This post serves to compile all Tweets we’ve posted in relation to the incident, as well as cover extra information that we did not at that time. Going forward, we will be referring to Don Mills’ wife as ‘A’ per the SBS Entertainment News interview.
- Last updated 18 July 2022
Trigger Warnings: Sex crime , sexual violence , sexual harassment , suicide , suicidal thoughts , self-harm , cutting
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Don Mills’ wife shares personal Instagram Stories about a certain rapper who had circulated molka/spycam media of his intercourse with women that he had chat up over Instagram private messages
Don Mills’ wife shares that the rapper has apparently apologised to the victim and is considering next steps to take
Don Mills publishes statement regarding the incident
Hello, I’m Don Mills.
I am upset that the content published in articles by several news outlets today have worried my beloved family, my friends and colleagues as well as many other people.
(I/The victim) am/is thankful and sorry for the concern and worry many people have shown, but the victim has received a direct apology and does not wish for this situation to grow bigger (I hear that the victim is in fear due to certain actions by some people, such as trying to search for her social media username). I believe that the victim’s feelings takes top priority at the moment. Therefore, I think it is right that we only help her out per her wishes.
If the victim does not allow so, I believe that we must not further discuss the incident however we like.
Finally, my wife had made her Instagram account private because many articles from news outlets have used her photographs without any form of permission. Please take down all photos of my family.
- Don Mills
Netizens begin to suspect that the rapper mentioned by Don Mills’ wife is Bassagong, find evidence on ‘바퀴달린 입 (Agari Fighters)’
The ‘바퀴달린 입 (Agari Fighters)’ episode in question
Bassagong uploads apology post
I’m sorry for causing trouble. I apologise for my wrongdoings and will reflect upon my actions.
- Bassagong
Don Mills’ wife publishes additional statement
Firstly, the perpetrator and victim ‘A’ had another conversation apart from his apology to her, and want to clarify about certain broadly-used terms out of concern of the perpetrator: 1) He did not circulate these images habitually, 2) it was not a video of sexual intercourse, but image(s) of the victim naked and sleeping where photos of her back, part of her chest, the side of her face were depicted and taken with no consent.
Also, I’d like to say something about the additional tip-off I received via private message which is unrelated to the above incident. The friend of that victim had contacted me after reading my Instagram Story. I do not think that that case is unrelated to the above incident, so I received prior permission and shared the content of our conversation.
However, the (male) perpetrator’s story was not aligned with what the friend of that victim had described. I admit that it was thoughtless of me to publicly share tip-off information without verifying any form of proof.
Also, I shared what I shared on my Instagram Story with consent from victim ‘A’, after she confided in me about what had happened to her while showing me the images.
However, over time there are some people who attempt to find out the identity of the victim, and criticise the victim and me. She is in fear over all of this.
Also, the reason why I made my account private was because there were many news articles from news outlets who used my personal photos without consent.
Victim ‘A’ has received a direct apology from the perpetrator and they had a conversation. She is afraid that this whole incident will blow up bigger and does not wish for that to happen. I believe that it is only right that we stop discussing about this matter after today, and I will stop doing so.
- Don Mills’ Wife
Legit Goons postpone their compilation album release indefinitely, cancels listening session
Bassagong says that he will turn himself in to the police
Once again, I apologise. I deeply apologise to the victim. The victim has expressed that she does not want to press charges, but I think that it is only right to atone for the crime I have committed, so I’m currently at the police station. I will sincerely cooperate with investigations and prevent a repeat incident by repenting for the rest of my life.
- Bassagong
Legit Goons members Jaedal and BLNK publish statements
Hello, I’m Jaedal of Legit Goons. Firstly, in regard to the current situation, I apologise for creating cause for concern to those who support us. 4 years ago, Bassagong took his then-girlfriend on a trip in commemoration of his album release. He took a photo and shared it in the group chat in order to prove that he wasn’t travelling alone, it is definitely a crime to circulate images without prior consent, and that action was thoughtless and irresponsible of Bassagong. I too, feel responsible because I was in that group chat, and I am a fellow teammate to Bassagong, currently, Bassagong is cooperating with police investigations after turning himself in regarding this incident, and it is only just that he is faces legal penalties. And for me, I will sincerely take responsibility to reveal the truth if my cooperation is needed in the investigation.
