History Music / AOA

* BikerBabe: Chanmi rides a motorbike in her spy catsuit near the beginning the Japanese MV of "Like a Cat".

In June of 2020, Mina shocked fans by posting [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1410672wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-posts-allegations-detailing-years-of-harassment-from-jimin allegations via her Instagram account that she had been severely bullied for the better part of ten years]] by an unnamed member to the point of becoming suicidal, and that this was what had directly influenced her decision to leave the group. In response, Jimin posted the word "Fiction" on her social media, but then deleted it, after which Mina confirmed that Jimin was the member she had been referring to in her post. This caused an ''enormous'' firestorm of controversy and backlash towards Jimin and the other members and essentially stopped AOA's career dead in its tracks.

In June of 2020, Mina shocked fans by posting [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1410672wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-posts-allegations-detailing-years-of-harassment-from-jimin allegations via her Instagram account that she had been severely bullied for the better part of ten years]] by an unnamed member to the point of becoming suicidal, and that this was what had directly influenced her decision to leave the group. In response, Jimin posted the word "Fiction" on her social media, but then deleted it, after which Mina confirmed it was Jimin she had been referring to in her post. This caused an ''enormous'' firestorm of controversy and backlash towards Jimin and the other members and essentially stopped AOA's career dead in its tracks.

In October of 2016, after being on hiatus for several years (and not even including in the group's first official photobook) Youkyung announced she would be leaving the group following the expiration of her contract, although she would be a guest member in any further AOA Black events. Soon afterwards Jimin posted a photo of all eight members to her Instagram with the caption simply reading "AOA".

* TheVoiceless: A variant with Youkyung; she's only in the band-unit and prefers to just drum, and so she's the only member who's not heard singing nor rapping (though she rapped in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMThTL8uvs8 one of Sponge Band's songs]]).
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Majority of their stage attire use short-shorts so as to invoke ShesGotLegs. Were only absent altogether for "Miniskirt", because the dance unit wore... well, miniskirts (and dresses).

In early 2017, fans noticed that Choa hadn't made any public appearances with the group for quite a while, to which FNC replied she was on hiatus. Fans were immediately skeptical and began speculating as to the "real" reason she had stopped promotions, and soon afterwards Choa announced via her Instagram that [[http://www.asianjunkie.com/2017/06/22/choa-is-leaving-aoa-due-to-mental-health-reasons-leaves-message-on-instagram/ she would be leaving the group]] due to mental health issues, and in May 2019 she ended her FNC contract entirely.

In that same month, Mina suddenly announced she would also be leaving the group, something which surprised fans, as she had previously spoken about wanting to remain in the group for "years to come" and had actually recorded lines for their single "Come See Me".

In June of 2020, Mina shocked fans by posting [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1410672wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-posts-allegations-detailing-years-of-harassment-from-jimin allegations via her Instagram account that she had been severely bullied for the better part of ten years]] by an unnamed member to the point of becoming suicidal, and that this was what had directly influenced her decision to leave the group. In response, Jimin posted the word "Fiction" on her social media, but then deleted it, after which Mina confirmed it was Jimin she had been referring to in her post, causing an ''enormous'' firestorm of controversy and backlash that essentially stopped AOA's career dead in its tracks.

In early 2017, fans noticed that Choa hadn't made any public appearances with the group for quite a while, to which FNC replied she was on hiatus. Fans were immediately skeptical and began speculating as to the "real" reason she had stopped promotions, to which Choa replied by revealing on her Instagram that [[http://www.asianjunkie.com/2017/06/22/choa-is-leaving-aoa-due-to-mental-health-reasons-leaves-message-on-instagram/ she would be leaving the group]] due to mental health issues, and revealed in May 2019 that she would be ending her FNC contract entirely.

In June of 2020, Mina shocked fans by posting [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1410672wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-posts-allegations-detailing-years-of-harassment-from-jimin allegations via her Instagram account that she had been severely bullied for the better part of ten years]] by an unnamed member to the point of becoming suicidal, and that this was what had directly influenced her decision to leave the group. In response, Jimin posted the word "Fiction" on her social media, but then deleted it, sparking off a giant firestorm of controversy that lasted over a year.

In September of 2021, following a full year of Mina's continuing to bring the incident up on her social media and either making new claims or elaborating on previous ones, as well as her being directly involved in multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page), [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina wrote that she would be [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoa-member-mina-says-shes-deleting-her-instagram deleting]] her Instagram profile... only to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoas-mina-reactivates-her-personal-instagram-less-than-two-weeks-after-closing-her-account reactivate]] it less than two weeks later, [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/the-truth-will-eventually-be-revealed-netizens-are-baffled-as-former-aoa-mina-returns-to-instagram-with-her-usual-posts promising]] to "eventually reveal the truth" about her time in AOA.

