”FTISLAND's” Lee HONG-KI, ”First Duo Performance” Confesses His Feelings... ”I'm so depressed... I feel like the world is ”forcing criticism” on me”

Lee HONG-KI of the Korean boy band FTISLAND shared his thoughts on performing as a duo for the first time, excluding member Choi MIN HWAN, who is currently shrouded in "private affairs."
HONG-KI performed at Mint Breeze, the main stage of the Grand Mint Festival 2024, held on the 2nd of this month.
He performed on the stage. Prior to this, he commented on his SNS that he was not going to play casually, but to play hard, showing his strong will.
Many people were interested in the performance on that day. After finishing the encore stage, HONG-KI confessed how he felt during that time, saying, "I was actually very depressed." MIN HWAN's hiatus
Then, when the group reformed into a duo, he made statements that seemed to defend Min Hwan, leading to him being criticized. He said, "I felt like the public was forcing me to criticize them, but I'm grateful."
"I'm going to play music until I die," he said, in a roundabout way expressing the complicated feelings he had during that time.