Bassagong and I have been working together for a long time, and I have respected and loved him as my friend and hyung. Those feelings remain the same in this very moment. I am not defending Bassagong’s mistakes. He has to face the consequences for his wrongdoings. However, I write this post in disappointment that Bassagong’s character and his personal values have been disaffirmed due to falsehoods and speculations unrelated to the case.
I apologise again, that nothing can be further explained in detail as investigations are ongoing, and that we have disappointed Bassagong’s fans and Legit Goons’ fans. Also, above all, I sincerely apologise to the victim who has suffered psychologically for a very long time.
- Jaedal
It feels weird that Legit Goons is getting painted as assholes who watch and circulate molka media, so I am writing this post with honesty. surely those who have cut their interest will not listen to what I have to say, but I will speak with facts only.
That crazy guy (Bassagong) had turned on Instagram Live and was drinking alone when suddenly a female voice was heard. He was flustered and ended the Instagram Live. So people in the group chat began laughing and asking him who he was with. Bassagong then shared a photo of his girlfriend sleeping sideways with the covers on her (it is true that part of her chest and the side of her face were seen). He never does this usually, But I supposed that he was feeling avaricious that day to be playing around and had crossed the line.
Before and after that incident in 2018, there were absolutely no similar photos being circulated in the chatroom - it was simply a group chat where we sent each other lame photos and joked around.
I absolutely do not think that he did a good job sharing the photo - I feel apologetic towards the victim and i plan to fully cooperate in investigations. As a witness, I will submit to the police the full conversation log of the group chat dating from 2018 to present day.
It tears my heart apart that we are currently being denounced as assholes who watch and circulate illegally filmed videos, trivialising all of our work and our attitudes. It is definitely true that this friend, who we began Legit Goons with, has made a mistake. I don’t plan on taking sides here, but one day when he/we have paid the price of the wrongdoings and sufficient time has passed, I will stay right till the very end of Legit Goons even if we become as dirty as a rag and cannot make music. I don’t care if I’m criticised along with a criminal and will put up with it.
I feel like I’m being emotional and I sound like I’m giving excuses so I really didn’t want to post this, but i believe that it is only a matter of time when the entire truth will come to light. So please don’t have foolish thoughts like attempting to identify the victim.
- BLNK
‘Germany Unni’, a woman known to be an acquaintance of the involved parties, exposes the identity of victim ‘A’ to be Don Mills’ wife herself
You’re not doing fine, are you? It’s such a waste that we won’t be able to meet up for a meal along with my boyfriend! Since we’ve known each other for some time, I wrote and deleted this repeatedly, seriously considering if I should post this. But your actions so far have been so horrendous that I decided to go ahead and publish my own thoughts in my very own space. I’m not taking sides, I’m just asking because I’m curious - until when do you plan to pretend that the victim is a younger friend of yours? I totally understand that you couldn’t reveal the fact that the victim is yourself, due to the double standards your placing on the problematic photo of you which you speak of, against the racy photos of yourself on your Instagram account.. Also one more thing I’m curious about - You’re the girl who met Bassagong in the DMs and dated him, right?? And it’s a fact that your own husband was a member of the controversial and dirty group chat you spoke of?
I know what angers you. But it’s not really okay to ruin other people’s lives with what is untrue, no??
When compared to the photos on your feed, it far differs from that photo of yourself sleeping under the covers. With just that one photo, you compared another celebrity to Jung Joon Young and his molka crime. The untrue assisted suicide or whatever, it’s too much of you to have irresponsibly spread unverified information. That’s wrong of you, no? What do you stand to gain by doing all of that?
Of course, rapper Bassagong was in the wrong, and it is only right that he faces the consequences for his mistakes. You looked through your husband’s phone and found that group chat, and if you find that the group chat is a breeding ground for crime, your husband is also an accomplice in my opinion!!
Also, the way you brought up what (the perpetrator) didn’t do and put the blame on (him), spread false information in order to gain support and have people take your side, reiterate that the story wasn’t your own... And then when matters blew up, your “not-my-problem” attitude was also problematic. Don Mills’ statement about being the 3rd party here was also very uncool and weird in my eyes. I think that you should also take responsibility and face consequences for spreading unverified information! How about you come clean and apologise for the lies you said, and speak truthfully even for your own sake?
