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[OSEN=Reporter Ha Su-jeong] Director Ahn Gil-ho of ‘The Glory’ acknowledged the abuse and apologized.
On the afternoon of the 12th, Attorney Kim Moon-hee of Jipyong, who was in charge of director Gil-ho Ahn’s law firm, said, “Director Gil-ho Ahn had a girlfriend that he started dating while studying in the Philippines in 1996. This intensified and caused indelible wounds to others,” he admitted to school violence.
He then bowed his head, saying, “I deeply ask for forgiveness from the bottom of my heart to those who have been hurt by this incident. If given the opportunity, I would like to express my apologies either in person or through a wired phone call. I apologize for causing controversy over a bad incident.”
Earlier on the 10th, informant A revealed on the Korean community website ‘Hey Korean’ in the United States that while studying abroad in the Philippines in 1996, PD Ahn, who was in his third year of high school at the time, had been severely beaten for about two hours with a friend.
Mr. A said, “Classmates assaulted PD Ahn’s girlfriend at the time, Mr. B, for teasing him.” He said he was assaulted where he went.
In response, some netizens speculated that “Mr. A and her classmates were assaulted by PD Ahn because he made fun of Mr. B.”
In response to this controversy, PD Ahn’s girlfriend at the time, B, released a direct interview through a media outlet. Mr. B said, “My friends changed the name of Ahn PD and teased me by saying ‘Angi-ah'” and “Some interpret the word as ‘sexual joke’, but at the time, I was not old enough to make sexual jokes, and at the time, long legs and short legs were It was a popular time, but it was a kind of teasing because of the short legs,” he added.
Then, the informant A also said, “Assault cannot be justified. Even more so, it is not justifiable for high school seniors to assault two middle school students in the absence of people. “I want to ask if it’s possible,” he said, “I want PD Ahn to properly apologize and reflect on what happened at the time.” On the other hand, PD Ahn denied the allegation of school violence, although it is true that he studied abroad in the Philippines for about a year
. In a phone call with the media, a truth battle broke out, saying, “There was no such thing at all,” and “No matter how much I think about it, I don’t remember hitting someone in a group.”
The following is the full text of the official position of Jipyong, a law firm (Limited) directed by director Ahn Gil-ho
I am Attorney Moon-Hee Kim of Jipyong Law Firm (Limited) representing director Gil-Ho Ahn. We apologize for the delay from the initial report to the announcement of our position.
Director Ahn Gil-ho had a girlfriend whom he started dating when he was studying abroad in the Philippines in 1996. Hearing that her girlfriend was made fun of at school because of her, her emotions intensified momentarily and left a wound that could not be erased by others. gave I ask for forgiveness from the bottom of my heart to those who have been hurt by this. If given the opportunity, I would like to express my apology either in person or through a wired phone call.
I’m sorry for causing controversy over something that wasn’t good.
