The Real Reason Why Jessica Jung Left Girls Generation 

The fact that jessica was the 1st member of snsd and being trained the longest period between the girls

I personally believe there’s truth to how she got kicked out in the book. It lines up with the deleted dispatch article that was released. As for the cattiness in the books, I don’t really care about whatever beef Jessica and the other girls had between them, that’s their business. I just don’t understand why the SNSD members were so against Jessica’s fashion line especially when each member was doing their own thing at the time. And I don’t understand the need to kick her out. Like, besides the Lion Heart saga and the 10 year anniversary album, SNSD really didn’t do much together anyways so it makes sense Jessica was planning for her future outside of SNSD.

OT8's logic: u Jessica should never tell any story against other 8.. if only SM is the one has problem with Jessica. why the rest 8 stopped talking to her ever since. especially three who have left SM..

idk what actually happened with the girls and jessica but it is interesting that she decided to write a whole series about her members painting them in a bad light and sending them new waves of hate when they’re not able to share their side of the story.

I’ve been a soshi for over 10 years and Jessica leaving is something I’ll never get over. I just hate how even today the girls all keep quiet about it. I hope some day in the future the girls can be public about their friendship with Jessica.

since September 30 2014, I don’t believe in any friendship lasting forever

I always preferred jessica ....Wow jealousy has played a huge role in her being gone

Since 2014 I simply don't know what to know or what to think or what to believe, i just follow my heart and i love all these girls, i support OT9, support OT8, support Jessica and i just won't judge any of them without knowing facts. Sadly some sones and non-sones took their sides, spread rumors and it broke the peaceful bubbles and it's not the same anymore. My ultimate, number one bias in Soshi isn't even jessica and this is how i feel.

Even the girls haven't said anything about Jessica in years people still find a way to attack them. People are mad that they stay quiet. Tbh I don't hate Jessica but she knew what would happen when she wrote those books. And to tell people to figure out what's real and what's fake. 😒🤦🏽‍♀️

Please don't hate on anyone in her narrative as such conclusions are not confirmed.

Jessica was so mistreated, people labeled her "as the diva of the group" and people got so pressed as if it was her fault, she was only doing her job entertaining people, it was not her fault that she had star quality, they didn't give her a break, of course she felt very hurt of being kicked out of the group, in a legendary group where she played a huge part just like the other members, snsd is not snsd without any of the members, of course that statement of "jessica wanted to leave" has always sounded to me like SM kicked her out for some reason.

It's fictional, but it's clear that she wants people to associate it with what happened to her and GG. Idk why but something seems off about all this, and to think that she has no fault in being kicked out of the group when ALL the other members agreed with her being removed... she was obviously doing something that had them all fed up. I think there's way more to the story of what actually happened... That's just my opinion though. I mean, we all thought Kwon Mina was a "victim" at one point but look how that turned out 🤷‍♀️ Y'all can be butthurt if you want, but my opinion is MY opinion, and your opinion is YOURS. Unless solid evidence is shown that she was indeed a victim, I can't help but feel her own behaviour and attitude had a big part in it 🤷‍♀️

Forever being a Jessica defender ✊

Jessica deserves better

it was such a big slap for jessica especially when a year or so after her departure, other members chose to focus more on their solo gigs like acting and solo debut. i'm glad she's really successful now as a businesswoman and she seems healthy and happy, good for her.

I remember SM's stocks plummeting when Jessica left

8 years on and she never got married

here comes the bandwagons who never learns and just believe everything one-sidedly. If she labeled the book as fiction, then there's nothing about the book to believe then lol

Every story always has 2 sides but choose to be neutral because i love her so much and the 8 others...

Seeing them 9 again is my ultimate kpop goals before I die

I think we all know that this is not just a story. Jessica wanted to tell her side without getting sued and this was her way to do that

Why others can be late or absent but Jessica can't and because of this she need to be kicked out from the group like a very serious matter? What's wrong with SNSD? Is it really necessary to take this step by kicking out a member?

