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Is Cube trying to erase Soojin from (G)I-DLE? Fans shocked singer's posts not on UCube

Soojin was made to leave her group (G)I-DLE after she was involved in a bullying scandal

K-pop idol Soojin might have left her group (G)I-DLE, but fans haven’t forgotten her. In the first half of 2021, several alleged trolls targeted K-pop idols for school violence and bullying. While many recovered as they debunked the rumors, the way Soojin’s agency, Cube Entertainment handled her case has made fans angry. After the idol herself claimed that the rumors were false and pointed out loopholes in the accusations, she was put on hiatus.

Neverlands, fans of (G)I-DLE hoped that Cube put her on hiatus so that they could investigate and clear Soojin’s name so as to not face further backlash from the general public. In South Korea, bullying is extremely harmful and so locals turn their backs on anyone who is even accused of bullying whether it is true or false. But instead of resolving Soojin’s situation, she was made to leave her group which has had fans trending on Twitter as they ask for an explanation.

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Cube erases Soojin from (G)I-DLE content

Some fans even claimed that Cube had no intention of looking into the matter and were set on firing her in March 2021 itself when Soojin went on hiatus. And now it seems that the agency is gradually erasing her from (G)I-DLE’s content. Shocked fans noticed that her name was getting blurred out from some vlogs and her posts were being taken down from UCUBE, Cube’s platform where their artists can interact with fans.

Fans trended several phrases like ‘Soojin comeback home’ and ‘#6IDLEXPNATION’ as they demanded an explanation from Cube. Due to rumors, whether true or false, several idols do end up leaving their groups. But a majority of the agencies do not erase their past content as the idol was a part of the group’s history. It should also be noted that idols themselves are allowed to explain why they are leaving or the agency gives a reasonable statement to placate fans. But that hasn’t been the case in Soojin’s situation.

Neverlands have been trending several hashtags on social media in hopes that Cube notices them and gives them an explanation. Some even hope that Soojin sees her fans fighting for her and does not give up. One of the biggest examples can be seen with former Monsta X member Wonho who believes that he could only come back as a soloist thanks to the worldwide support he got from fans who trended for him day and night for several months.

‘They’ll never be able to erase her’

Soojin’s fans went on to put up posts like, “Cube can erase every single content related to soojin but they'll never be able to erase her completely, because someone like soojin you cannot find anywhere. she'll always be one of the 4th gen leaders,” “I hope someone is keeping receipts of all these tags nevies trend cz I need to show these to Soojin when she cbs. She needs to know we never stopped caring and we'll never will. SOOJIN COMEBACK HOME,” and “We won't forget about Soojin and we want Justice for her, she deserves it as it was Cube's job and they didn't do the least thing which was to take care of the company's idols.” Another fan pointed out, “Cant believe @cubeunited is going through all this trouble to erase Soojin because of something that happened when she was 12-13.Especially when most allegations have been debunked.”