Famous celebrities Son Ji Chang and Kim Min Jong were revealed to have been MCs for the wedding, and reportedly also sang a congratulatory wedding song. The wedding took place on November 2nd at A hotel in Seoul.
During a phone interview on November 3rd, Kim Min Jong told The Fact, “I was very worried about such things when I participated in this wedding. A lot of people around me think I’m tied to the gangsters, but really I have no ties to them at all. I was simply there because an acquaintance begged me to be there and I couldn’t deny him. I asked my name to not to be mentioned due to this exact reason, but I guess word still got out.”
As to why Son Ji Chang was there Kim Min Jong explained, “He has always been with me ever since we debuted as a duo. He was simply there because I was there.”
The wedding was filled with over 250 boss-level gangster members from all over Korea, and over 200 police forces were on standby surrounding the wedding hall that day in case of an emergency situation.
NETIZEN REACTIONS Koreaboo has collected reactions from Netizens who commented on the original article from our Korean source. The below comments are the most popular comments at the time of this article being published.
[+ 2226, – 137] If the mafia was threatening you to show up do you think you could refuse? I understand that you weren’t there for loyalty or money…
[+ 2022, – 56] I heard gangsters are deeply related to Korean entertainment…and I guess it’s true
[+ 1434, – 55] How could you not go……if they tell you and you don’t show you might get a knife in your back…