On February 9, 2022, Mina took to her Instagram to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/02/former-aoa-member-mina-begins-to-talk-about-jimins-bullying-incident-again write a public reply]] to a direct message she had received from a fan who asked her why she had seemingly made up the entire situation. In her reply, Mina wrote that she believed FNC had maliciously edited the transcript to imply she had been lying, and reiterated her claims that Jimin had bullied her, saying that Jimin's "apology" had been soulless, insincere and robotic, and "even the director of Dispatch" had agreed that she (Mina) was the victim. Soon afterwards, however, she deleted the post entirely.

On February 9, 2022, Mina took to her Instagram to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/02/former-aoa-member-mina-begins-to-talk-about-jimins-bullying-incident-again write a public reply]] to a direct message she had received from a fan who asked her why she had seemingly made up the entire situation. In her reply, Mina wrote that she believed FNC had maliciously edited the transcript to imply she had been lying, and reiterated her claims that Jimin had bullied her, saying that Jimin's "apology" had been soulless, insincere and robotic, and going on to state that "even the director of Dispatch" had agreed that she was the victim. Soon afterwards, however, she deleted the post entirely.

On February 9, 2022, Mina took to her Instagram to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/02/former-aoa-member-mina-begins-to-talk-about-jimins-bullying-incident-again write a public reply]] to a direct message she had received from a fan who asked her why she had seemingly made up the entire situation. In her reply, Mina wrote that she believed FNC had maliciously edited the transcript to imply she had been lying, and reiterated her claims that Jimin had bullied her. She then went on to state that Jimin's "apology" had been soulless, insincere and robotic, and claimed even the director of Dispatch had agreed Jimin was the aggressor. Soon afterwards, she deleted the post entirely.

On February 9, 2022, Mina took to her Instagram to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/02/former-aoa-member-mina-begins-to-talk-about-jimins-bullying-incident-again write a public reply]] to a direct message she had received from a fan who asked her why she had seemingly made up the entire situation. In her reply, Mina wrote that she believed FNC had maliciously edited the transcript to imply she had been lying, and reiterated her claims that Jimin had bullied her. She then went on to claim Jimin's "apology" had been soulless and robotic, and claimed even the director of Dispatch had agreed Jimin was the aggressor. Soon afterwards, she deleted the post entirely.

* MulticoloredHair: Multiple hair colours is often invoked in their styling for music promotions. The most colourful example is [[http://data3.whicdn.com/images/68852527/original.jpg Youkyung in her "Moya" teaser]], and special mention to Hyejeong's blonde and pink hair in "I'm Jelly Baby".

In September of 2021, following a full year of Mina's continuing to bring the incident up on her social media and either making new claims or elaborating on previous ones, as well as her being directly involved in multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page), [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina wrote that she would be [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoa-member-mina-says-shes-deleting-her-instagram deleting]] her Instagram profile... only to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoas-mina-reactivates-her-personal-instagram-less-than-two-weeks-after-closing-her-account reactivate]] it less than two weeks later, [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/the-truth-will-eventually-be-revealed-netizens-are-baffled-as-former-aoa-mina-returns-to-instagram-with-her-usual-posts promising]] to "eventually reveal the truth" about her time in AOA.

In June of 2020, Mina shocked fans by posting [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1410672wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-posts-allegations-detailing-years-of-harassment-from-jimin allegations via her Instagram account that she had been bullied for the better part of ten years]] by an unnamed member to the point of becoming suicidal, and that this was what had directly influenced her decision to leave the group. In response, Jimin posted the word "Fiction" on her social media, but then deleted it, sparking off a giant firestorm of controversy that lasted over a year.

In September of 2021, following a full year of Mina's continuing to bring the incident up on her social media and either making new claims or elaborating on previous ones, as well as her being directly in multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page), [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina wrote that she would be [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoa-member-mina-says-shes-deleting-her-instagram deleting]] her Instagram profile... only to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoas-mina-reactivates-her-personal-instagram-less-than-two-weeks-after-closing-her-account reactivate]] it less than two weeks later, [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/the-truth-will-eventually-be-revealed-netizens-are-baffled-as-former-aoa-mina-returns-to-instagram-with-her-usual-posts promising]] to "eventually reveal the truth" about her time in AOA.

