Yoo Seung-jun: "I'm ready to stop now; please forgive me" — Ending a 24-year battle [Full text]

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• "If anyone has been hurt because of me, I ask you to forgive me with a generous heart."

Actor Yoo Seung-jun confessed his feelings through an eight-minute video. Through a video titled "I've done enough. I'm ready to stop," Yoo Seung-jun expressed his intention to end a 24-year tedious battle.

Yoo Seung-jun posted on his YouTube channel, "I think this will be the last video like this. I have suffered a lot, and I have tried to convey my feelings through various methods. In fact, I did not start this channel to tell my story from the beginning, but in the end, I ended up bringing up my story again, as if going in circles. However, just as the truth does not change even if people do not recognize it, if you understand my feelings, that will be enough."

Yoo Seung-jun said, "I have asked myself countless times, 'Why can't I forget Korea and why do I miss it so much?' While answering that question, I realized that I no longer need to spend my time and passion explaining the reason, clarifying misunderstandings, or defending myself. I have maintained my YouTube channel for years, almost not uploading videos, because I wanted to correct what is not true, waiting for the day when I can speak my voice properly. But now, I am truly fine. Just being able to communicate with you like this is enough. I sincerely thank you for listening to my story and supporting me."

He continued, "Looking back, I have lived stubbornly for a very long time just to prove one fact: 'I am not the person they say I am.' Of course, I still think I am not that person. But now, it is okay even if someone thinks of me differently. I have already received so much love, I have so many things to be grateful for, and above all, I am happy. If anyone has been hurt because of me, I ask you to forgive me with a generous heart."

Yoo Seung-jun said, "I have never intentionally tried to hurt anyone's feelings. I may have been lacking and made mistakes, but I hope you understand that I never did it on purpose. I also respect each of your hearts and thoughts. Now, I will let go of the past a bit and live my future life with a grateful heart. And I am not aggrieved. I just feel that everything is so regrettable."

In the video released today, Yoo Seung-jun explained his situation. Responding to a netizen's comment, "Why do you want to come back to Korea?", he said, "Korea is a country like my mother. I am an immigrant and a Korean-American. I was born in Jamsil in 1976 and immigrated when I was 13 years old in 1989. Getting permanent residency and citizenship in the U.S. is a natural order and not an easy task. I settled in the U.S. and went to Korea to work, and then I encountered an unfortunate incident."

Yoo Seung-jun said, "I faced a lot of racial discrimination when I was young. But before I became a singer, my first tattoo on my arm was 'Korea Pride.' I thought my roots were there. Honestly, it doesn't mean much to me to come back to Korea now. I have told the truth so far, spoken about lies and truth, and explained my situation, yet sincerity and my feelings have not been conveyed. Even the profanity I used on broadcast was me pouring out my heart, showing everything inside me, yet there are still people who believe I am someone who curses even after the broadcast ends."

He said, "They keep telling me to apologize and sincerely say I was wrong. I have apologized and explained my situation, why I had to act the way I did, but honestly, everything that came out after that was all kinds of rumors. What I said was not conveyed or reflected. Some say Yoo Seung-jun wants to enter Korea to evade taxes, but that is not true. It doesn't matter. I will pay double taxes."

The following is the full text of Yoo Seung-jun's post on YouTube

I think this will be the last video like this.

I have suffered a lot, and I have tried to convey my feelings through various methods.

In fact, I did not start this channel to tell my story from the beginning, but in the end, I ended up bringing up my story again, as if going in circles.

However, just as the truth does not change even if people do not recognize it, if you understand my feelings, that will be enough.

I have asked myself countless times.

"Why can't I forget Korea and why do I miss it so much?"

While answering that question, I realized.

That I no longer need to spend my time and passion explaining the reason, clarifying misunderstandings, or defending myself.

I have maintained my YouTube channel for years, almost not uploading videos, because I wanted to correct what is not true.

Waiting for the day when I can speak my voice properly.

But now, I am truly fine.

Just being able to communicate with you like this is enough.

I sincerely thank you for listening to my story and supporting me.

Looking back, I think I have lived stubbornly for a very long time just to prove one fact: "I am not the person they say I am."

Of course, I still think I am not that person.

But now, it is okay even if someone thinks of me differently.

I have already received so much love, I have so many things to be grateful for, and above all, I am happy.

And if anyone has been hurt because of me, I ask you to forgive me with a generous heart.

I have never intentionally tried to hurt anyone's feelings.

I may have been lacking and made mistakes, but I hope you understand that I never did it on purpose.

I also respect each of your hearts and thoughts.

Now, I will let go of the past a bit and live my future life with a grateful heart.

And I am not aggrieved. I just feel that everything is so regrettable.

I sincerely thank you.

I love you, everyone.

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