You out your husband as an accomplice, and I have to protect my man
Don Mills’ wife releases new statement admitting that she is ‘A’, the victim in the incident, and shares her full story
Hello. Out of fear, I couldn’t tell the truth right from the start. I am very sorry for bringing confusion to many people due to my flaws. I pluck up courage to say this. The truth is, I’m actually the victim in this incident which I had initially said happened to a younger friend of mine... I was in a relationship with the perpetrator in 2018. We saw movies together, ate together, kept in touch daily, basically a fling that is common for most people in my opinion. On the day his album was released, we went to the seaside together. He took that very photo on that day, and sent it to a group chat. Honestly, it felt very shameful to have to explain in detail the whole situation and the photograph... But many people are curious, so I will explain. In the motel, I was sleeping on the bed naked with the sheets covering up till my waist. The side of my face, my back, and part of my chests were exposed. And I have identifiable tattoos on my arm(s) and back, so those were exposed too. That means, those who know me would be able to tell that I am the person lying on the bed within the photo that was taken without my permission while I was asleep, and also circulated without my permission. I had a shock, later when I found out the fact that he shared the photo and also the words that he said...
Let me recount about how I found out about the photo. In late 2018, I was dating my husband (Don Mills, then-boyfriend) who was first introduced to me through a friend. He had enlisted in military service and had me hold on to his phone. I was looking through his phone when I discovered that he was in this group chat with more than 10 people, including the perpetrator. I was really surprised, and opened the group chat. And that was when I found that photo of myself, taken on that day, sent to this chatroom. I was immensely shocked, and looked through the entire content of this group chat. However, that group chat had existed for the purpose of typical socialisation. When the photo of me was sent to the chatroom, nobody had replied or reacted to it.
After much consideration, I decided to tell my husband about it. Back then, there were several people in the chatroom and there would be more than tens of new messages daily. My husband had no idea that the photo was sent to that chatroom. He only found out after I showed it to him, and we’ve been living in torment since then.
I was really afraid, wondering how to handle all of this... Wondering if I could continue my relationship with my husband back then. I couldn’t make a (police) report in fear of getting my identity exposed, having to take part in investigations and having my husband’s friends and colleagues finding out about what happened. I couldn’t do it - in fear that my husband and his friends would have to suffer for simply being a user inside that group chat when they might’ve had no idea that the perpetrator shared such a photo and did not react in any way to it. After so many days spent thinking about what to do, I decided not to report it (to the police). My husband also exited the chatroom without a single word.
I felt so ashamed that my husband had to find out about such a photo of me and what that situation was, in all bareness. I was tormented by the thought that my husband’s friends knew about this... In that time, I was in so much pain that I had attempted to do something I shouldn’t have (suicide) two times. Back then, my husband assured my psychologically-struggling self that I was not alone and none of this was my fault, and then took me to the district office to register our marriage...
After that, I was afraid that the perpetrator would tell my husband’s friends about it. Because of the fact that they all know each other well, I told my husband to act like he doesn’t know just in case other people begin to think of him weirdly. I was so scared and always had to read the room whenever I met with my husband’s friends, because I didn’t know who was and wasn’t aware about what happened... However, my husband and I were in a living hell, pretending to know nothing and acting like nothing happened...
In that time, roughly 1 year ago - I heard that the perpetrator had told other people about what happened. It felt like as if my whole world had collapsed... My husband decided to tell the perpetrator that we knew about the truth, and asked that he stop talking about the incident anywhere. The perpetrator told my husband that he had wanted to apologise to me in person, but my husband replied that I didn’t want to meet him so he’d only convey his apologies to me.
With that, I had really thought the perpetrator would live the rest of his life feeling apologetic towards me... However, he appeared on publicly available shows, saying that he easily finds girls to date via dms, asking someone why they’d leave the DM function to waste, and when asked what he’d do if his ex-girlfriend and his friend had begun dating, he said that he’d tell his friend that he had a sexual relationship with her... Seeing the way he spoke with absolutely no guilty conscience while knowing that my husband and I could very well be watching, all of my pent-up sadness had exploded... If only he had felt even an ounce of guilt towards us... If only he knew how much pain I had been through, could he still have said all of that... Till I could no longer endure it any further, I decided to post what I did...
