After Lee Hong-gi of the band FT Island posted a post that seemed to defend fellow member Choi Min-hwan, who was embroiled in prostitution suspicions, he expressed what he wanted to say to his fans through his social networking service (SNS) account.
On the 27th, Lee Hongki posted a photo from the Asian tour concert held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on his Instagram. It is known that for the performance held on the 26th, Minhwan Choi did not go on stage but played the drums from behind. Accordingly, only Lee Hongki and Lee Jaejin are in the photo on stage.
Lee Hongki also wrote, “Thank you so much. I got a lot of strength today from my best friend. I think it’s fortunate that we were able to meet in person and talk about the things we wanted to talk about.”
He added, “We will meet in person and talk to our friends who will meet us in the future. It is better to communicate without misunderstanding if we meet and talk rather than write, so I am really, really grateful.”
Previously, Choi Min-hwan was embroiled in suspicions of prostitution due to what his ex-wife Yul-hee revealed in a YouTube video on the 24th. In the video, Yulhee said, “About a year before I divorced, there was a very big incident. Since then, my married life has changed 180 degrees.” She added, “He was drunk in front of my family and touched my body, and he put money here (between my breasts). ), or one day, while we were drinking at home, my mother was washing the dishes and my sister and her husband were singing with their backs to us, and he seemed to feel good about it, so he stuck the money in my chest. He touched my important part in front of my family.” He continued, “I wonder if I ever went to a business at that age, but it turned out that it was a habit and the puzzle came together.”
Afterwards, Yulhee released a recording of her ex-husband Choi Minhwan talking to someone on the phone. In the transcript, Choi Min-hwan said to the other person, “I want to go out to play,” and “Do you have a lady?” etc., which led to suspicions that Choi Min-hwan entered a prostitution establishment.
FT Island’s Sosogat FNC Entertainment said, “It is difficult for us to know in detail about the couple’s personal life, but Choi Min-hwan feels responsible for disappointing the public and viewers.”
He continued, “We would like to stop all media activities, including broadcasts in which we appear with our children,” and added, “We apologize for causing inconvenience and concern to many people.”
In addition, in relation to this, Gangnam Police Station in Seoul is conducting an internal investigation into Choi Min-hwan and agent A on charges of the Prostitution Punishment Act, etc., based on a complaint received through Kookmin Shinmungo.
Meanwhile, Lee Hong-ki received attention from fans by posting a post that seemed to defend Choi Min-hwan on the fan community Weverse on the 25th.
Lee Hong-gi said, “It was their private life and it ended up like this. We need to admit that we did something wrong and bow our heads and apologize,” but added, “But we shouldn’t trust everyone too easily.” He continued, “I have to protect again, I have to endure, that’s what we are,” and added, “All I can do is move forward despite the stones.”
(Seoul = News 1)