In September of 2021, following a full year of Mina's continuing to bring the incident up on her social media and either making new claims or elaborating on previous ones, as well as herself being involved in multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page), [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina wrote that she would be [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoa-member-mina-says-shes-deleting-her-instagram deleting]] her Instagram profile... only to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoas-mina-reactivates-her-personal-instagram-less-than-two-weeks-after-closing-her-account reactivate]] it less than two weeks later, [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/the-truth-will-eventually-be-revealed-netizens-are-baffled-as-former-aoa-mina-returns-to-instagram-with-her-usual-posts promising]] to "eventually reveal the truth" about her time in AOA.

In September of 2021, following a full year of Mina's continuing to bring the incident up on her social media and either making new claims or elaborating on previous ones, as well as herself being involved in multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page), [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina wrote that she would be [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoa-member-mina-says-shes-deleting-her-instagram deleting]] her Instagram profile... only to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoas-mina-reactivates-her-personal-instagram-less-than-two-weeks-after-closing-her-account reactivate]] it less than two weeks later.

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations[[note]]often adding details to previous claims or making new ones against Jimin[[/note]], [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina wrote that she would be [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoa-member-mina-says-shes-deleting-her-instagram deleting]] her Instagram profile... only to [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoas-mina-reactivates-her-personal-instagram-less-than-two-weeks-after-closing-her-account reactivate]] it less than two weeks later.

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations[[note]]often adding details to previous claims or making new ones against Jimin[[/note]], [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina wrote that she would be [[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoa-member-mina-says-shes-deleting-her-instagram deleting]] her Instagram profile... [https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/former-aoas-mina-reactivates-her-personal-instagram-less-than-two-weeks-after-closing-her-account but reactivated it less than two weeks later]].

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations[[note]]often adding details to previous claims or making new ones against Jimin[[/note]], [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]Choa and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina deleted her Instagram profile (seemingly permanently this time).

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations[[note]]often adding details to previous claims or making new ones against Jimin[[/note]], [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]ChoA and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. She was also shown to have sent Jimin several vicious text messages wherein she insulted her looks, called her a whore and threatened to physically assault or kill her. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina deleted her Instagram profile (seemingly permanently this time).

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into multiple controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations[[note]]often adding details to previous claims or making new ones against Jimin[[/note]], [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In these messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and repeatedly insisting Jimin had been nothing but a vicious bully[[note]]ChoA and the other members were shown to have attempted to mediate things and calm Mina down, but she refused to listen and insisted she was the victim[[/note]]. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This release caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on throughout the scandal[[/note]], Mina deleted her Instagram profile (seemingly permanently this time).

A KoreanPopMusic idol GirlGroup who debuted under FNC Entertainment in August 2012, and went on indefinite hiatus in 2020. The group's full name is Ace of Angels, and they are well-known for being a "transformer group" - part band, part dance. AOA originally promoted as a combination of two units: five in the band unit (officially called AOA Black), and seven in the dance unit. Together as AOA they focus on pop-rock and acoustic pop to accommodate both the units' strengths.

They are a divisive group for many reasons, including: leaving their band unit on hiatus for three full years in favour of their dance unit and more pop friendly music (thus demoting drummer Youkyung and leaving her on the sidelines by trying to make the dance unit the only AOA), and Mina's accusations against Jimin, which are elaborated on below.

In early 2017, fans noticed that Choa hadn't made any public appearances with the group for quite a while, to which FNC replied she was on hiatus. Fans were immediately skeptical and began speculating as to the "real" reason she had stopped promotions, to which Choa replied by revealing on her Instagram that [[http://www.asianjunkie.com/2017/06/22/choa-is-leaving-aoa-due-to-mental-health-reasons-leaves-message-on-instagram/ she would be leaving the group]] due to mental health issues, and revealed in May 2019 that she would be ending her FNC contract entirely. In that same month Mina suddenly announced she would also be leaving the group, something which surprised fans, as she had previously spoken about wanting to remain in the group for "years to come" and had actually recorded lines for their single "Come See Me".

In August of 2020, Mina posted disturbing photos of herself having apparently attempted suicide to her social media account, leading to her briefly being hospitalized. Shortly afterwards, FNC Entertainment released [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1418005wpp/fnc-entertainment-releases-statement-addressing-former-aoa-member-minas-social-media-posts their own statement]], saying they hoped Mina recovered as quickly as she could, and also said they would be refraining from releasing their side of the story (and that they had informed the other members not to speak about it) until Mina was in a better state of mind. On August 11, Mina [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1418407wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-shares-apology apologized for concerning fans and said she would be deleting her social media in order to focus on her mental health]], and in September of 2020, her [[https://www.asianjunkie.com/2020/09/25/minas-ex-aoa-contract-with-woori-actors-terminated-will-take-a-break/ company announced she had terminated her contract with them]] after four months and would be going on hiatus to take care of her mental health, including deleting her social media[[note]]she reactivated it less than eight weeks later[[/note]].