I know Jessica knows that if she publishes this kind of book that has 9 members, it will put the 8 members in a bad light. She knows how toxic KPOP fans, haters and netizens are but she still writes and publishes a book about 9 members instead of any number she could put in it. I don't think it's a bad thing if she wants to write a book about her personal experiences but please why 9 members...? I know she's angry but still writing it and letting people speculate about the whole "kicked out" story is just wrong! + the bullying situation? Jealousy? Wow, just wow. Taeyeon said in 2012 or so that she doesn't want her kid to be an idol (she said she doesn't want to give her kid her voice because if they got her voice they would want to be singers and she wants to avoid that!) and you say Taeyeon is jealous of Krystal because of her sister? WOW.... I bet she doesn't want her sister to become an idol and suffer the same thing she suffered! Why add more fuel? If Jessica keeps adding more fuel, it won't be good for her... 1 side story can ruin someone's career! T-ARA and AOA is an example and you guys are still blaming the members? I bet the members just want what's best for her but people just want to cancel the member out and don't want to see from their point of view. People just don't want to "think" anymore. They like to listen to people and think "that person" is telling the truth instead of believing in good faith that the group means well for Jessica. If you believe in their bond, then you will know why 8 members are still friends and meet each other even though they are already in another company. What is Jessica real desire/goal for this book? I think it would be better if she opened her fashion business 2-3 years later because SNSD was at their peak and she wanted to focus on both? Hell no. Not possible. How would she handle the stress and schedule of SNSD? SNSD will be doing a lot of concerts and fansigns, if something happens with her company, she still has to choose between the group and her company anyway. She will have to struggle even more than she already has.

The REAL Reason you said is based on a book Jessica termed as Fictional. The truth is, GG is now happy even without Jessica, and Jessica can't seem to move on. They all suffered back then but SNSD chose to move on and be happy while Jessica stayed bitter. SOnes have enough of HER.

SM gave Sica lemons and boy did she make hella lemonade out of it. Sica is arguably the smartest SNSD member.

at this point, no one should care about this issue other than the people involved. no events should be out anymore and instead them(ppl involved-no fans/public/even sm) try to make a calm either peaceful or painful closure. dragging this all out/fueling the fire/putting it on spotlight again and again is just hurting them all.

I now see why a top member can get kicked out by a 'coup' of other members, because fans will keep denying that idols also have human weaknesses and the group is not always one. So many groups fell apart after they gain popularity and inner inequality grew, why can't SNSD? For the management company, a failed group is worse than losing just one disobedient $ machine.

Love Jessica, the original queen.

For the people who don't know .... it is known among some fans that Jessica does actually keep in touch with SOME of the members ... and i think IF we take what's on the book as truth it seems she only had real problems with two of them. I mean a lot of sones truely believe (and i personaly think it is 100% true) that YOONA and SUNNY attented jessicas's birthday party some time ago, as their voices can be heard in her youtube volg, if there had been any other members I would be a bit more skeptical, but since it is those two it just makes much sense.

I m CHINESE,the day before she post this weibo,her fansite already knew，and post a weibo "nomatterwhat,we will support your decision”etc. So,she really don't know?Or is just a SHOW? And why she chose weibo not Instagram not other app，because her Chinese fan base is very large ,and her boyfriend base in HongKong，a few years before she "was kicked out", she often left the team to find her boyfriend and laid the foundation for her solo career.I don't really know what happened?but she seems really hypocritical.（As a CHINESE fan）

Bro lot of Drama's inside these girlss😭😭Not everyone is as pure as you see.

You know i always thought it was sunny who had something to do with jessica because she still expresses sadness

Best thing is that if SM did come after these books and sue Jessica, then it was all true. But as of now, it’s just “fictional” 😂

Jessica my fav forever

Even if her book was based on what happened to her, we will never know the truth. It's her side of the story. We still don't know the 8 members' side of the story for they are not talking about this issue. So let's not take sides like we're middle schoolers. This issue really saddens me because they we're the first kpop group that I stanned. 😢

If it is true and Mina is supposed to be Sooyoung, then I can understand how painful it must’ve been for Jessica. Sooyoung was her oldest friend and it must’ve been like a slap to the face to have her turn her back on Jessica. On the other hand, I don’t understand why they would be so against Jessica’s clothing line when YoonA, Seohyun and Sooyoung already had ventured into acting before this, which also takes time away from the group. If they were really so concerned about making sure everyone put SNSD first, then they shouldn’t have allowed any of them to have solo activities at all. I still think there’s something missing here and honestly we’ll never know the whole truth. There’s also the fact that some netizens have put “clues” together and concluded that Jessica and Sooyoung, and some of the other members, still hang out in secret so I don’t know.

As a sone for many years just wanna say ppl only say things benefit them before more content come out don't take any side

Good thing she was no longer in SNSD. What a relief!

