ENTERTAINMENT
“Kim Ho-joong went to a bar, but he didn’t drink”
Mr. Lee said on the 16th, "On the 9th, Kim Ho-jung visited an entertainment bar to say hello to the people who were drinking with his relative and agency representative Lee Gwang-deuk. At the time, Kim Ho-jung was preparing for the Goyang concert, so he never drank." Kim Ho-jung went home first, and after returning home, he drove his own car for personal reasons and had an accident due to poor driving. He was very panicked at the time of the accident and appears to have made a wrong decision."
At the same time, "another manager who arrived at the scene first removed the memory card first due to his own judgment, and I, as the representative of the agency, asked the manager who was known to have surrendered to take Kim Ho-joong's clothes and change them to handle the matter on his behalf." “All of this happened because I, as Kim Ho-jung’s representative and as a relative, tried to overprotect Kim Ho-jung,” he added.
Meanwhile, Kim Ho-jung crossed the center line on a road in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul at around 11:40 pm on the 9th and ran away after colliding with a taxi on the opposite side. At 1:59 a.m. on the 10th, two hours after the accident, Kim Ho-jung's manager went to the police station and turned himself in, saying he was the driver, but it was quickly revealed that this was not true. At the same time, suspicions such as Kim Ho-jung's conspiracy theory and drunk driving theory grew like a snowball.
In particular, Kim Ho-jung aroused public indignation by showing actions filled with lies and unreasonable explanations during the post-accident handling process. Ho-joong Kim did not reflect on himself despite this situation and announced that he would continue with the scheduled ‘Tvarotti Classic Arena Tour 2024’ schedule, adding to the scandal.
First of all, I bow my head in apology for causing you concern with bad news day after day.
As this is an ongoing case, the police have requested that the investigation details not be leaked to the outside world, so we apologize for not being able to provide a quick response to the numerous suspicions.
We would like to give our position regarding the circumstances surrounding Kim Ho-jung's traffic accident that was recently reported.
On the 9th, Kim Ho-jung visited an entertainment bar to greet the people who were drinking with Lee Gwang-deuk, his relative and the representative of his agency. At the time, Kim Ho-jung had a Goyang concert ahead of him, so he never drank alcohol.
After some time, Kim Ho-jung returned home first, and after returning home, he drove his own car for personal reasons, and while on the road, he had an accident due to poor driving. It appears that he made a wrong decision due to severe panic at the time of the accident.
After the accident, I received a call from the manager and found out about the accident. At that time, I learned that Kim Ho-joong had already suffered a serious panic after the accident and made a wrong decision and moved the vehicle without handling the accident. Afterwards, it was revealed that the person involved in this accident was Kim Ho-joong. I was so afraid that if it became known, there would be too much controversy.
Another manager who arrived at the scene first removed the memory card first due to his own judgment, and I, as the representative of the agency, asked the manager who was known to have turned himself in to take Kim Ho-joong's clothes and change them to handle the matter on his behalf. All of this happened because I, as Kim Ho-jung's representative and older brother, tried to overprotect Kim Ho-jung.
Currently, everyone involved in the case is faithfully participating in the investigation, and the agency will do its best to follow up. Everything we have reported so far is identical to the police investigation. I once again bow my head in apology.
Please refrain from reporting speculative suspicions regarding this incident.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
