Hyowon CNC’s co-CEO Kang Ye-won kept silent amid FreeZia’s controversies

Amid controversies surrounding YouTuber FreeZia (real name Song Ji-a), Kang Ye-won, co-CEO of FreeZia’s agency, has been silent for a week.

Far from explaining, her “cutting off the tail” response (means that to tell she’s not related to a suspicion although she is more or less) seems to intensify the public’s anger. Kang Ye-won is Hyowon CNC’s co-CEO. In 2018, she founded a start-up company with her colleagues and gained fame by recruiting famous influencers such as Song Ji-a and Park Ji-hyun. She usually expressed her affection by posting photos of her artists on SNS.

In particular, Kang Ye-won finished filming as Song Ji-a’s manager on MBC’s entertainment program “Point of Omniscient Interfere“. She also appeared on JTBC’s entertainment program “Knowing Brothers” that aired on Jan 22nd, showing off her close relationship with FreeZia.

At that time, Song Ji-ah revealed, “One day, I got a call from an unknown number. I thought it was a joke, but she kept explaining. So I met her and she was really Kang Ye-won. She has a great personality and gives me a good feeling, so I joined her agency.” They were thought to be close, but after Song Ji-a’s ‘fake controversy’, her attitude changed. Song Ji-a is currently under criticism for her use of fake luxury items, as well as remarks she made during her activities as an influencer in China.

After Song Ji-a’s controversy blew up, Kang Ye-won deleted all photos taken with Song Ji-a from her personal SNS. After turning off her comments, she completely cut off communication with the public. Moreover, co-CEO Kim Hyo-jin of Hyowon CNC, raised questions by expressing no position when she apologized for some related controversies.

Song Ji-a was a part of her agency’s ‘golden spoon branding’, but the public is continuing to turn a cold gaze towards Kang Ye-won, who has been consistently silent. Song Ji-a is an artist that Kang Ye-won directly scouted. Anything that has not been properly revealed should be resolved through responsible explanations. But Kang Ye-won’s silence only fuels more doubts about the controversy.