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School bullying history dragging down celebrities
Posted : 2021-02-15 16:02
Updated : 2021-02-16 10:41
Professional volleyball players Lee Da-yeong, left and Lee Jae-yeong, twins who both play for the Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders, have been embroiled in school violence scandal following a revelation from their ex-teammate. / Yonhap
Star volleyball players suspended amid school violence scandal
By Jun Ji-hye
An increasing number of celebrities including athletes and singers have been embroiled in controversy recently over their checkered past as bullies in school, following revelations from their old teammates or schoolmates.
The revelations have increased particularly in recent years as online communities and social media have been developed into a key communication method among young people.
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Korean twin sisters Lee Dayeong and Lee Jaeyeong are tracing their mother’s footsteps with an opportunity for things to come full circle when they compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Lee twins celebrating with their teammates
Over three decades ago, 22-year-old setter Kim Gyeong-hui officially set foot on the court as an Olympian at her country s home Games in Seoul in 1988. Years later, daughters Dayeong and Jaeyeong followed her lead when they secured a spot at their first Olympic Games off a sweep of the continental Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.