Article: [Comprehensive] Cho Byeong-gyu under suspicion of school abuse
Source: 10 Asia
Actor Cho Byeong-gyu is also under suspicion of being a school bully.
On the 16th, a netizen posted an article on an online community titled "I was a victim of Cho Byeong-gyu's school violence" and claimed to have attended school in New Zealand with the actor.
A stated, "First off I want to say that I'm not sure what kind of benefits I would gain if I was lying by manipulating contents in this post. I first learned Cho Byeong-gyu became an actor after JTBC 'Sky Castle' broadcast. The contents in katalk are what we shared after Sky Castle aired. The rest of the pictures of records of my attendance at WBHS (West lake Boys High)in New Zealand the same year as Byeong-gyu."
"Around the same time Sky Castle was airing in April 30, 2019, I got a call from a friend asking "Cho Byeong-gyu became a celebrity? He's become quite famous since he was able to come on Sky Castle. That's when I found out the school violence rumors were going around. But since there was no concrete evidence the agency kept suing me so the story got buried. The only reason I'm writing this now is because I want him to acknowledge the school violence and sincerely apologize. I don't want to fight. Just apologize to the victims once. At that time, I searched up "school bully" on Naver and Cho Byeong-gyu's name came up but it looks like it got covered up again. The only pitiful ones are the victims."
"Anyway here's the story. When I was 16, I went to New Zealand alone to study English. When I first got there my plan was to spend the first year working hard, I wanted to try to get along with my foreign friends more over my Korean friends. I went to school quietly for about a week when one a day, I saw this kid for the first time, it was Cho Byeong-gyu. I was leaving after class when he started talking to me. He was wearing tight pants and had dyed hair and kept talking to me like he wanted to fight. I didn't like what he said so I just kept quiet and walked off. One day, due to conflicting schedules, I was eating alone when two Korean kids who gave off bad vibes that I'd never seen before came to me and I said "what?" I followed them without thought and there were about 30 people? I think 3/4 of them were hyungs [older]."
"All of a sudden, they surrounded me and cursed me to my face. I got so angry over it and reported it to the Korean International Student office. I even talked to the manager there who told my parents and my homestay aunt and called over Byeong-gyu and talked to him. The manager told me to just try to get along with him and they will take action according to school rules if it happened again in the future. When my homestay aunt heard about what happened from the manager, she contacted my parents in Korea and they got worried because they had sent me overseas alone. I was worried too because I came to study not get cursed at. If this was how it was beginning, how was the rest of the year going to go? It was a terrible day."
"Cho Byeong-gyu also made obscene jokes, insulted the teachers, and even talked to his friends about smoking marijuana."
"I'll always remember him as this dirty kid in my memories but he has since then become a celebrity. His agency has blocked everything and all the victims seem to be buried. I also put up with it because I have manners and didn't want to get called up and insulted again."
"What I wrote here isn't as bad compared to what other victims suffered so its unfortunate that the cases have been buried. I posted this because of his hypocritical behavior after his appearance on my favorite Yoo Jae-suk program. I didn't know there would be so many comments over this."
"I have proof we attended the same grade, proof of my homestay and that my parents contacted me over it. There are lots of witnesses to his bullying too. I'm not worried about the complaint. I just want him to live try living confidently after admitting what he did in the past. Byung-gyu, you just have to apologize. Anyway, in conclusion, he didn't physically bully me. It was just verbal violence."
- [+703, -118] From this point on...he's been
- [+560, -44] I heard that he was close to Lee Jong-hyun and they lived in the same house.
- [+458, -321] Guys, let's just stay neutral, don't believe everything unconditionally. Trust me, these articles come out a lot. Honestly, it's hard to believe this only going off the fact that they attended the same school. If this was reversed, he would be suing too if he didn't have concrete evidence.
- [+296, -42] Cho Byeong-gyu...ever since his rumors with women...he comes off a bit...cheap
- [+258, -56] Honestly, you're a bit cheap, Byung-gyu oppa..
- [+174, -38] I really want to believe this...but its...is he sure didn't exaggerate a bit when he said 30 people were there? So all 30 listened to Cho Byeong-gyu to come after him? He's seriously that bad of an iljin? Is this guy writing a manga? I was honestly lost at first when he was kept talking about Sky Castle in the beginning..
- [+147, -39] So, in summary, he's alleging that Byeong-gyu cursed him out and he let it go and the only evidence he has is a graduation album and proof they went to the same school? How is that enough evidence? This post is too ambiguous to prove he was a victim of school violence.
- [+134, -1] Hul~if this is real then...daebak!...I'm getting goosebumps.
