Yong Jun Hyung Finally Apologizes For Role In Burning Sun Scandal
Singer Yong Jun Hyung has publicly apologized for the first time in five years since his name was first mentioned in Jung Joon Young’s group chat scandal.
On June 12 KST, he posted a lengthy Instagram message regarding the incident.
“Hello, this is Yong Jun Hyung.
Back then, I was foolish and wrong. I couldn’t fix the wrong situation and didn’t know the right choice due to the criticism. Due to fear, I didn’t want to cause damage to the company and members, and because it was a place that I worked at for many years, it was really special to me. I was prepared to lose everything when I made the decision to leave the group.
I was sent a video in my messenger without any explanation and I pressed the black screen. I didn’t know what it would be or what the intention was before I pressed the video. Afterward, I could have said, ‘Stop, this is wrong,’ but I couldn’t, and just ignored my actions.
But, as I said before and what I said later, I have never entered any chat room and was not involved in the incident where things that I don’t even want to talk about has happened.
Over the years, media and the public have continued to state that I was a part of the incident and a member of the chatroom and that I consumed illegal footage…So I responded to the parts that were not true, but no article or person revealed that I was not a part of the incident, making me the same as the people in the chatroom.
I didn’t have the confidence to bring up the past and talk about it, so I thought things would settle down if I just didn’t find the courage and ignore the issue.
I endured and persevered even though I was hurt and scarred. Please…I beg you..I hope that my family and the people that are special to me, including my fans, don’t get hurt.
To everyone and reporters, I will work hard and live every day reflecting on my actions and remarks that I couldn’t correct in the past.
Thank you for reading this long post. It’s easy to catch a cold in the hot summer. Everyone take care and have a good day!”
In 2019, Yong Jun Hyung was named as one of the members in Seungri and Jung Joon Young’s group chat scandal. Below was the group chat screenshot revealed at the time.
“Jung Joon Young: I got caught filming the video I sent lol.
Singer Yong: You got caught by that girl?
Jung Joon Young: Yeah, if I didn’t get caught, I could have acted like I was dating her (and have s*x).”
However, K-Netizens were still hesitant with his intentions on writing an apology now.
- “I thought he was a member of the group chat…”
- “Doesn’t look like if if you look at the group chat.”
- “So is he a part of the group chat or no? His apology letter and the KakaoTalk chat are totally different.”
- “If you did something wrong, don’t try to come back out.”
- “Foolish???”
- “Does he think writing makes it better to read?”
- “Don’t make money by being a celebrity.”
- “Writing this now since the investigation is over and there’s nothing more to be revealed? So petty.”
- “Parts that aren’t true? You need to read the KakaoTalk again.”
What are your thoughts on his apology?