When this was announced that Jessica had been kicked out of SNSD it was speculated that Taeyeon was the one forcing her out and was backed by their manager because she’s the leader of SNSD and back then leaders of groups and were either seen in a positive or negative light due enormous pressure from the companies to handle situations of the group. The fans knew what had happened and SM wasn’t great to begin with it’s track record of the treatment of their idols. That why fans still say OT9 and tried to book fan meetings in the same locations. Also, that’s probably why F(x) didn’t receive anymore support overtime from the company after that even though they were winning awards left and right. Krystal was like I’m going into acting then and fans got the oh were waiting for the right opportunity to do something. I knew some blamed Jessica for having a life outside of SNSD but now a days Idols open up businesses when reach enough fame and even back then and just recently publicized marriages is getting normalized for idols which was taboo for a long time. But was Jessica missing official activities (I highly doubt unless for Anemia/health conditions which she spoke about it in reality show with Krystal) or there was some sort of jealousy?

Finally the trueeeee Jessica I miss you , i hear every album before Party single ... and i just cry when i hear her voice . Jessica was the beart of the group the voices of all vocalist memebers fit so well

i bet it was tiffany that spoke against her she was always jealous and wanted to be the american korean girl in the group

Fake friends im happy for Jessica she shinning Star

I've always been suspicious of Taeyeon and Sooyoung. Why? I'm afraid that T feels in competition with Jessica regarding vocals, T and J are both good at vocals and T doesn't want to share the stage with J because she wants to look like she's more "powerful". Just look, after J left T as a soloist her name became even bigger. As for S, hmm... You know her character and she is rumored to be the son of a rich man who has power and who has the potential to use it to oust J. Doesn't S also have a fashion brand whose name is similar to J's? So that's why I'm suspicious of both of them, just in my opinion.🤷‍♀️

Let her told her story, why people so pissed of jessica and blindly defend other members as if they r saints who are never doing anything wrong in their entire life?

To me, it seems like Jessica wanted to convey the truth without getting in trouble, because it is clearly linking to the theory we concluded about why she left Girls Generation. Rachel Kim is probably Jessica, while Girls Forever is GG. And by the way it's just my conclusion, so don't hate on me! 😬

Taeyeon is NOT mina, Sooyoung is, and Tiff is Lizzie.

I would do the exact same things to revenge for the forced termination of my K-pop career and being blacklisted from all promotions in Korea (just like Ailee). Some people said “why can’t she just speak up against SM and the 8 others instead of writing fiction that implies something”, she already did it. Named and shamed. On 2014 9.30 she spitted out most of the things she wrote in the novel. I am not her fan, but after I learned about how she fought back SM, the company that exploits and controls its artists(think about Sulli, Jonghyun, and multiple other artists who were diagnosed as depressed), I really appreciate her courage.

They way I see this : When working as a group and a member under perform or coz too many problems, it's only fair to request that member to leave.

One of the BIGGEST mistakes SM ever did was to kick her out. She was an essential part of SNSD's sound and I cannot stress this enough. Her vocal tone was all over their songs from the main melodies, the harmonies, and the background vocals. Her tone made a distinction from other groups and people forget that she was a MAIN VOCALIST too. No matter how hard they tried to put the spotlight on TTS during their last few OT9 materials, Jessica was still very much needed. When she left, that sound was non-existent. They were overpowering their vocals. She was sort of like the neutralizer of the group's vocals and they kicked her out.

Its really unfair for jessica to leave group forcefully its just her hobby to do a fashion desighning company should have to talk to her not kicked her out and she spilled all the tea through this book i want to know if sm did read the book or not and ashamed of what they did to her im really glad she leave the company and doing what she want to do

Now y’all know this is not just a “story”…

can’t wait for Jessica’s book 3 for more tea ☕️

The "married" part one is the worst ever bcs look at her she still hasn't married despite still with tyler so? they might have a fight but I think SM just made it worse for them

