Choi Min-hwan, you were looking for Lee Hong-ki "Do you want to be responsible for sex trafficking or not?" Second Advocacy

Oct 27, 2024

 Choi Min-hwan, you were looking for Lee Hong-ki 'Do you want to be responsible for sex trafficking or not?' Second Advocacy
Lee Hong-ki (left), Choi Min-hwan. Sports Chosun DB



Group FT Island Lee Hong-ki covered Choi Min-hwan, who is suspected of prostitution.

On the 26th, Lee Hong-ki wrote on Weverse, an official fan community, "What if it's not sex trafficking and it's not a prostitution business? Can you take responsibility for what you're saying?," he wrote.

This is not a fact-check of the contents of the disclosure, but whether or not a person as old as a son or daughter's father made a sex purchase, and the evidence for that is overflowing. It is said that they have already started an internal investigation on charges of prostitution, but I don't know what else to wait for. Please know that no one wants to cheer for the path ahead of anyone who comes in and out like eating at a prostitution restaurant. Today's performance is so hard, and after a good rest, please think again about it,' he wrote in a fan's post.



When fans pointed out the recent suspicion of Choi Min-hwan's prostitution, Lee Hong-ki made remarks that seemed to defend Choi Min-hwan.

 Choi Min-hwan, you were looking for Lee Hong-ki 'Do you want to be responsible for sex trafficking or not?' Second Advocacy
Earlier, on the 25th, the day before, Lee Hong-ki told Weverse "It was their personal lives, and this happened." You have to admit you did something wrong and bow your head and apologize. Still, we should not all believe too easily."



Then "I have to protect it again, I have to endure it, that's who we are." What I can do is move forward by being hit by rocks."

Given the timing of Lee Hong-ki's post, it is presumed that he has Choi Min-hwan, a member who has recently been rumored to have privacy issues revealed by his ex-wife Yul-hee. He has expressed his position as if he is defending Choi Min-hwan for two consecutive days, attracting many people's attention.



In particular, there are opinions that he shot Yul-hee in the expression 'Don't believe everything too easily'. Some say that the transcript revealed circumstantial evidence in and out of prostitution or businesses, and Lee Hong-ki, who has twice covered it, is also raising his voice of criticism.

In response, Lee Hong-ki deleted the first post within a day of publication. It seems that he was conscious of pointing fingers at himself. Above all, Lee Hong-ki showed quick steps to former member Choi Jong-hoon. That's why people say, "Choi Min-hwan can't do Choi Jong-hoon, but why is he?"

 Choi Min-hwan, you were looking for Lee Hong-ki 'Do you want to be responsible for sex trafficking or not?' Second Advocacy
Lee Hong-ki, Choi Min-hwan, and Choi Jong-hoon (from left). Sports Chosun DB
Choi Jong-hoon left the team in 2019 after being involved in the so-called 'Club Burning Sun incident'. At that time, Lee Hong-ki had the nuance of giving up Choi Jong-hoon. On his account, he wrote, "While Hong-ki enjoys Hawaii with the stylist, Jong-hoon is in prison. Are you okay? Are you sleeping well?When a comment from a netizen posted ", he answered with a firm comment, "Eat well, sleep well, and poop well".

When allegations arose that Choi Jong-hoon had drunk driving three years ago and even asked the police to cover it up through allegations of sexual hospitality by Seungri from Big Bang and singer Jung Joon-young's habit of "Hidden Camera", Bada left a message saying "Give up".

 Choi Min-hwan, you were looking for Lee Hong-ki 'Do you want to be responsible for sex trafficking or not?' Second Advocacy
Lee Hong-ki, Choi Min-hwan, Yul-hee (from left). Sports Chosun DB
Earlier, Yulhee revealed on her YouTube channel on the 24th that Choi Min-hwan's frequent access to entertainment establishments was a reason for divorce. It is alleged that Choi Min-hwan went to a prostitution business during the marriage and acted inappropriately, such as touching his important parts in front of his in-laws.

At the same time, a transcript containing Choi Min-hwan's entry into the business was released, causing a stir. The transcript contained audio of a man believed to be Choi Min-hwan having a conversation with the other man suspected of prostitution. "There are really no ladies today (in Gangnam, Seoul). There's not a lot. There's no other place, right?" The remarks desperately looking for a clerk at a back entertainment establishment shocked me.

In particular, with the mention of motels and toothbrushes, there is considerable speculation that Choi Min-hwan may have engaged in prostitution. In this regard, the National Newspaper filed a civil complaint against Choi Min-hwan on charges of punishment for prostitution, and the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul is investigating him.

The agency FNC Entertainment said "It is difficult for us to get a detailed picture of personal privacy related to marital problems."Choi Min-hwan feels responsible for causing disappointment to the large public and viewers," he said, apologizing, "I apologize for causing inconvenience and concern to many people."

In the meantime, "I want to stop all media activities, including broadcasts that I'm appearing with my children" he said.

Choi Min-hwan's FT Island activities have been virtually suspended. In fact, in the aftermath, Choi Min-hwan got off the KBS2 parenting entertainment program 'Superman is Back', and the FT Island Asia Tour '2024 FT Island Live 'Pulse' held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on the 26th also caused an unprecedented situation in which Choi Min-hwan played drums backstage. In addition, the FT Island stage will be held without Choi Min-hwan at the 'Grand Mint Festival 2024' held at Olympic Park in Songpa, Seoul on November 2.



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