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into several controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations, [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In the messages, Mina was revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her, calling her a horrible bully and refusing to accept any other point of view beyond the one that she was a victim. Messages between staffers were also released revealing that Mina was feared by the group's staff members, as she would do such things as demand that they take care of personal appointments for her and her family, as well as lashing out at the staffers if things were not done to her liking. This caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on[[/note]], Mina simply deleted her Instagram profile (seemingly permanently this time).

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into several controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations, [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In the messages, Mina is revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and calling her a horrible bully and ignoring Jimin's sincere attempts to apologize to her and understand Mina's point of view, as well as revealing that she used to terrorize the staff members by demanding they take care of personal appointments for her and then getting angry with them if things were not done to her liking. This caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claims, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on[[/note]], Mina simply deleted her Instagram profile (seemingly permanently this time).

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into several controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations[[note]]which by this time were continually changing and causing netizens to become more and more skeptical of her claims[[/note]], [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In the messages, Mina is revealed to have been initially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and calling her a horrible bully and ignoring Jimin's sincere attempts to apologize to her and understand Mina's point of view, as well as revealing that she used to terrorize the staff members by demanding they take care of personal appointments for her and then getting angry with them if things were not done to her liking. The revelation has caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claim, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After [[https://www.koreaboo.com/news/mina-instagram-update-dispatch/ first announcing]] she would be holding a press conference and providing "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on[[/note]], Mina simply deleted her Instagram profile (seemingly permanently this time).

They are a divisive group due to leaving their band unit on hiatus for three full years in favour of their dance unit and more pop friendly music, not to mention demoting drummer Youkyung and leaving her on the sidelines by trying to make the dance unit the only AOA, which brings many unfortunate implications. Nevertheless, the whole group have won many fans for their multi-talent, catchy songs, likeable personalities and impressive visuals.

In October of 2016, Youkyung announced she would be leaving the group following the expiration of her contract, although she would be a guest member in any further AOA Black events. Soon afterwards Jimin posted a photo of all eight members to her Instagram with the caption simply reading "AOA".

In June of 2020, Mina shocked fans by posting [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1410672wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-posts-allegations-detailing-years-of-harassment-from-jimin allegations via her Instagram account that she had been bullied for the better part of ten years]] by an unnamed member to the point of becoming suicidal, saying this had directly influenced her decision to leave the group. In response, Jimin posted the word "Fiction" on her social media, but then deleted it, sparking off a giant firestorm of controversy that lasted over a year.

In September of 2021, following a period of time in which Mina got into several controversies/scandals (as elaborated on in the YMMV page) and her ''still'' bringing up the "bullying" allegations[[note]]which by this time were continually changing and causing netizens to become more and more skeptical of her claims[[/note]], [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1487742wpp/dispatch-releases-conversations-involving-current-and-former-aoa-members-including-kwon-mina-and-jimin-kwon-mina-responds a series of conversations between Mina and the other members was released]] that turned the whole matter on its head. In the messages, Mina is revealed to have been intially very warm and friendly towards Jimin before suddenly turning on her and calling her a horrible bully and ignoring Jimin's sincere attempts to apologize to her and understand Mina's point of view, as well as revealing that she used to terrorize the staff members by demanding they take care of personal appointments for her and then getting angry with them if things were not done to her liking. The revelation has caused the vast majority of netizens to revise their opinions on Mina's claim, and conclude that Jimin was simply a (perhaps slightly overly) strict leader whose personality clashed with Mina's, and there had been no bullying at all. After first announcing she would have a press conference and provide "evidence and witnesses"[[note]]something she was notorious for flip-flopping on[[/note]], Mina deleted her Instagram profile, seemingly permanently this time.

In August of 2020, Mina posted disturbing photos of herself having apparently attempted suicide to her social media account, leading to her briefly being hospitalized. Shortle afterwards, FNC Entertainment released [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1418005wpp/fnc-entertainment-releases-statement-addressing-former-aoa-member-minas-social-media-posts their own statement]], saying they hoped Mina recovered as quickly as she could, and also said they would be refraining from releasing their side of the story (and that they had informed the other members not to speak about it) until Mina as in a better state of mind. On August 11, Mina [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1418407wpp/former-aoa-member-mina-shares-apology apologized for concerning fans and said she would be deleting her social media in order to focus on her mental health]], and in September of 2020, her [[https://www.asianjunkie.com/2020/09/25/minas-ex-aoa-contract-with-woori-actors-terminated-will-take-a-break/ company announced she had terminated her contract with them]] after four months and would be going on hiatus to take care of her mental health, including deleting her social media[[note]]she reactivated it less than eight weeks later[[/note]].