I love the girls. Always supported them since OT9 and even OT8 and jess as a soloist. They are all humans, they are not perfect and make mistakes as we all do. And honestly SM is the one taking the biggest hit after these revelations(or hints as we don't really know what's the truth here), when the 2014 incident happened their stocks took a big hit. Jess was their center and favourite, sm had so much in it for her with krystal. Snsd was their money maker. After the incident happened, the public was judgemental to the so called "soshi bond". Sm has been marketing them as sisters, but what kind of sisters kick the other out. As the insider source mentioned, jess's brand already work out a solution with sm and that they will have profit as well. We as fans shouldn't be naive and blamed sm for all these, i love all the girls but it is pretty obvious that their jealousy took over. We sm stans love our idols and always say sm is the biggest jerk, but snsd was at their peak. When artists are at their peak, they do have the biggest say in decisions. Sm had to choose 8 over 1 member at that time. And as the insiders informed us, jess could have a beautiful goodbye and not banned had she not break her silence through weibo. I get that she is frustrated but things come with consequences. Despite knowing this, i still love the girl's music. This ia why it is very important to follow an artist based on their creations, not idolize them as a person. I mean we all are humans, our idols are just like us. They are not the perfect barbie doll and their agencies shaped those images for them. If you're genuine sones, we gotta accept this and just hope that personally one day. The girls will come back to good terms again. It is sad that they have spend their youth together and this happenned :( #GG4EVA

Who knows what happened but that would suck if they really kicked her out like that. She was just growing as a person and venturing outside the group 🤷‍♀️

Jessica is the most toxic part of SNSD, so glad she was gone. SNSD became better for it

You can't deny She was a bit selfish and sometimes it's okay coz your happiness comes first evn when you have to pay the price.

Notice in the book, nothing bad was said about the maknae.

Jesus SM have so many amazing artists but they’re one of the worst company out there.

Idk what to think of this theory, cause the rest of snsd gathered together to be 1 again for the fans even though some are in different companies now.

Ok although I don't really know the whole story (but I have read comments) it was really savage of Jessica to publish a few "fictional" books somewhat based on her life.

jessica kljung recently got loud about a past issue, maybe an OT9 comeback? i would be so eterbally relieved seeing my OG kpop GG tk be together again on a concert.

why was she blacklisted though? Do CEOs have that much power? Kick her out, sure, whatever. But don’t try to sabotage her entire career.

Guys, before jumping to conclusions or throw shade to ANY SNSD member, remember this is not full reality and it's just Jessica's version (I'm not saying she's lying, but every story has two sides)... It's very possible that SM didn't handle it correctly, but don't go against the remaining 8 members

As being a fan of girls generation since the very beginning it just makes me so upset that Jessica and the other members aren’t on the best terms as of right now and seeing the scene with krystal after taeyeon won the award it made me just so upset to see that they’re just simply not friends which is odd because I remember seeing taeyeon and krystal being friends and just this whole situation makes me so sad that there is conflict in there is beef and there is tension between them I just miss when everything with all of them was good when Jessica was friends with them and when krystal was friends with them I just miss everything

I’m glad she spilled it. It was really messed up and obviously unexpected. She left crying. Idols worry most about their image yet she left crying like that. That speaks volumes. And now that she’s solo, she still hasn’t gotten married…soooo what’s true and what’s false. Just use common sense.

SM probably pitted them against her. Or they were jealous that Jessica had found an interest that didn’t involve them.

i wish both sides just make live ig and fight. spilling facts and proof. might be messy but at least it’s raw.

I feel like if you have actually read the whole book, you would know that it was far from shading the other 8 members but rather a sad tale of how the industry and company pitted the girls against each other. For every time an “antagonist” (e.g. Lizzie, Mina) did something, she would further elaborate why and how it could’ve made them react or felt that way. And I’m quite sure all of us who have actually read the whole thing can make out which events actually did happen. It’s just a sad book, really. And truly, reading comprehension is a dying art in this generation

I think there's a grain of truth in her book, but it's not everything we need to know to make a conclusions about that situation. There definitely was some kind of conflict between the members, but we can't be sure of who's right and who's wrong. At least we should know another side of the story to make an opinion and shouldn't spread the rumors based on fictional story. Anyway this is interesting, thank you for sharing~ I can imagine feelings of other GG members though, when their controversial past suddenly popped up...

I miss her lines in every song, so calming at times, so perfectly aligned with the melody. She blended (and still would blend) well with the rest of the group. One of a kind, really.

As a longtime fan of SNSD, it's really heartbreaking for me to be left in the dark about what transpired between them back in 2014. It felt like they made their decisions and we were forced to swallow the results back then that led fans and non-fans alike to create their own speculations. It's also weird for me that SM just let their biggest group at that time (if not counting EXO, who has already garnered huge following but also has gone through a problem in May that year and in October days after 9/30) be drag into a scandal like that. In terms of activities, I do not know what activities they were saying Jessica missed back then because I remember TTS promoting Holler, Sooyoung with her drama, and the news that they all renewed their contracts with SM, I guess we'll never know. But things have changed, I still long for the day that I will be able to see them standing together in one frame but right now, I am happy and contented that they are still active in the industry and are doing the things they love. No matter what, my support for these 9 girls will remain.

