[Official Full Text] Jung DONG WOO-won admits to driving without a license at age 16... ”I deeply regret it. I am currently on trial for blackmailing someone who demanded 20 million yen.”

Singer Jung DONG WOO-won has made a statement regarding his report to the police for driving without a license and receiving threats. On the 11th, Jung DONG WOO-won's management office SHOW
PLAY Entertainment stated, "Last year, Jung DONG WOO Won's acquaintance, Mr. A, took a cell phone from Jung DONG WOO Won's house, and Mr. A and his acquaintance illegally took Jung DONG WOO Won's phone.
The management office stated, "Mr. A and his associates have been threatening us by claiming that they have a video of Jung Dong Woo driving without a license.
"It is true that Jung DONG WOO-won practiced driving for about 10 minutes on mountain roads near his home in his hometown of Hadong, and a passenger filmed him doing so," the statement said. "The blackmailers have taken the video to Jung
The documents were proof that Jung DONG WOO-won was driving without a license, and they threatened him to pay more than 200 million won (approximately 20 million yen) in exchange for keeping it a secret, but Jung DONG WOO-won refused.
Below is the full statement from Jung DONG WOO Won's side: Hello. This is Jung DONG WOO Won's management office, SHOW PLAY Entertainment.
First of all, we would like to sincerely apologize for the recent unpleasant incident involving our artist Jung DONG WOO.
Last year, Jung DONG WOO Won was informed that an acquaintance of his, Mr. A, had taken a cell phone from Jung DONG WOO Won's house, and Mr. A and his acquaintance had filed an illegal lawsuit against Jung DONG WOO Won.
After that, Mr. A and his associates continued to threaten Jung DONG WOO by claiming that they had a video of him driving without a license.
DONG DONG WOO-won practiced driving for about 10 minutes on mountain roads near his home in his hometown of Hadong, and a passenger in his car filmed him.
The blackmailer claimed the video was evidence of Jung DONG WOO Won driving without a license and planned to keep it secret.
They threatened him to pay more than 200 million won as compensation, but Jung DONG WOO WON refused to pay the money. As a result, Jung DONG WOO WON immediately repented of his mistake and took legal action.
He reported the blackmailer to the police, prepared to face full punishment, and the blackmailer is currently in custody and awaiting trial. Jung DONG WOO Won regrets and reflects on the mistake of practicing driving without a license.
We will use this incident as an opportunity to do our best to manage and educate our artists so that they can grow into more mature and responsible members of society. We also regret that we will not tolerate such unpleasant behavior in the future.
We will provide thorough guidance to prevent any such incidents from occurring. Finally, we would like to once again offer our sincere apologies to the fans and general public who love Jung DONG WOO Won.