Famous Former SM Idol Opens Up About His Past Drunk Driving Incidents And Controversies

Former Super Junior member Kangin opened up about the various controversies surrounding him.

On November 13, an episode titled “No, Uncle, My Name Isn’t Kangin!! | Storyteller Kangin EP.09” was posted on the YouTube channel “Neouihan.” In the video, Kangin was seen meeting and talking with a shaman. He confided his worries, saying, “Looking back on my wrong times, what should I do? I can’t turn back those times.”

When asked what happened, he said, “I was caught up in a fight with ordinary people and there were rumors, and I drove drunk and enlisted in the military, and I came back with difficulty, but I drove drunk again during my self-restraint. It was really wrong. I was just a crazy kid. Treat me strongly. Hit me. Scold me. Staff, please just hit me too.”

He also shared how he has been lately: “After the last mistake I made, I stayed at home with all the sunlight blocked out for several months. My family would look in on me in case something had happened to me, and I seemed to keep seeking out darkness inside the house. Acquaintances pulled me out into the world.”

Kangin said, “My biggest worry now is that I have no dream of becoming active in a big way again. But if any opportunity ever comes, I’m confident I would work really hard, with the mindset of going to auditions even more than a trainee would.”

Kangin debuted with Super Junior in 2005 and was very active, but in 2009 he was implicated in a drunk driving accident and enlisted in the military after a period of self-reflection. After his discharge, he returned to activities, but in 2016 he was involved in a second drunk driving accident and was fined 7 million won (about $5,000). With the aftermath of the drunk driving still lingering, he was also caught up in an assault incident in 2017 and received criticism from fans. In the end, he voluntarily left Super Junior in July 2019.

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