She revealed every gruesome detail SM tried to hide.
Koreaboo
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Red Velvet‘s Yeri has revealed shocking new details about the car accident she was involved in with Seulgi nearly 10 years ago.
The two members recently discussed the incident during Yeri’s YouTube vlog, giving fans a much clearer picture of what actually happened that night.
At the time, SM Entertainment described the October 2016 incident as a minor car accident. The agency said Seulgi and Yeri were returning to their dorm in a taxi around 10 PM when the taxi crashed into a cleaning truck. Both members were said to have suffered minor injuries and bruising, and they were taken to the hospital for treatment.
However, Yeri has now explained that the accident was anything but minor for her.
Red Velvet involved in a car accident on the way to their schedule
Yeri and Seulgi had originally planned to go to Lotte World together during the Halloween period.
The amusement park was extremely busy, however, so they decided to turn around. Before leaving, they took a selfie with a zombie and then got into a taxi to return to their dorm.
The accident happened while the taxi was taking a curve.
Seulgi and the driver were positioned on the inside of the curve, while Yeri was sitting on the outside. Because of this, Yeri was thrown toward the front of the vehicle when the crash happened and her eye was badly injured.
Yeri explained that the white part of her eye, known as the sclera, became completely red and caused blood to run down toward her mouth. Seulgi also recalled that Yeri’s eyeball appeared to have been pushed back into her eye socket.
Yeri said she spent a long time thinking about whether she should undergo surgery. In the end, she decided against it and chose to live with the injury.
The accident also resulted in a lengthy hospital stay for Yeri. She revealed that she became depressed while receiving treatment, with the experience taking a significant emotional toll on her.
The Red Velvet maknae also revealed that the accident left lasting effects.
She said that she and Seulgi both developed some trauma surrounding cars after the crash. This lines up with what Yeri had previously revealed in 2017, when she explained that she had difficulty sleeping in cars because she was worried about her safety.
Yeri Is Still Suffering From Emotional Trauma From Her Car Accident
Most notably, Yeri said she has continued to see floaters since the accident. And according to what she was told, there is nothing that can be done about them.
At the time, SM simply said that both members would temporarily halt their activities to recover. Yeri remained away from several group schedules, including the 2016 Melon Music Awards, while Seulgi returned to activities sooner.
Yeri eventually reassured fans in December 2016 that she was healthy and eating well, but she had not publicly gone into the extent of her physical injuries at the time.
For almost a decade, fans largely knew the incident as a “minor car accident.”
Yeri’s recent conversation with Seulgi has now revealed that, at least from her perspective, there was much more to the story than the original reports suggested.