‘Eden’ Controversy Controversy Participant Yang Seok
Former figure skater Cha Oh-reum charged with assault
YouTube: “I didn’t know it was hard for my ugly brother”
Yang Ho-seok, who stood in court on charges of assaulting former figure skater Cha Oh-reum, spoke directly about the controversy surrounding him in the broadcast. Some critics have been raised that it may have been that the criminal act of Ho Ho-seok was easily paved.
The 5th episode of iHQ’s love reality show ‘Eden’, aired on the 12th, under the theme ‘Open Night’, revealed all social conditions such as age, occupation, and past of nine young men and women.
On this day, Yang Seok announced that he was the first Korean muscle mania world champion. He continued, “There was a big ordeal in April 2019, so I had the courage to come to this position after not being active until now.”
He said, “I’m really sorry and I want to sincerely apologize,” he said. His video was applauded by his fellow performers as “cool”.
Not only that, Yang Ho-seok also explained the situation at the time through YouTube content, which drew the antipathy of netizens.
On the 4th, on YouTube’s ‘Yang Ho-seok TV’, he said, “I had a younger brother whom I cherished for 10 years, but because we do things differently, when I was doing my job well, I saw my younger brother become confused, wandering, and broken. Bonnie, my younger sisters piled up, and I had to say it, but I assaulted her.” Then, when asked how he assaulted him, he admitted, “I hit him a lot indiscriminately,” saying, “It’s not the image I knew, but it was a little different.”
He also left a video letter to Cha Oreum. Ho Seok said, “At the time, hyung was a bit busy, and things were going well, so I wasn’t afraid. I should have, but I couldn’t, so I think I’ve come to this situation.”
He continued, “It became very difficult because I swung my fist with the wrong choice for you. I think I could understand your feelings as it got harder. At the time, it was unacceptable for my younger brother to attack you. said
Netizens who saw this commented, “Isn’t he secretly blaming the victim”, “He justified his actions by beating a wandering junior to educate him”, “You have to apologize directly to the person concerned. Taking a video to wrap an image for YouTube content is evil “, and so on.
In April 2019, Yang Seok was sentenced to 6 months in prison, 2 years of probation, and 120 hours of community service after being dragged out of a pub while having an argument with Cha Oh Reum at a bar in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and inflicting 6 weeks of injuries. .
Three years later, Yang Seok appeared in ‘Eden’, and public opinion was raised about his departure. In response, Yang Seok shared his thoughts on his social networking service (SNS), saying, “I reflected a lot during self-reflection.”
By Kim Ye-rang, reporter at Hankyung.com yesrang@hankyung.com