she recused herself from public for more than a year following the incident and later apologised for hurting the people around her. during the hiatus, she took classes in many areas which she hoped would serve her professionally. during the course of her disappearance from public view, fellow twins member charlene choi twice publicly denied rumours of suicide attempts by chung. chung revealed she decided that suicide would not have solved any problems; she said her mother was supportive of her quitting the industry.