Roy Kim clarifies wedding song controversy with Ji Ye-eun: "My humanity has plummeted" [Star Issue]

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Singer Roy Kim had never originally promised to sing a wedding song at the marriage of broadcaster Ji Ye-eun and dancer Bata.

Last month, Roy Kim conducted a live broadcast on his personal social media account to clarify the so-called "wedding song controversy" that has recently surfaced.

On that day, Roy Kim stated, "Lately, articles and short videos about wedding songs have been pouring in since 'Jim Jong-guk.' I never promised to sing a wedding song, yet it feels regrettable that I am being portrayed as someone who made a promise but failed to keep it. It was (Kim) Jong-guk who made the promise."

He continued, "Because I have been active recently, there is a lot of content circulating about me. There are many casual gossips, light evaluations, and offhand remarks thrown at me. I try my best not to be shaken by such things, but when I do feel shaken, I hope you will help me out. There are moments when my sense of humanity drops. My humanity has plummeted endlessly. In fact, I am a person who lives on humanity, so now I must raise it back up by looking at the concert audiences who have come to see me."

The reason Roy Kim spoke this way was due to the YouTube channel "Jim Jong-guk," which was released on the 22nd of last month. At the time, while discussing wedding songs with Kim Jong-guk, Roy Kim expressed his difficulties, saying, "I receive so many requests for wedding songs that I cannot easily respond to them." He confessed to the interpersonal difficulties arising from refusing wedding song requests, stating, "Some people get hurt when someone else sings and say, 'Aren't you also close with me?' or they curse behind my back because I didn't sing a wedding song."

Listening to this, Kim Jong-guk mentioned a past filming of the SBS variety show "Running Man" and threw out a surprise question: "Didn't you tell (Ji) Ye-eun that you would sing for her when she asked?"

Caught off guard, Roy Kim avoided giving a direct answer, saying, "Did I say that? If the timing works out and I am so happy for them, I want to do it, but..." Eventually, Kim Jong-guk called Ji Ye-eun directly to arrange a three-way conversation. Upon answering the phone, Ji Ye-eun nailed down the fact by stating, "It is true that you said you would sing when we ate gukbap (Korean beef soup)."

As Roy Kim looked awkward, Ji Ye-eun revealed her disappointment, saying, "If you really don't want to do it..." Roy Kim explained while breaking into a sweat, "It's not that I don't want to do it," and Kim Jong-guk also stepped in to manage the situation by stating, "We have set a principle at the company level not to sing wedding songs." However, Ji Ye-eun fired back with a blunt remark, "Then why did you say you would do it at that time? Are you saying two different things with one mouth?" which brought about pleasant laughter.

However, as it turned out, Roy Kim had never promised to sing a wedding song. The clip from his appearance on "Jim Jong-guk" spread across various online communities, leading to misunderstandings that made it appear as though Roy Kim was refusing to sing wedding songs based on the closeness of relationships or breaking promises.

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