‘TikTok Ban’ Ko Young-wook Targets Jeon Hyun-moo: “Please Tone Down Your Excessive Expressions” [Star Issue]

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Ko Young-wook, a former member of the mixed-gender group L’Luv, has also targeted Jeon Hyun-moo.

On the 1st, Ko Young-wook posted a photo capturing Jeon Hyun-moo’s face along with the caption: “I was enjoying listening to the songs when the flow suddenly broke. I plan to watch from the very first episode, but as one viewer, I ask you, Hyun-moo, please restrain your excessive expressions.”

The photo is from the trailer for SBS’s ‘Our Ballad 2,’ which premieres on the 5th. In it, Jeon Hyun-moo is seen staring at something with his mouth open and a furrowed brow.

Ko Young-wook appears to be needlessly picking a fight with Jeon Hyun-moo, who is set to appear in the upcoming program, causing viewers to frown in disapproval.

On September 27, Ko Young-wook announced the opening of his TikTok account via his personal X (formerly Twitter) account and shared a link. It was reported that the TikTok account had featured a short video showing Ko Young-wook’s daily life as he walked while wearing a black coat and a hat pulled low over his face.

Subsequently, according to TikTok Korea on September 28, the TikTok account opened by Ko Young-wook the previous day was deleted that morning for violating community guidelines. TikTok Korea stated firmly regarding the reason for the deletion: “TikTok permanently suspends not only the specific account but also any other accounts held by a user if it is confirmed that the account owner has committed sexual crimes against minors, in accordance with our Community Guidelines. This action was also based on the Community Guidelines.”

This marks the third time Ko Young-wook’s social media accounts have been forcibly closed. In 2024, Ko Young-wook opened a personal YouTube channel, but YouTube forcibly deleted it citing violations of the “Creator Responsibility Guidelines.” In 2020, he also attempted to return by creating an Instagram account with the message, “I wish to communicate with the world cautiously,” but the account was deactivated within just one day due to intense public backlash and Instagram’s own regulations prohibiting the use of the platform by sex offenders.

Ko Young-wook, who debuted with L’Luv in 1994, was indicted on charges of raping and sexually assaulting three minors a total of four times between July 2010 and December 2012. He was detained and prosecuted in January 2013, and his sentence of two years and six months in prison was finalized by the Supreme Court in December of that year. He was released upon completion of his sentence in July 2015 and removed the electronic ankle monitor in July 2018.

In response, Ko Young-wook wrote on his X (formerly Twitter): “I’ve become a figure who can no longer be easily seen anywhere. I’m thinking of changing my name to Gojeoneuk, cleaning up dog poop at home, riding my bike to the market, and running in quiet places to live a leisurely life. Though I am already doing so.”

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