'Hangout With Yoo' Lee Kyung-kyu commented on the controversy over driving under the influence of medication.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, the MBC variety program 'Hangout With Yoo' featured entertainment veteran Lee Kyung-kyu, who offered new year deokdam to his juniors. Lee Kyung-kyu showed playful chemistry with Yu Jae-seok, Haha, Joo Woo-jae and Heo Kyunghwan, and also ate rice cake soup that his daughter Ye-rim made herself.
While offering deokdam, Lee Kyung-kyu also scolded them. When he told Heo Kyunghwan, "This guy just comes and goes and hasn't put down roots," Joo Woo-jae added, "byuldeuli," targeting Heo Kyunghwan.
In response, Lee Kyung-kyu shouted, "What do you mean by calling a colleague byuldeuli? What are you, you punk. Are you a lackey? Heo Kyunghwan is risking his life to do broadcasts and you call him byuldeuli," drawing laughter.
Meanwhile, Lee Kyung-kyu said, "I almost flew away big last year. I reflected on it," directly referring to the controversy over driving under the influence of medication that took place in July last year, attracting attention.
Lee Kyung-kyu added, "I had been trying to continue the 'conscience refrigerator' but my heart aches because I was caught driving under the influence of medication."
Lee Kyung-kyu directly explained the situation at the time: "But that did happen. Various articles came out saying I went to the golf course to practice, but that's not true. I went to the hospital to get an injection. I even go on weekends. I woke up in the morning and it hurt so much. I went with my wife. She didn't open the door so I went back after sleeping and then went again. I felt sorry to ask my wife to go again and I couldn't call the manager, could I?"
Lee Kyung-kyu said, "I went to the hospital, got one injection, and felt so fluish that I was dizzy. The car looked exactly like mine. I got in the car; it was the same model, and when I started the engine, it started. So I went."
Yu Jae-seok also said, "When I called him, he said he learned a lot from this incident. He said people in professions watched by many should be careful and that he had nothing more to say," drawing attention.
Lee Kyung-kyu said he had planned to appear on 'Hangout With Yoo' again at the end of the year, but declined to appear to avoid causing harm.
Earlier, on July 8, Lee Kyung-kyu was forwarded to the prosecution without detention on charges of driving a car in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, while having taken prescribed medication. At the time, Lee Kyung-kyu's lawyer said, "Lee Kyung-kyu has suffered from panic disorder for 10 years and took prescribed medication the day before the incident. However, his condition worsened that day and he drove himself to the hospital. Ultimately, it was an inexcusable act of negligence, and he feels deep remorse."
[Photo] MBC broadcast screen capture.
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