K-Pop Idol’s April Fool’s Joke Resurfaces In Light Of Recent Controversy

K-pop idol and singer Kim Jae Joong‘s past has resurfaced online in light of his recent controversy regarding disliking a junior group.

An online community post garnered attention for his past COVID-19 April Fool’s Joke controversy from 2020. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, he lied about contracting the virus on April Fool’s Day.

The joke garnered massive criticism, as he revealed that he made the joke to bring awareness to the situation. He also responded with an official apology.

“There are many people around us that we love.

What if a person you love or a person precious to you was infected with a virus?

That’s something that is just heartbreaking.

Despite that, there are still so many people who are wandering the streets, acting as if nothing will happen to them. Many people are worried that their families and loved ones can get sick because of those people. Thinking that you and people around you will just be safe, that’s a mistake and it can cause a lot of damage.

Right now, many of my close acquaintances and staff are seeing increases in Coronavirus confirmations around them too. This is not just some faraway story.

I don’t think that seeing your fears come reality due to carelessness is just something you can cry and get over with.

Let’s just remain alert. And engrave it into our hearts, the situation.

This prank was too much to be considered a simple April Fool’s Day joke, but many people expressed their worry for me in a short time.

Ha… I don’t think this post is an April Fool’s Joke. My family or my friends can be hurt… or die… but never!! [That’s what people think.] It’s not just something that happens to others. I wanted to tell everyone that protecting yourself is the solution to protecting those precious to you.

I will accept all punishments that I deserve for this post.

I hope everyone stays healthy.”

— Jae Joong

Korean netizens were disappointed to see that he was still stepping over boundaries to this day.

• “I feel like his mindset is different.”
• “Hasn’t he been like this always? Why are you talking about it like it’s something new.”
• “I heard he works hard to not make any wrinkles on his face. I bet he doesn’t have any wrinkles in his brain either.”
• “I always feel like he’s good at image-making, considering he’s been swept up in controversies like drunk driving. I heard his driver’s license was revoked, too, but it all just passed quietly.”

• “Wow.”
• “He really is an interesting person.”
• “It was half wondering why they were disappointed in that and half wondering why he’s still acting like that. He’s always been like that…”
• “If this was from 2020, that was the peak of the pandemic when everything was on the news. I remember being called in for testing because my route overlapped with someone who tested positive in 2021. It’s interesting to see that he’s still doing April Fool’s Day jokes in his thirties.”
• “It feels like everything was just centered on his face.”
• “It’s nothing to laugh about even looking at it now. It was a time when COVID-19 death rates were high. I can’t believe he would lie about testing positive.”
• “His head seems really empty..”

Most recently, he garnered much criticism for unnecessarily bringing up past news about his disappointment in a junior group. Netizens clapped back at him for not being able to know when to stop talking about past events.

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