Honestly, I started to believe that Garam's controversy probably just for publicity

Hybe is not that stupid to create publicity like that, of all issues they thought of bullying? We know

how knetz witch hunt every bullies. They won't risk it

I doubt it. Even if it was for publicity, it's not neccesary. I think Lesserafim would still be very popular without it.

Naw. It's not a HYBE publicity stunt. BUT the whole thing definitely feels orchestrated and planned by one of these:

1) A group of actual victims bullied by Garam and her crew

2) A group of bullies from Garam's old school targeting Garam after finding out of her joining HYBE

3) A clever group of LSFM/HYBE antis who happened to have known Garam

And of course, the flames were fanned by online fans of groups threatened by LSFM

there's no such thing as bad publicity right?

looking too much into it imo. this scandal is huge and i mean HUGE, especially in korea. even if evidence, proving garam is innocent comes out people will still drag her to hell and back. bullying is a big problem in Korea and it's a very sensitive subject. hybe ain't that stupid, there are TONS of other better ways to promote their concept without harming the image of the group or the company.

seems highly unlikely

I just cannot find a universe where any kpop company despite all being thirsty and exploitative would want to debut a female idol that appears to be their visual candidate using an innocent and quirky video intro with a reputation centered around lewd sex remarks, smoking cigarettes and smashing girls into bricks. This kind of attention does not contribute to any kind of marketing appeal at all other than extremely negative tabloid gossip. How is she expected to be the face of any type of campaigns? What career prospects still exist for her outside of the short lifespan of a girl group? There is no money to be made with this publicity.

I'm positive companies take into account the entire future of the brand they are about to invest in. This short-term burnout would contribute nothing to this group in the long run except attention that was already being better received by Sakura and Chaewon so what logical sense does it make as a publicity stunt?

I’m not sure if it’s the specific case in this instance, but people should realize that in general this does happen

Yes some Kpop companies create scandals for a specific idol, especially the one they want to push as a big star, for publicity. It turns out bad, then they get sympathy when it turns out said idol was the victim the entire time. Read Lost In Translation

If this were the case to push Lesserafim as a whole, then I doubt it. But if to push Garam specifically, than maybe

Cuz the whole situation is so outlandish with no sufficient proof whatsoever (saying someone is a bully and showing a photo of them posing in front of penis drawings, using a fake cigarette pic, and even the huge lie of her throwing flower pots over someone’s head) is definitely an agenda coming from somebody, company or beyond

Hybe is not a nugu company who needs to resort to such kind of publicity to promote the group

Companies should just debut new groups with a delinquent girl concept. Therefore if any controversy arises, they could just say it's part of the concept. Genius 200IQ move.

brings more harm, especially for a gg from hybe with 2 izone members that already would get hype either way

Yes, Hybe is such a small company that need that kind of publicity lol even more with 2 Izone members

but the 'fearless of...' thing matches too perfectly to describe what both garam and eunchae are facing