Why is Shinhwa's Kim Dong Wan like this. He publicly supported MC Dingdong, who was embroiled in allegations of assaulting a female BJ, faced backlash and deleted the post.
On the 22nd, Kim Dong Wan suddenly posted on his personal SNS, "Who will support Dingdong for no reason?"
Earlier, MC Dingdong, while hosting an internet live broadcast known as an "Excel broadcast," grabbed female BJ A's hair and assaulted her, causing a major controversy.
Afterward, MC Dingdong apologized, saying, "I had almost no work for a year and a half and was only now trying to work hard again, and when the past incident was suddenly mentioned my emotions became heated. I had trauma from words that reminded me of the incident two years ago." However, as criticism continued, in a second statement he announced plans to take civil and criminal legal action against exaggerated online interpretations. The woman who was assaulted said she suffered trauma and received a diagnosis of two weeks' treatment, and announced she would sue MC Dingdong, having refused a settlement payment of 10 million won.
Also, before this assault incident, in 2022 MC Dingdong had driven under the influence while heavily intoxicated and fled from police investigation, for which he received a suspended sentence.
Meanwhile, Kim Dong Wan mentioned MC Dingdong, who is accused of assault, jokingly as "someone to support," and the public criticized his thoughtless words and actions that showed no consideration for the seriousness of the case.
A fan on the post said, "Age gracefully. Don't make a fan who has liked you for more than a decade feel this miserable," and "Even with countless controversies, I pretended not to know and endured with blurred eyes," strongly rebuking him.
In response, Kim Dong Wan said, "It was an expression that did not sufficiently consider the situation. I will delete the post," and belatedly removed his post.
However, netizens on the post Kim Dong Wan left reacted, "The victim recently filed a complaint for unilateral assault and in a situation of counter-suits you say support.. Personally you may do it, but asking others to support that was extremely unreasonable," "Just open a private account," "If you're going to apologize, do it properly," "That really didn't seem right," "Oppaㅠㅠ Make sure I don't regret the years I supported you," and other responses.
Meanwhile, Kim Dong Wan recently took heat for remarks advocating the legalization of prostitution.
He said, "In trying to eliminate entertainment districts, the whole country is becoming an entertainment district. I can't help but question the entertainment districts in front of churches, schools and police boxes," and "We must acknowledge and manage them. Given the reality of growing single-person households, we must not pass it off with the logic of 'just cover it up and it's fine,'" strongly arguing for the need to legalize prostitution.
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