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Broadcaster Lee Hyuk-jae has expressed his position on the controversy over the appointment of audition judges for young politicians of the People's Power.
On the 27th, a video titled "Lee Hyuk-jae, the center of the controversy, speaks directly" was released on the YouTube channel "Kookjae Market."
The video explains, "I have lived with more intense self-reflection than anyone else, but I convey the honest feelings of Lee Hyuk-jae, who eventually exploded due to repeated past violations."
In the released video, Lee Hyuk-jae said, "It's been more than four years since I didn't broadcast. I'm not even a celebrity anymore, I'm a natural person. "I was invited to an audition program for young politicians of the People's Power, and if you ask me why I'm inviting someone who caused an assault 17 years ago, where should I go to live?" he said.
He then complained, "I paid a fine, and I was told to self-reflect for several years, so I self-reflected and went abroad to volunteer."
Choi Kook expressed doubts that the criticism against Lee Hyuk-jae was from a political background, saying, "If my brother was a left-wing entertainer, I wonder if he would have been."
Lee Hyuk-jae expressed his intention to reject the judge by conveying that he did not want to cause inconvenience to the people's power, adding, "I am grateful for the consideration of the secretary-general and the party leader to attend because there is no problem," and added, "I auditioned as carefully as I could."
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