FTISLAND's Lee HONG-KI in a verbal battle with fans over ”responsibility”? Choi MIN HWAN ”suspends activities” while remaining silent on ”sex trafficking allegations”

Lee Hong-ki of the band "FTISLAND" defended fellow band member Choi Min-Hwan to a fan, saying, "If it's not a sex trafficking allegation, can you take responsibility?" but the conclusion is provisional.
On the 29th, FTISLAND's management office FNC Entertainment said, "After extensive discussions about FTISLAND's future activities, we have decided to temporarily suspend the group.
"We have decided to continue with the two-person lineup (Lee Hong-ki and Lee Jae-jin)." This is a change in the wake of Choi Min-Hwan's sex trafficking allegations. According to the management office,
Starting from the January 2nd schedule, Choi Min Hwan will be replaced by a session drummer. Lee Hong-ki and Lee Jae Jin will be performing at the November 2nd event "Grand Mint
They are scheduled to perform together as a duo from the "Music Festival 2024". Recently, allegations of sex trafficking involving Choi Min Hwan have come to light due to revelations by his ex-wife YULHEE (former LABOUM).
The recording released by YULHEE contained footage of Choi Min Hwan visiting entertainment establishments, causing a shock.
In response, Choi Min Hwan has suspended all media activities.
He also left the KBS2 variety show "Star Dad's Struggles! Superman Returns," in which he was appearing with his three children.
Amidst concerns over the move, Lee Hong-ki's comments caused a stir. After learning of the incident, Lee Hong-ki said, "It was our private life, and it ended up like this.
"We must apologize for our mistakes, bow our heads and apologize. However, we should not believe everything so easily," he wrote.
In response to fans who criticized Waku, he defended Choi Min Hwan by commenting, "It's not sex trafficking, it's a sex trafficking shop, right? Can you take responsibility for what you're saying now?"
In the released recording, Choi Min Hwan used sex trade slang such as "young lady" and "shirt room," and even though he was in a controversy, he did not take a particular stance.
However, when Lee Hong-ki covered up for Choi Min-hwan and pointed out his mistake to fans, he said things like "take responsibility" and so on.
This drew a lot of criticism. In the end, Choi Min Hwan decided to temporarily suspend his activities. After much deliberation, the management office announced that FTISLAND would continue as a two-person group.
This is the result of Choi Min Hwan having to take responsibility for the controversy surrounding his private life. If the allegations of sex trafficking were true, Choi Min Hwan would have spoken out about whether they were true, but he has remained silent.
In response, netizens pointed out to Lee Hong-ki, who defended Choi Min-hwan, "I asked him if he can take responsibility for his fans, but he is not a fan of his."
He asks, "What kind of responsibility should people take?" and "Is this the result of a standoff with fans?"