She acknowledges the company’s statement.

NCT‘s Haechan and Johnny were recently embroiled in scathing accusations of prostitution and more. They were accused of sleeping with nightlife workers, who later turned out to be fans. SM Entertainment has since denied this through a statement.

After the statement was issued on the night of June 4, 2024, one of the girls who were involved in the scandal, Rio, held an Instagram livestream where she spoke up about the accusations.

The stream was later translated into Korean by a Twitterian. In one of the sentences, although the video captions say “Mark,” the translator account later corrected themselves, claiming that it was actually “Johnny.” The correct translation is reflected in the quote below.

“‘Did you really do a five-way?‘ Since there are many fans of Korean idols [tuning in], yeah, the comments are all in Korean. This is the first time I’m getting so many Korean comments. Not all of it are untrue. A portion of it is true. As for which part is true and which part is a lie, I want to tell you guys that you guys can figure it out for yourself, but since the company is denying it, well, you guys can just believe them then. ‘Does Johnny speak English or Korean during intercourse?‘ LOL. You’re the worst LOL. I want to deny drugs and prostitution. ‘You guys are not the only ones making up things.’ Well, I know that, but don’t you think that we know more than you? So, so what? LOL. ‘You’ve shown us enough of your bust, so show us the bottom too.‘ I only want to show it to Korean idols. We didn’t receive money from them. No get money.”

— Rio

Rio acknowledged that the company has since denied the matter, but continues to claim that a portion of the controversy is true. She denies being paid for any service.