Yang Dong-Geun recently found himself at the center of the dispute after sharing a video on his personal social media account. The video showed his participation in a religious event hosted by a shepherd known for defending the alleged push of the former President Yoon Suk-Yeol for martial law during his impeachment. Yang’s post has led many Netizen to wonder if he was supporting anti-Ireachment rhetoric or supporting martial law.
In response, Yang’s agency tried to neutralize the situation explaining that his participation derived from “pure religious intent”. The declaration tried to minimize any political affiliations or interpretations of Yang actions. While the explanation has temporarily slowed down the criticisms, the controversy remained unresolved.
Then came the second shot. On August 2, Yang published a disconcerting and emotionally loaded message on SNS, rekindling the scandal. In the post, he wrote, “I am the idiot for believing in you”, “Go ahead, be disappointed. Damn everything you want: you are free to do it” and “It’s not as if I can just outside, right?”
He also shared the images of his face painted with the “delayed” (병 x) and an average finger. Some photos also presented him smiling while holding a child, a disturbing contrast that aroused serious criticism from the Netizen.
The language and graphic images made the previous declaration of the agency, and the post made comparisons with the notorious “photos of excuses for dogs” (개사과) that involves Kim Keon-Hee, First Lady of South Korea, which has been widely criticized for its perceived insincerity.
In a statement updated at 17:00 KST on the same day, the Yang agency reiterated that it “act from religious sincerity” and “was not aware of the political position of the shepherd”. The agency also promised to release a more formal explanation soon.
However, Kim Eon-Kyung, head of the group of media and human rights “Mungle”, commented: “Both individuals and regular celebrities are entitled to religious freedom and personal beliefs. But the second place on Yang-in social media particular one containing skilled skilled sluri.
He added: “public characters like Yang exercise a considerable social influence. Even unintentional disputes should be satisfied with self -control and responsibility”.
This accident, nicknamed the “dispute of Yang Dong-Geun”, raises wider questions about the authenticity of the excuses issued by the agency and on the responsibilities of public figures in the digital age. What has started as a questionable apparition in a religious event is now in a storm of media fire, one who continues to heat the summer already inflated in Korea.
Sources: Netizenbuzz
