Hong Seong-won recently posted on his SNS, "The things I said during the free show of the concert
"I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by my inappropriate language," he said. "I take my responsibility for disappointing the audience and my colleagues very seriously."
He added, "I will be more careful with my words and actions in the future. I apologize once again." Previously, Hong Sung-won attended the Daehangno Art Hall of Hongik University in Seoul on the 20th of this month.
During the musical "Burn the Witch" currently being performed at the Art Center, he caused controversy by ad-libbing a line that used the Korean proverb "When a hen crows, the house is destroyed."
A member of the audience who was watching the performance at the time said, "I couldn't believe my ears when I heard those words," and "Even after the performance, I couldn't understand why those words were necessary."
"When a hen crows, the house will fall" is a Chinese saying that, although it is the rooster that announces the dawn, when a hen crows instead, it is an omen that a family or country will fall.
It is a Korean proverb that originated from a proverb, and it has a sexist nuance, meaning that if a wife interferes in a family by making a fuss and sabotaging her husband, the family will not run smoothly.
As soon as this fact became known, social media and many communities immediately began to comment, "In the musical industry, where 99% of the consumers are women,
Criticism continued, with comments such as, "It's ridiculous that she would ad-lib like that," and "How could she ad-lib like that in a play that is based on the witch hunts in which women were burned at the stake simply because they were women?"
Hong Sung-won has appeared in a variety of productions since his debut in the musical "Excalibur" in 2019. In June of this year, he appeared in the tvNTV series "Unknown Seoul" and made his TV debut.
Meanwhile, the musical "Burn the Witch," in which she is currently appearing, is based on the theme of witch hunting and depicts the journey of a top star named Love, whose life changes when she meets a witch mother.
It's a dark comedy. Hong Seong-won plays the role of his partner, Spider Blank.
2025/09/23 19:55 KST
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