MADEIN’s Member’s Hiatus and Past Comments About CEO Resurface Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
On November 22, “Incident Manager” aired claims that a member of a multinational girl group, which debuted in September, was sexually harassed by her agency’s co-CEO and founder. The broadcast featured MADEIN’s stage performance on M Countdown.
MADEIN originally debuted under the name LimeLight with a three-member line-up of MiU, Suhye, and Gaeun. The group announced their rearrangement in 2024 under the new name with four new members, adding former Kep1er members Mashiro and Kang Yeseo, and Produce 101 Japan The Girls contestants Serina Saito and Nagomi Abe.
On November 11, Gaeun announced a hiatus due to health issues. On the same day, 143 Entertainment shared on its official SNS that Gaeun had been advised by medical professionals to rest and recover. MADEIN has since continued as a six-member group.
Following her announcement, Gaeun deleted all her Instagram posts and unfollowed the CEO and executive producer on the platform.
Meanwhile, past comments by MiU expressing dissatisfaction with the CEO have resurfaced. In an October 2022 YouTube video titled “Chuseok Special ‘Songmakase’ Mukbang & Idol Gossiping About Their Agency (Feat. iKON Yunhyeong & LIMELIGHT)”, MiU, Suhye, and Gaeun appeared as guests.
During the episode, while enjoying food prepared by Yunhyeong, he asked MiU if there were any suggestions for improvement, humorously noting her long commute might inspire ideas. MiU replied, “I wish there were fewer confessions.”
Surprised, Yunhyeong questioned, “Confessions? What kind of confessions?” MiU elaborated, “The CEO often says things like, ‘MiU-chan, you know I adore you,’ but hearing it daily is too much. I’d prefer it to be reduced to once a year.”
Gaeun jokingly responded, “Isn’t that cutting back too much?” Yunhyeong then suggested, “Why not tell the CEO, ‘Please express your love only once a year,’” to which MiU firmly agreed, “A yearly ‘daisuki’ promise.”
Source: Nate