'High School Rapper' contestant Osshum Gum (Choi Ha Min) stands in trial on charges for child molestation

Rapper Osshun Gum (real name Choi Ha Min), known for his appearance on Mnet's 'High School Rapper' and signing with Swings' former music label Just Music, has been charged for molesting a child.

On April 27 KST, rapper Osshun Gum stood on trial for his charges on molestation of a male child. On this day, Osshun Gum's lawyer stated that the defendant had touched the behind of the child in order to playfully "pick and eat the poo" of the child. Further, the lawyer claimed that Osshun Gum is currently in a mentally and physically weak state. The lawyer then revealed that Osshun Gum received his psychiatric diagnosis in June 2021 and was hospitalized in a mental institute for around 70 days, proving that Osshun Gum is in a mentally unstable state.

Osshun Gum then explained that he is unable to recover his music career and thus, decided to return to his hometown in Jeonju. However, due to his mental instability, he showed eccentric behaviors such as lying down on the streets with his clothes off and more. He also stated that he had randomly taken a taxi to the Haeundae district, a place he has no connection to, and committed the crime. 

Meanwhile, Osshun Gum first appeared on the first season of Mnet's 'High School Rapper' and immediately caught the eye of Swings, who then signed him on to his music label, Just Music.