[Full Text] Kim Ho-joong, Handwritten Letter Posted After Parole: "I Will Feel More Responsibility Than Liberation"

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Singer Kim Ho-joong conveyed his gratitude to fans through a handwritten letter after being granted parole.

On the 30th, Kim Ho-joong posted a handwritten letter on his fan cafe, beginning with the words, "It took two years for me to write a post here again. I also feel that my mistake was great."

Kim Ho-joong stated, "I was determined to be eligible for parole review in June 2026 out of a two-year and six-month sentence, and I am coming out into the world today, June 30."

He added, "Rather than feeling a sense of freedom and liberation from having left the prison gates, I will live with a greater sense of responsibility, repent, and serve out the remaining portion of my sentence."

Furthermore, Kim Ho-joong said, "Rather than more words, I will clearly see what situation and position I am in now and live without straying," and "I am sorry. I am truly sorry. I will reflect more and straighten my heart again."

Earlier, Kim Ho-joong was released from Somang Prison in Yeosu, Gyeonggi Province, around 10 a.m. today. This marks two years and one month since he began serving his sentence for the charge of fleeing after causing an accident while driving under the influence.

Kim Ho-joong caused a collision with a taxi coming from the opposite direction after crossing the center line on a road in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul Gangnam-gu, while driving under the influence on May 9, 2024. It was also revealed that after the accident, So Sok-sa (CEO) and managers attempted to erase the circumstances of Kim Ho-joong's drunk driving by swapping the driver and removing the black box memory card.

The first-instance court ruled that a heavy sentence was inevitable for Kim Ho-joong, who was charged with violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (Dangerous Driving Causing Injury), and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison. Kim Ho-joong appealed the verdict, but the original ruling was upheld in the second instance. Kim Ho-joong subsequently abandoned his appeal to the Supreme Court and began serving his sentence.

To my beloved family,

It took two years for me to write a post here again.

I also feel that my mistake was great.

I was determined to be eligible for parole review in June 2026 out of a two-year and six-month sentence, and I am coming out into the world today, June 30.

Rather than feeling a sense of freedom and liberation from having left the prison gates, I will live with a greater sense of responsibility, repent, and serve out the remaining portion of my sentence.

Rather than more words, I will clearly see what situation and position I am in now and live without straying.

I am sorry. I am truly sorry.

I will reflect more and straighten my heart again.

June 30, 2026

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