After my initial post, I had received DMs from people who have alleged that they were victims, or friends of victims who have passed on... These messages were not from one user but from several users, not from throwaway accounts (i.e. accounts with default profile photo) but from real accounts. (Regarding the DM conversation that she had posted,) I asked about their situation, received consent to post about their story after redacting the perpetrator’s name. I hoped that it would deter the perpetrator from saying more of what he said per the above, to stop him from hurting anyone else again...
I spoke to them (those who sent her DMs), and asked the perpetrator about what I heard from them. However, the perpetrator had stated that what they said were not true, and that he had never seen such a video, much less watch it with anyone. The perpetrator and the friend of the late victim had differing accounts. It was very careless of me to have posted about a story that I could not judge (if true or false). I am very sorry...
I was truly afraid that my identity would be exposed. As someone who looked through all of the group chat’s chat logs, I did not want to hurt the other people in the group chat for it is true that the chatroom was not used for sharing those (spycam) photos and videos, and most of the people in the chatroom did not respond or react to what was being shared inside.
Had that chatroom been used for such a purpose, obviously I wouldn’t have married my husband...
But, the “bystanders” I had mentioned in my earlier post, which I uploaded out of anger, was not referring to the rest of the people in the chatroom. I was referring to this person, a friend of the perpetrator, who contacted my husband in an attempt to conciliate...
My husband embraces me and shows me love whenever I have a very hard time and want to end my life, despite seeing such an embarrassing photo of me. My husband’s friends too, always treat me with warmth and cherish me. I really do not wish that they get hurt.
The perpetrator has turned himself in to the police, so an investigation is ongoing. It will eventually be revealed through investigations that the chatroom was truly not used for that purpose (the circulation of spycam photos and videos), and the perpetrator alone simply decided to send that photo to the chatroom. I am afraid that someone would doubt this fact. Please don’t target the others for simply being inside the group chat...
I believe that there will be people who are angered by my lacking and careless actions, and cannot understand me... I think, those bitter feelings that I couldn’t open up to anyone about and painfully struggled for some years, had finally exploded upon learning about what that guy had said. I should have addressed the whole issue in a more mature manner, but I was so scared about revealing the truth that I approached it all in that way... This is my personal account, so I never thought that the story would end up in news articles. It wasn’t my intent to expose the identity of the perpetrator - I simply wanted to give him a warning... I just wanted to tell him that I’ve wanted to end my life because of him, that my husband and I are frequently tormented because of him, that he should not forget about everything that has happened...
I feel so agonised because I think I’ve greatly harmed my beloved husband’s friends, outside of my intentions... I ask all of those currently reading this to consider my feelings and refrain from misunderstanding the other involved parties and view in a bad light, apart from the perpetrator...
In my case, I have to keep living with my identity of the victim being exposed along with all of my photos already spread around in articles, Instagram and YouTube... And so please, I ask that all actual photos of me that were not blurred out are to be taken down. Also, there are those who draw from their imagination the degree of exposure within that photo and share it online, those who send me messages or write comments saying that I deserve to be raped, that I’m a whore, a slut... Please stop.... I want to thank the people who have compiled those things in pdf files and have shared them with me, and the people who rooted for me and wished that I would stop hurting even when they didn’t know that I was in fact the victim...
Over the past few days, my husband and I were in so much fear, feeling like only the two of us were left in the world... I am very much lacking as a person, and have lived my life making mistakes and reflecting on them... If by any chance I made a mistake, I believe that it is mutually exclusive to the fact that I am a victim of sexual crime...
While I was writing this post, it seems like a mutual acquaintance who knows both me and the perpetrator has uploaded a post... She says that I couldn’t admit that I was the victim due to the fact that I dress racily in my (Instagram) photos... Me taking photos of myself dressed in a bikini or a pair of leggings and sharing it to instagram, and (the perpetrator) taking a photo of me sleeping naked on the bed which I did not consent to. Are they the same thing...? I desperately hope that she truly wrote all of that out of a misunderstanding... Please stop inflicting more pain on me already... Please...
