With Hwang Young-woong, a participant in MBN's 'Burning Trotman' revealed to have a history of assault, leaving the show, you can watch him as is through the VOD service.
On the 3rd, the production team of 'Burning Trotman' announced, "The footage filmed by contestant Hwang Young-woong, who decided to voluntarily withdraw from the show, will not be broadcast in the finals of 'Burning Trotman' to be aired on the 7th." He added, "However, the existing <Burning Trotman> VOD service will be broadcast as is, and Japan's Abema TV broadcast will also be provided in its original form without any additional editing."
Regarding the 'Burning Trotman' national tour concert, he emphasized, "We inform you that it is under the jurisdiction of the production company Showplay and has nothing to do with the production team." He also said, "The production team will do its best to help the TOP 7 who advanced to the finals achieve great results through their final journey, and we will respond resolutely if unverified suspicions or unconfirmed facts are uncovered."
Previously, revelations about Hwang Young-woong continued. Starting with a post claiming to have been assaulted, suspicions of criminal history, school violence, and dating violence arose. Hwang Young-woong, who was at the center of the topic, broke his silence and expressed his position. He said, "I deeply apologize to those who have been harmed by my shortcomings and mistakes. As I have grown up, I have regretted and reflected on things that happened in the past. It is with regret and a heavy heart that I am finally offering my apology."
Hwang Young-woong said, "Although the mistakes of the past are heavy, I have the will to live a new life. I have worked at a factory for several years since my mid-20s and learned to live a sincere life. Then, I started singing again, which was my childhood dream, and sang 'Burning Trotman'. “I also appeared on . I desperately wanted to sing, and I wanted to reflect on my past and try to become a good member of society,” he said.
Hwang Young-woong said, “Right now, at this very moment, I want to let go of everything and disappear,” and added, “Thinking of my mother, who has lived her whole life taking care of her poor son, and my grandmother, who took care of me on behalf of my mother who is the breadwinner, I muster the courage to publicly apologize.” “I give it to you,” he said, bowing his head.
The aftermath of the continued controversy was severe. SBS' 'Curious Story Y' and MBC's 'True Story Exploration Team' began receiving reports about Hwang Young-woong. In the end, Hwang Young-woong’s choice was to voluntarily leave ‘Burning Trotman’. Hwang Young-woong said, “I thought so much while participating in the last broadcast that I should not cause any harm in a situation where I am in the finals. I am sorry to the production staff and colleagues who believed in me, and to all of you who supported me despite my shortcomings.” "I was distressed as to whether this was true. I will not make excuses by saying it happened when I was young. I will look back on the past and reflect, resolve any misunderstandings, and sincerely apologize."
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr