[Full Text] Lee Hye-sung, What Crime Did She Commit? "The World Is Said to Be Turbulent..." Ha Young's 'Defense' Misunderstanding Causes Inner Suffering [Star Issue]

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Lee Hye-sung (34), a broadcaster and former announcer, brought up the controversy surrounding actor Ha Young (33, also known as An Ha-young)'s ancestors' "collaboration with Japan" during the Japanese colonial period, only to unexpectedly face a misunderstanding that she was "defending" him. In this regard, she revealed her feelings.

On the 25th, Lee posted a long-form message on her YouTube channel, "Lee Hye-sung's 1% Book Club."

She drew attention by confessing, "Recently, truly unexpected and unimaginable things have happened, so it seems I have been experiencing a somewhat non-peaceful daily life."

Shortly after, Lee stated, "But what is amazing is that when I asked for help in my pinned comment, so many people rushed to help. Truly so many people. I felt a warmth like family. A warmth like home," adding, "Rather, thanks to this incident, I was able to realize that there are so many warm people around me who feel compassion for others. We often hear things like 'the world is turbulent,' but I hope our channel can always maintain a temperature like a campfire. A place where anyone can come, thaw their frozen body, and leave."

She continued, "On a day when my heart was a bit heavy, I got up early in the pre-dawn hours. I wanted to see that miracle of darkness slowly gradating into the bright dawn," saying, "Helen Keller said that if she could see for just three days, on the second day, she would want to see the miracle of the sunrise at least once. It seems I had taken that miracle for granted for so long and did not think of it as amazing. I climbed a small hill and calmly greeted the sun of that day. It felt like a true miracle bloomed in my heart."

Lee expressed her gratitude, saying, "Your comments and support, subscribers, and Helen Keller's book 'If I Could See for Three Days' saved me. Thank you, and thank you again."

Previously, in a video released on the 20th introducing Michael Sandel's book "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?", Lee had indirectly mentioned the Ha Young issue by stating, "Recently, there was controversy when it was revealed that a public figure's great-grandfather committed pro-Japanese acts during the Japanese colonial period. Some people expressed anger about this, while others took a cautious stance. In fact, issues regarding past history, or the property owned by those involved in that past history or their descendants, as well as issues of apology and damages between the perpetrator country and the victim country, are not new."

She further stated, "But there is no room for disagreement regarding the clear wrongdoings of historical perpetrators. However, there will certainly be people who ask this question: Is the atonement of ancestors the responsibility of their descendants? Going further, should a nation apologize for past historical wrongs? If so, where does that moral and philosophical basis come from? And in today's modern society, are wealth, honor, and social status fairly distributed to those who deserve them? These questions ultimately all boil down to one question: What is justice?"

▼ Below is the full text of Lee Hye-sung's post.

Hi! Today is the 43rd Sunday of 2026. There are only nine Sundays left this year.

Recently, truly unexpected and unimaginable things have happened, so it seems I have been experiencing a somewhat non-peaceful daily life. But what is amazing is that when I asked for help in my pinned comment, so many people rushed to help... Truly so many people... I felt a warmth like family. A warmth like home.

Rather, thanks to this incident, I was able to realize that there are so many warm people around me who feel compassion for others.

We often hear things like 'the world is turbulent,' but I hope our channel can always maintain a temperature like a campfire. A place where anyone can come, thaw their frozen body, and leave.

On a day when my heart was a bit heavy, I got up early in the pre-dawn hours. I wanted to see that miracle of darkness slowly gradating into the bright dawn. Helen Keller said that if she could see for just three days, on the second day, she would want to see the miracle of the sunrise at least once.

It seems I had taken that miracle for granted for so long and did not think of it as amazing. I climbed a small hill and calmly greeted the sun of that day. It felt like a true miracle bloomed in my heart.

Your comments and support, subscribers, and Helen Keller's book saved me.

Thank you, and thank you again.

Thank you, and thank you again.

Thank you, and thank you again.

Sincerely, Hye-sung.

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