EDIT: Y'all, just because I think SM isn't a great company doesn't mean I think all other companies are perfect goody-goody-gumdrops from Heaven. Obviously, other companies with bad behavior exist, don't nitpick my comment just because you think SM is "better". The only thing SM, along with some other sucky companies, are "better" at is tricking people into thinking they're good and care for their idols for anything other than money. That's why people get kicked from companies when they didn't actually do anything wrong, it's because the companies lose money or don't benefit from the artists and decide to get rid of them so they can focus on the artists that do make them money. Can't believe I have to clarify this. This is why, no matter how many great artists come from SM and how many good things they might do, I can't trust or respect SM as a management company. I'm so glad that Jessica has found a great loophole to express her thoughts, feelings, and her perspective of what happened. I know Jessica says it's pure fiction, buuuuut as you said, it's likely just to save face and stay within the legal limits.

Honestly I would be very disappointed in Taeyeon and Sooyoung if they were mean to Krystal out of jealous. However I wouldn't be surprised, the industry is so competitive and cut throat, many if not most of the idols must have internalized these attitudes.

the fact that she was banned in all music shows really broke my heart

This whole thing is sad- the kpop industry is so toxic and even some of the idols take after the behavior. We will truly miss her as a member of girls generation (If u hate the group pls don't be under this comment only because y'all been starting too much drama. Also PUUURRR 800+ likes)

Jessica being removed from GG was one of the worst moments I’ve had. Tears flowed. It took me many months before I could listen to them again. GG is my heart, and it was a knife to the heart. The only thing worse was losing a Shinee member. Did I say I hate SM!

no one believes she was leaving to get married. she would be married by now if that was the truth. the members didnt like her cause she was successful. Ive been in K-ent now for over 25 yrs. Most of the book is what groups do to one another and how companies deal. the truth is SM would have said nothing about the success but the other bandmates and their parents wanted a cut.

Not only Krystal but also all the f(x) members have a very short training period. Amber once said that the average training period is 2 and half years and all the other groups have at least an average of 5 years of the training period. Also, she said that she is very sorry for other trainees who have a very long training period and who couldn't debut. Also, all the f(x) members were scouted due to their appearance and also dance skills but not for singing. They developed their singing after came to SM and debuted quickly because of their hard work.

imagine being so jealous of your friend success that you resort to bully kick them out of their group they put blood and sweat into .. simply because she was a step a head of you 😷

Jessica was one of the best part of the group ! After she left I lost all interest in the group! They were all jealous of Jessica

It's not right to conclude why she left from what she wrote in the book. It might not even be about snsd and even if it is, It's only her side of the story. We probably will never know what really happened, but that doesn't give anyone the right to spread "proof" of why she left, when it'snot even confirmed. It's not fair towards the other members, who are now being attacked all over again because of her side of the story. I'm not saying that what she writes is not true, but as long as nothing is confirmed, which probably won't happen, we shouldn't draw conclusions.

I was shocked when she left the group. She had such a distinctive voice. It’s been almost 10 years and I feel the truth should come out. It’s not going to change how I feel about any of the gals because I honestly feel none of them probably had much say in the matter. It would just be nice to know what happened.

In the latest show of snsd, which is I forgot, hyoyeon talked about how she wanted to talk about certain things, about certain members but yeah, they weren't allowed.

After jessica left, gg not my fav anymore. n i dont like or support a certain someone that got jessica kicked out. I always see her as a bullie.

At the end of the day, these are people whom we don't know. Put your love for the idol aside and look at what the humans have done. She must have felt hurt and betrayed by the people she loved dearly, it is her right to tell the story that she feels she has experienced. I've loved SNSD since I was a kid, and 9/30 was something nobody could have ever expected. I hope someday she can return to the stage and not fear what lies behind closed doors. For those simply looking for drama, do your own research but keep a civil tone. We may never know the truth or how anyone in the situation was feeling, but what I do know is that this company failed her, and they failed all the other girls as well. I can only hope for the best and for fair treatment to any new groups emerging into the industry.

