[theqoo] JUICE SEYEON CLARIFIES IN A LIVESTREAM "BANG SIHYUK IS SWEET, HE ACCOMPANIED ME TO THE AMERICAN RESTAURANT"

"Juice Seyeon Clarifies in Live Stream: 'Sweet Bang Si-hyuk Accompanied Us to a U.S. Restaurant'

Afreeca female streamer BJ Juice Seyeon (24, real name In Seyeon) held her first live stream following the controversy involving HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk (52).

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On August 8th, Juice Seyeon was seen with Bang Si-hyuk in a street video from Beverly Hills, USA, which created a buzz. The video showed Bang Si-hyuk crossing the street with two Korean women. When it was revealed that one of them was Juice Seyeon, netizens began to speculate about their relationship. The controversy was further fueled by HYBE's request to remove posts related to the issue, citing privacy invasion.

The speculation even led to rumors of a romantic relationship between Juice Seyeon and Bang Si-hyuk, despite their 28-year age difference. HYBE explained, "Bang Si-hyuk accidentally met one of the two women, who was a friend, at a gathering and gave advice on how to deal with an impersonator. Later, when they visited LA, he helped with reservations and guided them to tourist spots and restaurants."

Juice Seyeon, who had been silent and avoided comments on social media, announced a live stream on the 11th. During the stream, she introduced herself as “World Star Juice Seyeon” and addressed her connection with Bang Si-hyuk. She revealed that she had received a DM from an HYBE impersonator and that Bang Si-hyuk was acquainted with her older sister. Juice Seyeon explained that they didn’t meet by chance in LA but that she had asked Bang Si-hyuk for help with hard-to-get restaurant reservations.

"How can you meet by chance in the U.S., you have a face (recognition disorder)!" said Juice Seyeon clarifying that they did not meet by chance, "You may misunderstand, but I was asking my sister and the chairman for a restaurant. There's a restaurant in LA that's really hard to get a reservation at, but the chairman was willing to help me because there was an impersonator case last year. He told me that if I accompanied him, I could get a reservation, so I asked him because I wanted to go there so badly. He was happy to accompany me and guide me. The woman in the street photo that Bang Si-hyuk took a picture of me but my sister. I saw it on the Internet," she said, "and I was so sick that day that I had to go to the bathroom and Chairman Bang, who is very sweet, took a picture. I went to the bathroom and didn't realize it. That photo wasn't me."

Juice Seyeon also debunked rumors about being a VIP at a casino, laughing and stating, "I have nothing to do with it and don’t know how to gamble." She reflected on how she became famous from just a crosswalk photo and felt it was funny. "I felt like a celebrity, even though I’m not one. I was nervous, but also grateful. I think everyone in Korea knows me now," she said. She also mentioned that the video of her hopping around was actually taken by her sister, not Bang Si-hyuk.

Concluding the live stream, Juice Seyeon jokingly asked for more Netflix views as a celebratory gesture for her newfound fame and danced excitedly.

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