The month long personal turned very public legal matter between Kim Hyun Joong and his now ex-girlfriend “A” may be coming to an end. From the moment the shocking news broke that Kim Hyun Joong’s ex-girlfriend had gone to the police to allege domestic violence against her, this case has understandably riveted K-ent due to Kim Hyun Joong’s popularity as well as bringing to the forefront domestic violence which remains much too common in this modern day and age. We can put a man on the moon and reduce our lives to a little computer chip, yet some human beings still resort to basic brute force when it comes to having a disagreement. Today Kim Hyun Joong released a very public apology to A on his social media account, an act of contrition that may or may not have included actually apologizing to A in person first.
I hope he did that, any apology needs to be delivered to her personally before it’s presented to the public. The apology is short and Kim Hyun Joong takes full responsibility for hurting A mentally and physically in the past. He also admits he dated her for two years by saying “the girl I loved for two years”, which further makes the Keyeast official statement laughable in yet another falsehood in claiming that Kim Hyun Joong and A only dated for a few recent months. A’s lawyer has said last week that she wants him to accept all responsibility and apologize, and if that happens she will consider withdrawing charges and having the case dismissed. Kim Hyun Joong’s lawyer said today that with this apology A will withdraw her case but A’s lawyer countered that the decision to withdraw the charges hasn’t been made yet and A will need to review the apology and decide if Kim Hyun Joong is sincere or not. You can read the full apology below and decide for yourself.
“Hello. I’m Kim Hyun Joong. This matter has hurt a girl that I have believed in and loved for two years, both mentally and physically. I am really sorry. I have done what a man should never do and feel very ashamed. This matter is completely my fault and there is no reason for her to be criticized and blamed. I once again apologize to her, as well as her family and friends. More than anything, I hope she will accept my apology and forgive me. I will learn from this and strive to live my life with more consideration and in a positive way.”
If Kim Hyun Joong wasn’t a public figure then this matter would not be fodder for public discourse and two people involved in the incident will have to hash it out. But he is a public figure and understands that his actions would subject him to scrutiny in a way that our next door neighbor married couple’s physical fight would at most get only the street buzzing about it. I think this matter will be resolved soon either in a settlement or A simply lets it go after getting an apology that she wanted from Kim Hyun Joong. Whether his career continues on as is in Korea and/or overseas, only time will tell.
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All that trouble for an online written apology? I would personally want an apology in person.
As I stated on SOOMPI, What I really would like to see him do is to go on national news and apologize to her for what he's done. An apology on his website just doesn't cut it. This just seems like a method in which to protect his career and his fan base who are the usual ones going on his website. Why must Ms. A be forced to go on his website to see what he wrote. There was a press conference when he indicated that he hit her only one time and the other charges were exaggerated then there should be a press conference where he apologizes.
I would also like for him to apologize in person.
It was prettily written but I am not completely satisfied. His apology sounds like it's catered foremost to his remaining fans. It's still vague enough that they can still interpret it as they've always interpreted everything so far.
Regardless of him being a public figure or not, he still needs to receive punishment and accept the consequences of his actions. If this woman would not have spoken out and gone to the police he would have continued doing this, it is out in the open and therefore his lack of self-control, his abusive and demeaning behaviour and attitude about women has been revealed.
He needs help, his fans and the media should let him know this is not acceptable. what a horrible example to everyone but mostly to youth. Being victimized is not right, No woman should accept this and no man should do this.
This girl rocks .... Period .... Korean Law is such bullshit ... It's shameful that he was doing concert and making money and having fun even after all the wrong doing .... WTF ... This girl couldn't do anything except getting public apology and she got it ... No matter what ... No matter how big he is going to be in K POP he will always remember as GF abuser .... So that's the biggest punishment she can give him in the Men's world in Korea .... What the poor girl could do if money and power is above the Law .... Shame on you KHJ and his company .
This Matter? The wording is strange to me...is it because of the translation into English? If I were the victim, I would only be satisfied if he said something like: "I'm sorry I beat you so badly more than once so that you needed hospitalization. I'm a complete shit who needs psychiatric help. I will get this help before I ever even consider having another relationship with a woman." A public apology like that might satisfy me...and a little jail time.
Fully agree. KHJ apology is too vague.
I decidedly tried to stay away commenting from these pieces of news regarding KHJ, simply because I'm not comfortable in publicly trying a person, especially in the internet. With cases regarding legal matters, I find it most suitable to just wait for the rule of law to take its course as media frenzy and sensationalism mostly obfuscates the truth, in my opinion. This can be seen not only in celebrity legal matters but more so on more controversial and downright 'deadlier' ones around the world. But since the consesus seems to imply that these cases are not as openly reported and given its proper attention then perhaps I'm comparing apples to oranges? Still, I stand by that principle.
Now that KHJ has delivered his public apology, I'm more curious than ever if A will actually drop the charges--something I didn't know was even being considered before. If it were to be the case, then this woman is truly of a noble character, in my opinion. Rarely do I hear anyone dropping lawsuits on the preface of only wanting ever an apology, especially when big names and big monies are concerned. I salute this woman if she ever did sue out of sincerity alone--not that accepting the money would diminish any of it.
What is up with Koreans and apologies. If someone beats you and all it takes to forget about it is an apology, then maybe you should not have bothered.
"Ok, I am going to beat you to a pulp, but I promise to say sorry after."
" Well since you put it that way, go ahead then. take a whack at my face"
I actually have never watched any of his movies and only saw him in an interview. I think it was on Sketchbook.
But I couldn’t resist from commenting on this story today.
Despite his apology, I hope he will seek help. I do hope he apologized to A in person first, but did it even come from his own intention? Or was he just obliged to do so, so that A would drop her charges? Even if he sincerely apologized, he needs to seek an anger management treatment, so that this will not re-occur ever again.
This sounds like a full admission of guilt..does anyone have any excuses for him now? And it seems like he just wanted to be freed from the charges..the thing is that even if she goes through with them he won't really get what he deserves since he's a celeb with power...he will probably get off of with a slap o. the wrist and enlist as soon as everything's setlled..I can only hope that
@D, unfortunately there are still so many of his fangirls who are practicing victim blaming. I've seen were they've said it's okay oppa we know she provoked you and my all time favorite, how dare she report him, she just wants to ruin his career because he dumped her. I find that forgiveness can be a wonderful thing since we're all human but blindness to wrong is just unacceptable.
[Stupid phone, cut me off] I can only hope he gets some help and no one gets hurt again...as for his career, I didn't think it had much longevity to begin with since he's not the most talented actor and he had not had any real hits since BOF..he's still.more of an idol to me and I figured he probably would remain so for many more years but now I think even that would be difficult..but there's no saying what may happen
Personally, I don't think she should withdraw the legal suit against him. As a human being in a relationship, whether you're a man or a woman, physical violence is never acceptable. Regardless of if that person is a public figure, they should accept the consequences of their actions and undergo a punishment to take accountability for them. Apologizing in person or public is one step but that shouldn't be the end of it. Words are easy enough to say but actually meaning it and repenting is something different.
This is coming from someone whose first "bias" was Kim Hyun Joong but after seeing that what he did to that girl is actually the truth of him, I don't believe he should be allowed to just issue an apology and go ahead with his career. I can't blame his fangirls and admirers for supporting him when it was still speculation but I wish they'd consider the fact that he did admit to abusing a woman who he called his girlfriend.