Has JESSICA been married in the past ten years? Korean media are clowns! Has SM filed a lawsuit against JESSICA? Jessica has not been held criminally responsible for her past comments. Time is the clearest answer.

That book is probably the shadiest book a Kpop star made.

Believe what you want to believe but the fact remains: Jessica's got balls 💪🏼 Imagine finding a loophole on an NDA. I'm taking it with a grain of salt because there were a lot of missing info but no one can deny that this move is absolutely BIG BRAIN.

Don't forget that in every situation, there are multiple sides. In this case, (1) Jessica, (2) SNSD, (3) SM, and (4) the Truth. We also should not take her book as completely her side. It's still a book and it needs to sell. So there might be exaggeration to hype up the conflicts. We also need to remember who made the final decision, SM. Remember, at the end of the day, SM is a business and their end game is to make money. They had two choice. (1) keep Jessica and suffer a scandal that could damage SNSD's reputation which would lead to money loss (2) take the risk of kicking out their most popular member which could also damage SNSD's reputation and money loss. They would obviously pick the less risky choice and for them to pick the latter means Jessica staying was a higher risk for SM

I used to support Jessica, and maybe I still do a little bit, but I am incredibly upset with her. Here is why: This book is LOOSELY based on the real experiences of Jessica, so some of it may be true/based on true experiences, some of it may be false. However, I want you all to listen to this quote from a TIME magazine article about Jessica's book: "But Jung says it’s up to the reader to decide the line between fact and fiction. “It’s going to be like an Easter egg hunt,” she tells TIME. “Looking for clues and who’s who, what’s what, what’s true, what’s not.” This quote makes me so angry. For Jessica to say this, it is so disgusting. Here is why: 1) YA books, as many of you may know, are often exaggerated and blown up to be more dramatic, because that entices many young readers into wanting to read because, "Waa! Scandalous! Betrayal! Blablabla!"- You get it. However, in this book it is theorised that certain characters are certain members of Girls' Generation, especially the two main villains, Lizzie and Mina. In SHINE, the character Mina drugs Rachel, the main character (who is based on Jessica). Obviously, this is a criminal act, and absolutely terrible. But don't you guys see? Jessica wants the readers to decide whether this actually happened. She is essentially letting people decide whether a member of SNSD actually drugged her, when it could be entirely false. Look at Twitter, they are hating on two specific members of SNSD, because they think that the characters Lizzie and Mina are based on them. But we don't even know if all the bad things the characters did ACTUALLY happened to Jessica. But she's happy with letting two people who could be potentially innocent get hate for no reason?! She isn't saying they bullied her, she's portraying "Mina" as a CRIMINAL. Listen, maybe the SNSD member who Mina is based on actually drugged her, but Jessica being cryptic about it is not good. She needs to be honest about what is fiction and what is reality, otherwise she could be potentially defaming innocent people for no reason. That is absolutely disgusting, and I am so disappointed in her. Look at the members of SNSD getting hate for something that could potentially be fiction! And Jessica is just letting it happen. 2) REMOVED DUE TO FALSE INFORMATION! 3) In this book, Jessica's character Rachel decides that certain characters slept their way into the group, as in, sleeping with the higher-ups. She basically sl*t-shames them in her head, but you have to remember that the characters in this girl-group are all minors, just like Rachel (Jessica). So instead of talking about how a bunch of adults took advantage of minors under the guise of letting them pursue their dreams, Rachel (Jessica) shames them for "sleeping their way into the group", when really, we should be pitying them as they are basically victims of statutory r*pe! But no, Rachel (Jessica's character) thinks it's perfectly okay to shame them in her head. Jessica, how could do that? You should know that when minors sleep with adults, it's up to the adults to say "No!" instead of taking advantage of innocent kids who just want to pursue their dreams. Why is she shaming the members who "slept their way" into the book, when it's not their fault? And hey, this might be true, it might be false, but we don't know, because Jessica is being cryptic. Of course, Jessica is allowed to tell her side of the story, but for the past eight years, that is all she has done. The only people who haven't shared their story are the rest of SNSD. Also, she shouldn't tell her story in a cryptic, partially-fictional way, where everything is "loosely" based on the truth, and wrapped in multitudes of dramatic YA story-telling. Jessica shouldn't be painting (potentially innocent) people as criminals, and outing (potentially straight) people. That is super disgusting of her. Also, Jessica portrays herself as some innocent angel in this book, but I doubt that is true. She probably did some wrong things too, and so did the rest of the girls. Edit: If I have gotten anything wrong, or have spread misinformation, please let me know. Edit 2: It has come to my attention that there is no, in fact, mention of the maknae being a lesbian and that this was a false rumour that many people believed, including myself. I am really sorry for spreading this false information! Regardless, my point still stands, but I will remove the point about her potentially outing anyone, as this was just a rumour, and I am very, very sorry for spreading this information. I stand by the rest of my comment, though.

