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Singer Kim Ho Joong who fled after drunk driving... to take refuge after performing without pay
Singer Kim Ho Joong, who caused controversy by fleeing the scene after getting into a drunk driving accident, will be taking a break from activities after his "Super Classic" performance.
Management office THINK Entertainment said on the 22nd, "Kim Ho Joong will be appearing at the 'World
After the performance of "Union Orchestra Super Classic: Kim Ho Joong & Primadonna" (Super Classic), the group will suspend all activities and take a break.
"Super Classic" is a concert featuring Kim Ho Joong and four of the world's biggest orchestras. It is hosted and managed by KBS and the production company DUMIR.
However, after the recent allegations emerged, KBS pulled out of the show. KBS asked DUMIR to replace the performers, but DUMIR responded that it was "difficult to change," and decided to continue the show.
The concert has a total of 20,000 seats, and all tickets were sold out immediately after going on sale, but after the accident, many cancellations occurred.
The management office said to Edaily, "It's not an exclusive performance, but a performance fee for overseas artists.
"Since I will be performing with Do in a concert together, I will not cancel my appearance in order to minimize the damage to the production side," Kim Ho Joong said.
The Tobarotti Classic Arena Tour was scheduled to be held in Gimcheon at the gymnasium, but the show has been canceled. The tour was co-sponsored by the management office and SBS Media Net.
However, SBS Medianet withdrew from the investigation after the incident. Kim Ho Joong was involved in a car accident on the 9th at around 11:40 pm on the road in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, when he was driving in the opposite direction.
He was under investigation on suspicion of fleeing the scene after colliding with a taxi (including charges of flight resulting in injury under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specified Crimes and failure to take action after an accident).
After the accident, Kim Ho Joong left the scene and went to a hotel in Gyeonggi-do, where he stayed for 17 hours.
He turned himself in to the police at around 4:30pm the following day. Three hours after the accident, Kim Ho Joong's manager went to the police wearing Kim Ho Joong's clothes and falsely stated that he was responsible for the accident.
It was also revealed that the head of the management office had systematically concealed the crime, including deleting the memory from Kim Ho Joong's car's dashcam.
Prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for Kim Ho Joong and the head and general manager of the management office.
The management office said, "Kim Ho Joong and other management office personnel will sincerely cooperate with the police investigation and will accept whatever punishment is given to them.
Kim Ho Joong has admitted to drunk driving, but the police investigation is still ongoing. At the request of the police, we will not be making any statements until the results of the investigation are released."
Kim Ho Joong's fan club, Alice, is also showing restraint, as if aware of the critical public opinion against their blind support for Kim Ho Joong, who admitted to drunk driving.
The fan page was reconfigured so that only existing members could access it, and a notice was posted on the message board saying "Please do not post."
Regarding the report that "Kim Ho Joong has reached a civil and criminal agreement with taxi driver A," the management office said, "It is a false report.
Regarding some media reports that "three memory cards from a dashcam were missing from the car," Kim Ho Joong
"But two of the three dashcams in the car he was in on the day of the accident had no memory cards in them to begin with," the head of the management office said.
During police investigation, he reportedly stated that he had swallowed it.
2024/05/22 20:43 KST
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