Hwang Young-woong, did you end up explaining your school record..'Wide publicity' amid lingering controversy [Star Issue]

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After singer Hwang Young-woong explained about the alleged school violence, he started promoting all-round, signaling active activities such as the festival stage. However, public opinion remains cold.

Hwang Young-woong's agency, Golden Voice, predicted a wide range of moves, starting with the 54th Gangjin Cheongja Festival on the 28th and continuing to cast terrestrial broadcasters.

There are also requests for local events and festivals for Hwang Young-woong. So far, more than 12 requests have been received, including festivals and events from all over the country, and they said they are even discussing appearing on terrestrial broadcasting.

However, public opinion continues to be unfavorable over his return. Hwang Young-woong appeared on the MBN trot contest program "The Burning Trotman" in 2023 and was mentioned as a strong candidate for the championship. However, he voluntarily dropped out of the program due to controversies such as school violence, injury convictions, and alleged dating violence.

At the time, Hwang Young-woong said, "I will reflect on the past time, resolve misunderstandings, and sincerely apologize. I want to correct stories that are not true, even for those who believe in me," he said. However, since then, they have continued their fandom-based activities such as performances and album releases without revealing their position.

Only recently, the agency said in a statement, "It was not because the allegations were true that the allegations remained silent instead of immediate explanation regarding the allegations of school violence that arose in the past. At that time, it was the singer's decision because he was worried that the public stage of the competition and fellow artists would be harmed," he explained.

"Many of the allegations circulated so far are maliciously edited or unilateral claims that have not been confirmed," he said. "Although there may have been disputes or wandering between friends during the school days, there has been no continuous harassment or sadistic behavior as reported."

In the meantime, Hwang Young-woong has looked back on himself with self-reflection time. It was judged that the situation where false information that has no longer been confirmed is true could no longer be neglected. Now, I will not hide and proudly reveal the truth to restore my reputation as a singer and do my best to prevent such unfair cases from occurring again," he said. At the same time, Hwang Young-woong's life record book was released as evidence. The evaluations included "the relationship and lifestyle have improved a lot" and "the relationship between friendship is active due to the smooth nature."

This explanation was posted when the appearance at the event hosted by Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do was canceled, raising doubts about the timing of the explanation. Above all, some point out that it is too late for the position that came out more than three years after the controversy erupted.

It also signaled a return to terrestrial broadcasting at a time when public opinion was still not good enough to cancel the local festival. Attention is focusing on whether Hwang Young-woong will be able to regain public trust with this opportunity.

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