I feel like Jessica has the right to tell her story since she went through it with such a backlash that i feel she can tell her side. She had to move on alone which was probably devastating for her.

Guys, just because they are a girl group don’t mean they need to be super besties or forever friends. I mean, even if among the members there are conflicts its more than normal because we are humans. People are different and when worked together there will be disputes and emotions. Take it with a pinch of salt. The book is written from her lens and no one knows the other side. The same truth can be vastly different in different perspective and angle. I had the most toxic colleague that stirred shit and twisted facts to other people. The things she said were factual but she take things out of context and skipped all the part where she is in fault. And suddenly people think she was an angel and the other side is the bad guy. Not saying Jessica is the bad guy, though her shading SNSD does leave a bad taste, just saying there are different perspectives and both can be right and not at fault. (If it isn’t clear enough, that’s my own opinion is that she is shading. You can form your own opinion whether its shading or not. That’s not my main point.) I think we are all mature and old enough to know its normal. SNSD let them live as the legacy please. Don’t let these things ruin the beautiful memories. I am not an SNSD stan but I been to see through their legend that brought Kpop out to Asia and all. The whole Jessica leaving the group has already caused them a lot of discomfort to all involved then. Really don’t need to dig out again.

so we're not going to address the irresponsibility of her book? the way she mixes fiction and reality to tell her story isnt inherently bad BUT if she adds things like rachel was drugged how will people know if that's true or not? drugging is a serious accusation and adding sensationalist shit like that makes the whole book seem much more like a petty cash grab than an actual attempt to tell her story. i have been supporting jessica as her own individual artist since 9/30 but this is one project of hers i will never support

Just Mad respect for SNSD's current members for staying quiet. We never heard anything from them. I know it pains to keep quiet when people accused you and your old member making shady hints and all before but the members esp taeyon really didnt put the pressure to make statement about what happened. After all these years, SNSD remained professional. Even after Seohyun, Sooyoung and tiffany left, they still respected the privacy of all the members including jessica. There were times I pity jessica but I realized, we dont know the whole history. It's 8 vs 1 and we are not kids anymore to take 1 side only. All 9 members are doing great right now so this scandal will never ruin the remaining members. They are even more succesful than they were before doing their own activities. I guess SNSD's reputation is really solid that scandals like this can never tear them.

Writing a book that has fictional parts in it and then claiming the reader can decide what's the truth and what's not? I am sorry but this sounds very unfair and wrong to me. People will speculate about every fictional element if those happened and can be a start of many baseless rumors. Not the right way to put any kind of truth out imho.

Jessica is within her right to say her side. The girls kicking her out and telling her the morning she was leaving was so wrong. Yes, Jessica had a boyfriend and a fashion label she was launching. The other girls had TaeTiSeo, dramas, and solos- And while the other members -ususally- wouldn't admit to dating publicly, they did date as well. Jessica should have been allowed to promote her own individual ventures the same as any other member. And her book is telling her truth, not "shading GG". If you watched her bawl her eyes out on stage on Sisters Who Make Waves while reading a letter to her fans and mourning spending her 15 year debut alone as all of her "sisters" came back with an album without her pretending she never existed... Those tears were genuine. I definitely question the other girls. As much as I love them it took a very long time for me to be able to support them again- Especially Taeyeon. It took a lot for me to be able to support her solos.

Well, I love the girls... but we can't deny that many of them gained A LOT with Jessica out, specially Tiffany, YoonA, and TaeYeon... Jessica wasn't the leader, or main vocal, neither the visual, but she used to stand out. I thought she was the leader/visual when I came to know the group. She might not have the most powerful/stable voice, but her timbre was SO distinct... She was like a vocals glue, I miss her in SNSD.

I am Korean and gonna say the factos👀 Taeyeon was loved five billion times more than Jessica in South Korea!!! Jessica = jealous😂😂

So.. are we going to listen to one side only to make a conclusion about who is right and who is wrong?