Seoul police have decided not to pursue charges against Hwasa from K-pop girl group MAMAMOO regarding her supposed obscene performance.

The Seongdong Police Station confirmed the news on Wednesday, October 4. According to a Soompi report, the police announced that they would not be referring Hwasa’s case to the prosecution. 

“After summoning Hwasa as a defendant, investigating the content and development process of the performance [of that day], and comprehensively reviewing the statements of those involved, [we found it] difficult to acknowledge the criminal charges,” the police was quoted as saying. 

With this, no charges would be filed against Hwasa. The development came almost five months since her controversial performance.

Fast facts on case against Hwasa

On May 12, Hwasa performed at the Sungkyunkwan University Festival. It was part of the filming for tvN’s variety show Dancing Queens on the Road. 

However, a dance move for her performance in the song “Don’t” was deemed disturbing and inappropriate by several viewers. Which resulted in the university’s Student Parents and Human Rights Protection Solidarity filing a complaint against the singer at the Seongdong Police Station on July 10. 

According to reports, the complainant claimed that Hwasa’s performance was “enough to evoke a sense of shame and disgust among the audience.” 

In September, the Seoul Seongdong Police Station revealed that they had summoned Hwasa to question her about the controversial performance. Her agency, P NATION, confirmed the report. Moreover, the label emphasized that their artist fully cooperated with the police during the investigation. 

Based also in earlier reports, if the singer was found guilty, she would’ve faced a maximum sentence of one year in jail or a fine of 5 million Korean won. 

Moving forward with her career

Following the news about the police dropping Hwasa’s case, P NATION released a brief statement that they’re currently checking the information. As of writing, Hwasa has yet to personally address the development in her case. 

However, it can be recalled that the singer previously spoke about how the controversy has been affecting her. “I don’t usually react much to malicious comments but it’s too harsh this time round,” she said then. 

Such experience, she explained, gave her the inspiration for her latest single “I LOVE MY BODY.”

Featured image: Hwasa in the concept photo of MAMAMOO’s 2023 Season’s Greetings. Credit: Facebook/MAMAMOO