I ended up writing so much about what happened some time ago, and I thank you for reading all of it... I apologise for the messy post that I wrote while bewildered and fearful... Also... I will talk to the police about more details that I cannot talk about in this post. I really apologise for my lacking self...
Also, I ask for one more favour. Even my parents have found out about the fact that I am the victim... If you really have to make sexual remarks and criticise me... Please send me personal DMs instead of writing them in an open way like in comments... My father has terminal cancer, and only looks at his phone all day long in the nursing hospital... Please, I beg you...
- ‘A’
Superjam Records CEO Lee Ha-neul makes statement on Instagram Live
(Yes, that is Lee Ha-neul of DJ DOC)Nonverbatim summary lifted from FMKorea
He thought that everything had concluded when (Bassagong) made a formal apology (to ‘A’) one year ago.
Don Mills was also present, and both parties arrived at an settlement, so he says that he has no idea why (‘A’) is going so far.
Bassagong had already apologised sincerely 4 to 5 times and he guaranteed that he’d take all of the criticism, so he asked for (‘A’) to keep his friends out of trouble.
(Bassagong) had made all those apologies so he couldn’t understand why (‘A’) is resurfacing this issue, much less understand Don Mills’ attitude.
“I’ll be honest - We also have a playing card (to ‘A’s disadvantage) in our possession. The opposing side is determined to “kill” (i.e. to end someone’s career) our artists, and we are also capable of putting up a fight against them by starting a war of public opinion and making this a dirty mud fight. But we choose not to do so. Because it’ll only make everyone suffer and die. We don’t want to go too far, and we don’t want everyone to be dragged in and inflict even more pain. The result of that will only be a deathmatch.”
He says that what Bassagong said on ‘바퀴달린 입 (Agari Fighters)’ was not in reference to ‘A’, and he was simply answering the question given that sort of situation. It was definitely not said in reference to ‘A’.
He says that (Legit Goons) had worked hard for the past 10 years and only began making actual profit with music lately, so he feels disappointed that (‘A’) has decided to take things so far.
OP’s note: Lee Ha-neul has expressed that the whole situation is regrettable, but he did not condone Bassagong’s actions or shield him.
- Lee Ha-neul
Lee Ha-neul makes additional statement on Instagram Live to clear up what he said previously
There’s a lot that I want to say, but I’m going to save it for now. What I say wouldn’t even matter because the current situation will only get labelled as “molka chatroom” or “Nth room”. I can’t even attempt to explain as much as I’d like to reveal everything, but there are people who don’t want that to happen so I chose to stay silent.
The chatroom involving artists from our music label is not a chatroom created for such a purpose. It’s not right to attempt to “kill” them by making it sound like they did something, when they didn’t do it at all. Committing violence, in all of its forms, is not right. That is obvious. One should pay for their sins.
I’m not shielding them thinking that the law is easy to game. However it is not fair to, for example, say that someone threw a punch (at somebody) = they tried to “kill” somebody. Of course, one should pay for their sins. But isn’t she trying to “kill” them by framing the whole issue to be (as serious as) “molka chatroom” or “Nth room” by talking about suicide and whatever that didn’t happen? I believe that it is not the right thing to do.
The Korean feminists have stigmatised me and made me a target for attack, so I am speaking carefully. What (Bassagong) did was wrong, but whether or not framing the issue to be something that did not even happen is right or not - I believe that it’s not right.
One or two issues, they are just mistakes. But when it becomes like, eight different issues and adding things that never happened to top it off - Nobody can do anything about it, because people will only call them excuses. We can’t even to admit to one mistake and deny the rest because it will only look weird, and we can only take all of the blame and live with it. That’s an extremely cruel act.
At this point in time we should stop inflicting pain on both sides and mend the wounds. So why are the Korean feminists further exacerbating this issue, framing this incident as a “gender war”, “hatred for men”, “hatred for women” “molka chatroom” or “Nth room”? I don’t think it’s right to “kill” someone.
Bassagong admits to his wrongdoings. He went to the police on his own accord to pay for his sins. We can only watch and see for now, see if he does so. However, I hope that no other families and nobody else will be hurt because of what he didn’t even do. I hope that they stop. I’m not trying to take Bassagong’s side.
- Lee Ha-neul
(The rest is about him criticising the media and reporters)