Woman denies affair with Yang Hong-won and claims extortion

A woman who accompanied rapper Yang Hong-won to a motel has filed criminal charges against whistleblower B, alleging the individual attempted to extort money through threats. The woman and Yang Hong-won's agency, AP Alchemy, both deny the affair allegations that surfaced following the couple's wedding on the 18th.

The allegations of an affair involving rapper Yang Hong-won have entered a new phase. A woman, referred to as A, who accompanied Yang Hong-won to a motel, has released a statement directly refuting the claims made by whistleblower B. A asserted that there were no romantic actions between her and Yang Hong-won, and instead claimed that B attempted to extort money from her through threats. Her position aligns with the previous explanation provided by Yang Hong-won's agency, as the controversy expands into a confrontation between conflicting claims from the involved parties.

On the 24th, A released a statement via her personal account regarding the controversy surrounding her. "The whistleblower's claims are very different from the facts I experienced and remember," she stated. "The whistleblower threatened me while demanding money, and when I did not provide it, they exposed the situation. I have now filed criminal charges." This account matches the claims previously made by AP Alchemy, the agency representing Yang Hong-won.

A explained that the sequence of events, from the drinking session to entering the motel, also differs from B's claims. "The circumstances of the drinking session in the whistleblower's claim are different, and it was only in the morning that they asked me to briefly leave the spot," she said. She further claimed that she had never met Yang Hong-won before, and that B had repeatedly pressured her to follow Yang Hong-won to the motel, eventually saying they would contact her later.

According to A, while Yang Hong-won appeared somewhat uncomfortable at the time, he was intoxicated, and she followed him because she believed B's word that they would contact her soon. "Truly, nothing happened; he slept on the bed and I slept on the floor immediately," she emphasized. Her point was that interpreting the fact that they were in a motel together as an inappropriate relationship is contrary to the truth.

A appealed that she is also a victim in this controversy. She claimed that during the process of being extorted for money, she realized the situation had been planned to extract funds and that she had been used. She expressed her distress, stating that her face and personal information have been disclosed, causing suffering even to her family. "I regret making a wrong judgment due to intoxication, and I am very flustered and having a hard time with my personal information being circulated," she lamented, requesting help so the controversy can conclude quickly and she can return to her daily life.

To support her claims, A released screenshots of a conversation that appears to be with B. In the revealed dialogue, A confronts the individual, saying, "So this is extortion? You told him to stay with that unnie and go, so this was all planned?" To this, B replied, "Tell people that the person who was with you told you to leave and say 'we went to a motel together.' Who would say, 'Ah, I see'? Do you want to settle this cleanly with 50 [units of currency]?" While this conversation was presented as evidence of the monetary demands and threats alleged by A, the full context and specific facts of the conversation require separate verification.

The controversy began on the 23rd when B raised suspicions regarding Yang Hong-won's private life through a personal account. B claimed, "A newlywed groom went to a motel with a woman," alleging that Yang Hong-won visited an accommodation with another woman approximately 3 to 4 weeks before his wedding. The suspicions spread as B released call logs with Yang Hong-won and messages allegedly sent to his wife, Won Hyeon-ju.

AP Alchemy, Yang Hong-won's agency, denied the affair allegations in an official statement on the day the suspicions were raised. The agency claimed that the materials released by B were edited to distort the facts and that there was extortion during the process of demanding money. They also stated that the woman mentioned alongside Yang Hong-won is also a victim of this incident, and that both parties have initiated legal action against B.

The agency explained that Yang Hong-won fell asleep immediately after entering the room and that no romantic actions occurred between the two. They claimed that after Yang Hong-won fell asleep, A requested help from B due to concerns that physical contact while trying to wake him might be misunderstood, after which she returned home with B. However, this is the agency's explanation, and the facts regarding the suspicions raised by whistleblower B have not all been verified.

Yang Hong-won and model Won Hyeon-ju, who have been dating since 2017, became a married couple after registering their marriage in 2023. They welcomed a daughter the following November, and held a wedding on the 18th. The impact of the private life allegations, which surfaced immediately after they began their married life, is growing as the parties involved, the agency, and the accompanying woman have all released statements. As the claims of both sides conflict, key issues, including whether there were monetary demands and extortion, are expected to be confirmed through future investigations and additional evidence.

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