"My daughter Kelly was so excited about the HITSNY K-pop training program. As a single mother, I wanted to support her passion, so I withdrew $5,000 from her college savings to pay for the 6-week program. Lois Chun insisted we pay the full amount upfront in cash or bank check, saying the program was almost full and we needed to secure her spot immediately.

Just two days before the program was set to begin, we received notice that it was canceled. When we requested our refund, as guaranteed in the contract, we were given excuse after excuse. Months later, after media involvement, we received only $200 back, a fraction of what we were owed. My daughter was heartbroken, and we lost most of the money I had saved for her education."

— Bonnie Blake, as reported to ABC7NY

"Our son was passionate about K-pop and had been teaching himself Korean for two years. We saw the HITSNY program as an incredible opportunity for him to pursue his interests more seriously. We paid $7,000 for what was supposed to be an intensive program with industry connections and possible audition opportunities with SM Entertainment.

When the program was canceled, Lois Chun claimed that SM Entertainment had backed out at the last minute. Later we discovered there had never been any formal partnership. We never received our refund, despite numerous promises. We also learned that our son and other minors had been left unsupervised in New York City during a pre-program event, where underage drinking occurred."

"HITSNY was renting space in our studios for their planned K-pop training program. Initially, payments were made on time, but then Lois Chun began falling behind. She wrote us a check that bounced. When we tried to follow up, we found it increasingly difficult to reach her. We were left with unpaid bills and had to block off studio time that could have been rented to legitimate businesses."

— Steve Roath, Manager at Pearl Studios, as reported to ABC7NY

"I was hired to teach dance for the HITSNY program and spent weeks preparing a curriculum. I was promised payment upfront for the preparation work, but the check was always 'coming next week.' When the program was suddenly canceled, I wasn't even notified directly — I found out from one of the enrolled students. I was never paid for my time or preparation materials."

"I worked briefly for Lois Chun as a marketing assistant for the HITSNY program. She asked me to sign papers for the company that I later discovered were business registration documents with my signature. When I confronted her, she claimed it was just standard paperwork. She also 'borrowed' $500 from me during a cash flow issue, promising to pay me back with interest the following week. I never saw that money again, and she stopped responding to my messages after the program was canceled."

"I was hired to translate materials for the Korean language portion of the program. Lois specifically asked me to make the marketing materials appear as if there was an official partnership with major K-pop entertainment companies, even though I questioned whether these partnerships actually existed. She assured me they were 'in negotiations' and the materials needed to be ready. I completed translations for the entire curriculum but was only paid for half of my work. When I tried to collect the remaining payment, she claimed the program's finances were tied up in a dispute with partners in Korea."