On July 5th, the media outlet revealed statements from 20 informants, two former teachers and eighteen former classmates. One of his high school classmate said, ŌĆ£There may have been a group of people that thought a certain group at school were bulliesŌĆØ but pointed out that ŌĆ£Nam Joo Hyuk was not part of that group.ŌĆØ Another former classmate commented, ŌĆ£Joo Hyuk is not the person who would bully someone. He liked playing sports and did not take a joke seriously.ŌĆØ One of his former homeroom teachers shared, ŌĆ£He was the type of student that would tell the others ŌĆśHey guys, letŌĆÖs quiet down.ŌĆÖ He was the one who would mediate when there was a fight,ŌĆØ implying that the actor was never a bully to anyone. All the interviewees stated that the actor has been falsely accused, explaining that he was not in any ways involved in purchasing in-game items using his homeroom teacherŌĆÖs phone. Another classmate of his remarked, ŌĆ£Although we played rough and tumble back in school, I do not remember him forcing his friends to physically fight with someone against their will.ŌĆØ Another former schoolmate chimed in, ŌĆ£All the claims are false. I have never heard that he bullied anyone. I really do not get why people make these false claims. How could he possibly prove his innocence when people believe groundless claims like this?ŌĆØ Source (1)
