Fourth generation K-Pop Idol, TEMPEST‘s Hwarang, has apologized through his agency for visiting a club.
In a X post that went viral, a user posted a clip from a video call fan meeting, where the fan stated they saw Hwarang at a club with other idols. The fan stated that Hwarang went to clubs with MIRAE‘s Junhyuk, YOUNITE‘s Hyunseung, Golden Child‘s Bomin, and TNX‘s Hyunsoo. During the video call, Hwarang stated he did not do anything bad at the clubs and was not “fooling around” with girls.
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While some fans were fine with Hwarang visiting a club with his idol friends, other users targeted him with angry messages for visiting a club. Following this, Hwarang’s agency, Yuehua Entertainment, apolgized for his club visit.
Hello, this is Yuehua Entertainment.
We would like to inform you about the private life issues surrounding our artist Hwarang that have been spreading on social media.
We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the fans who were worried over Hwarang’s actions.
The contents that are circulating on social media are different from the truth, however Hwarang is very remorseful about visiting the club.
He has promised not to repeat this behavior and both Hwarang and the agency will pay special attention so that this does not happen again.
Once again, we sincerely apologize for the concern we have caused on the fans and TEMPEST members before their comeback.
— Yuehua Entertainment
Earlier, TEMPEST’s Hwarang, Xdinary Heroes‘ Gaon, and EPEX‘s Keum Donghyun were confirmed as the new MCs for Show Champion. TEMPEST is also scheduled to make their comeback on March 11.
Source: JTBC
