Singer Hwang Young-woong directly expressed his position.
On April 1, Hwang Young-woong posted a letter through his fan cafe, saying, “I should have greeted you here where the most fans are gathered, but I have to be careful in many ways, so I am finally giving my greetings now.”
He said, "I thought many times about whether I could write right now, but I thought it would be right to say hello to the people here, so I wrote. I sincerely thank you for sending so much support and love to me, who has so many shortcomings." I started speaking.
He continued, "Thank you so much for believing in me and protecting me. Seeing the support you gave me, I felt an overwhelming feeling that cannot be expressed in words. And if there is anything I can do, I decided that from now on I want to live by paying you back to the best of my ability. “I did it,” he added.
Hwang Young-woong said, “It is true that I wondered for a while whether I could live a quiet, normal life if I just gave up on singing. But thanks to you, I gained courage and the will to not give up on singing.”
Hwang Young-woong said, “It must have been just as difficult for you as me, but you were more upset than me and thought of it as your own, so I was so grateful and reassured that I cried, and at the same time, my heart ached. From now on, I will think of all of you who supported me. “I will try to live a more righteous life,” he said.
“I also plan to apologize to those who have been hurt by my mistakes in the past. If those friends allow it, I would like to sincerely apologize as soon as possible. Regardless of the facts, it is painful just to look at me. “I think the fact that I became a painful memory for those friends is reason enough for me to apologize,” he said.
Hwang Young-woong said, “I am grateful to you all just for being here, and you are still giving me so much more than what I have given, but despite my shame, I would like to ask you one favor.” He added, “I no longer want to ask you for anything. I hope that no one gets harmed or causes trouble because of this. I should be grateful that people post messages about me on the broadcasting bulletin board, complain to the broadcasting station, or fight against people who criticize me, but I am the person I am now. "Even that seems like a very painful thing to me. Why are you receiving negative attention and why do you have to be criticized because of me? I think it's something that's difficult for me to handle right now."
He continued, "So, even if you feel unfair and angry, please be patient. As you saw in today's article, a new fence has been created, so I hope that you can trust me and my agency to handle the difficult times, and that you only do happy things. This is my first greeting, so it is with such a heavy burden. “I’m sorry for the content,” he said.
Hwang Young-woong said, “I feel like I want to meet each and every one of you right now, hold hands, and sing a song to you, but I think I have to ask you to wait a little longer. When I can reflect on myself more and sing confidently in front of you, “I will come back with a good song. I will come back as a better person. Until then, I hope you do not get sick and stay happy,” he said.
Lastly, "I'm not very good at words or writing, so I don't know how this article I wrote will be perceived, so even though I can't say hello in writing often, I'll leave a message once in a while. I hope you support me in places other than here or just with your heart." “I would also like to thank you all. Be careful not to catch a cold during the change of seasons. Thank you. And I love you.”The following is the full text of Hwang Young-woong’s post.Hello, I'm a hero.
I should have said hello to this place where the most fans are gathered, but there are many things I have to be cautious about, so I am finally saying hello now. I have thought many times about whether I should write this now, but I thought it would be right to say hello to the people here, so I decided to write.
Thank you very much for sending so much support and love to me, who has so many shortcomings. Thank you so much for believing in me and protecting me. Seeing the support you gave me, I felt an overwhelming feeling that cannot be expressed in words.
And I have decided that if there is anything I can do, I want to live by paying you back to the best of my ability. It is true that I briefly wondered if I could live a quiet, normal life if I just gave up singing. But thanks to you all, I gained courage and the determination not to give up on singing.
It must have been a difficult time for you all, but you were even more upset than me and thought of it as your own, so I was so grateful and reassured that I cried, and at the same time, my heart ached. From now on, I will live a more righteous life while thinking of all of you who supported me. I also plan to apologize to those who were hurt by my past mistakes. If those friends allow it, I would like to sincerely apologize as soon as possible.
Regardless of the facts, I think the fact that I became a painful memory to those friends, to the extent that it was painful just to look at me, is reason enough for me to apologize. I am grateful to you all just for being here, and even now you are giving me so much more than what I have given you, but I would like to ask you for one favor, shameless.
I don't want anyone to be harmed or cause trouble because of me anymore. I should be grateful that people post messages about me on the broadcasting bulletin board, complain to the broadcasting station, or fight against people who criticize me, but even that seems very painful to me now. Why do you all get negative attention and why do you have to be criticized because of me? I think it's all difficult for me to handle right now.
So, even if you feel wronged and angry, please be patient. As you saw in today's article, a new fence has been created, so now I hope you can trust me and my agency to handle the difficult times and watch over you, and only do happy things.
I'm sorry that my first greeting has such heavy content. I feel like I want to meet each and every one of you right now, hold hands, and sing a song to you, but I think I have to ask you to wait a little longer.
When I reflect on myself more and can sing confidently in front of you, I will come back with a good song. I will come back as a better person. Until then, I hope you don't get sick and stay happy.
Since I am not very good at speaking or writing, I don't know how this article I wrote will be perceived, so I may not send you greetings in writing often, but I will leave a message every now and then. I would like to express my gratitude to those who support me not only here but also in other places or just from their hearts.
Be careful of catching a cold during the change of seasons. thank you And I love you.
Posted by Hwang Young-woong
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr