Lee Jun-young, the 'Apostle of Justice' who caught a drunk driver and a hit-and-run offender... even refusing the Model Citizen Award is 'so cool' [Star Issue]

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Actor Lee Jun-young, who chased down a drunk-driving vehicle himself and handed it over to the police, has had his story of refusing the Model Citizen Award brought back into focus.

On the 8th, tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter 'You Quiz') revealed a teaser titled "Jun-young's rollercoaster emotions before enlistment."

In that day's broadcast of 'You Quiz', Lee Jun-young mentioned an incident from 2021 when he spotted a drunk-driving vehicle and chased it for over an hour before handing it over to the police.

When Yoo Jae-suk asked about the situation at the time, Lee Jun-young revealed, "I was on the phone with my representative at the time. I said, 'Hyung, I have something quick to do,' hung up, and followed."

Blackbox footage from Lee Jun-young's vehicle at the time was also released. Lee explained to the police, "I'm heading toward Jang-an Bridge; the car ahead seems to be drunk driving," while continuing the chase.

Lee Jun-young said, "Rather than having an accident with another car, I went with the mindset of 'Crash into my car.'"

Lee also shared his emotions as he approaches enlistment on the 21st. He laughed, saying, "I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster. Even while filming, I suddenly get downcast, and I find myself moved even when it's not an emotional scene. It feels like going through the trouble of visiting God again has become a bit more difficult."

He continued, "There are adults who thought, 'I shouldn't live like that,' yet they went to the military and came back. So I wondered, what could stop me from doing the same? That feeling keeps circulating in my mind."

Lee Jun-young also had a past record of catching not only drunk drivers but also hit-and-run offenders. Appearing on KBS 2TV's 'Problem Children Are Coming!' broadcast last May, he spoke about chasing down and apprehending a drunk driver: "I didn't go after them because I felt a strong sense of duty. While driving, I saw a car swerving in front of me, so I reported it. The police then asked, 'Could you please follow them?' So I ended up following."

It is known that Lee Jun-young caught the vehicle from Gangnam University to Wangsimni, through Jangchung-dong, and near Hongdae before handing it over to the police.

Lee stated, "I was awarded the Model Citizen Award for this incident but refused it. I thought what I did was truly nothing. At that time, I felt receiving an award would actually seem uncool."

Lee also mentioned an anecdote about catching a hit-and-run offender. He said, "I was having a drink with a friend at an outdoor table when a vehicle hit the friend. It wasn't a hard impact; my friend's clothes got caught in the side mirror and they fell, but the vehicle just drove away. I ran after it and caught them. The person claimed they didn't know."

When asked if he couldn't stand injustice, Lee Jun-young revealed, "I think I wasn't afraid when I was young. Not knowing what events would unfold in the future, whenever I thought, 'That's wrong,' my body moved first."

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