Singer Kim Gunmo has surprised people with an unrecognizably changed appearance.
On the 29th, composer Joo Younghoon uploaded a photo to his social account with the caption "My beloved Gunmo-hyung~~ March 21 Seoul concert, let's go together~~~~".
The released photo shows Joo Younghoon, his wife Lee Yun-mi, and Kim Gunmo with their arms around each other. Joo Younghoon and Lee Yun-mi appear to have met Kim Gunmo, who is in the midst of a live tour, in Cheongdam-dong and spent time together.
In particular, Kim Gunmo in the photo drew attention for looking rapidly aged despite being 58. Having stepped away from the music industry amid sexual assault allegations and appearing before the public again after six years, his difficult time over the past years is plainly visible.
Unlike Joo Younghoon and Lee Yun-mi, who are smiling brightly, his expression is stiff and tense. Netizens expressed sympathy, saying, "She aged so much from worry. It's pitiful," "He's 58, he must have suffered a lot; I almost didn't recognize him," and "How much alcohol can age a person... he looks like he's in his 80s."
Meanwhile, Kim Gunmo was accused of sexual assault in 2019. At the time, a YouTube channel posted an exposé video claiming that Kim Gunmo raped a female employee working at a nightlife establishment in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, based on the woman's report alleging sexual assault, which caused a stir. Kim Gunmo's side rebutted that it was "not true" and warned it would counter with claims of false information distribution and defamation.
After an investigation, prosecutors in 2021 decided there was no evidence in Kim Gunmo's sexual assault case. The accuser's appeal was also dismissed, fully clearing Kim Gunmo of the sexual assault charges. At the time the allegations surfaced, he had completed a marriage registration with pianist Jang Ji-yeon and was about to hold a wedding, but amid the controversy he chose to divorce his wife, causing sorrow. amid this, he returned last September with a nationwide tour after a six-year hiatus from activities, and plans to continue the tour through March.
[Photo] Joo Younghoon SNS
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