It's true that the broadcasting stations are unofficially 'red flagging' him. I heard this from someone else, but apparently everyone in the industry does know about the '1N2D' incident. My co-worker said that the mood was killed completely when everyone heard him swearing through his microphone. It was the kind of thing that was unheard of for rookie idols in this scene."

Still, another online user claiming to be an employee in the Entertainment Planning and Production division at MBC said,

"When you're working in Sangnam, it's not uncommon to encounter rude K-Pop idols. But this guy is the first rookie to act this bold and entitled. For weeks, he never greeted any staff. A young intern greeted the group in the elevator and he just ignored it. Far from returning the greeting in all that time that he was in the elevator, Kim Geon Woo wouldn't even help out by carrying luggage or items and stuff life that. (Younghoon from The Boyz was super good at this kind of thing, helping the interns.)"

In light of the ongoing accusations, many fans are revisiting the episode of KBS2's 'Idol 1N2D' featuring ALD1. Notably, some raised the claims that the episodes featuring ALD1 were "much shorter than typical episode with other idol guest" and that unlike other idol guests who were treated to meals paid for by the staff by the end of the filming, ALD1's 2-week episodes concluded with no celebratory meal time.

 

[centen]

This is wild, if true. ALD1 like JUST debuted.

 

[TrinityJade]

If this is true he's got some nerve, his whole group is going to canceled atp

 

[eclipsoul]

mess... idk them but being rude to people just doing their job is such a low move. also it's dumb as fuck on his part because other members will also suffer from the backlash even if they're not assholes to staff workers like him. another situation which shows that we'll never know what these celebs are all like irl.

 

[BlingyBlinger]

Didn't he have a personality scandal predebut during bp2 as well?

 

[centen]

Didn't he have a personality scandal predebut during bp2 as well?

Yes, for bullying the other trainees.

 

[lexus]

I don't want to say whether he's guilty or not until the truth is revealed, but I've still been wary of him because of scandal from BP2. Guess we will have to wait and see what happens

 

[sooya_]

This is wild, if true. ALD1 like JUST debuted.

I do wish this isn't true

 

[sooya_]

Oh, the chaos