While in Los Angeles last month for their concert tour, Omega X members were filmed by a netizen being verbally and physically abused by Kang Seong-hee, the wife of Spire Entertainment CEO Hwang Sung-woo, in a parking lot. Hwang Sung-woo resigned as CEO of the agency last week.“I was just waiting outside for my Uber Eats order, and I witnessed the CEO hitting the members. My hands were shaking so hard and I didn’t know what to do.
They were originally planning to fly back on Oct. 23 but Spire Entertainment canceled their flight tickets, leaving them abandoned. They arrived in South Korea on Oct. 24. “The reason that we just endured this kind of treatment was because this felt like our last opportunity in the entertainment industry,” said Jaehan, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported.
“After practice, CEO Kang would force us to drink heavily with her. She always told us ‘You better bow down flat to me if you want to keep being Omega X,’ ‘I’m going to kill you,’ or ‘I’m going to kill myself.’ Members were very emotionally unstable due to this, and many are currently undergoing psychiatric treatment. We want to be respected as human beings, not treated like a product,” said Jaehan.
Sebin said, “When we tried to refuse the heavy drinking, she would intimidate us by saying that there will be no next album for Omega X.” It was previously reported four members of Omega X were forced to perform at a concert in Chile despite that they tested positive for Covid-19.