On January 17, 2025, a South Korean media outlet, Sports Chosun, reported that former T-ara member Areum had been sentenced to two years of probation on charges of child abuse and defamation.
Former T-ARA member Areum’s suspended prison sentence in light of ... the Suwon District Court Ansan Branch Criminal Division ...
Areum was a part of T-ARA from July 2012 to 2013, following which she ventured onto a different path. In 2019, the K-pop star tied the knot with an older businessman and became a mother to two sons.