Trot star Kim Ho Joong adds gambling to his growing list of scandals

Article: 'Admitted to illegal gambling' Kim Ho Joong, viewers demand he leave KBS

Source: Joongang Ilbo via Naver

1. [+4,321, -120] Kicking him out is the best solution. He should spend his time reflecting before enlisting in the army.

2. [+3,668, -31] Why is there so much scandal surrounding him?

3. [+3,008, -73] Well, he was scouted by a thug when he was in high school after all. Imagine how many people he went around beating for him to be noticed by thugs... He claims to have done it because he needed vocal lessons but I really don't think people can change so easily and I don't wish to see him again. Kim Ho Joong's fans need to wake up and stop doing all these hashtags for him.

4. [+1,641, -48] Seems like he betrayed his past agency to join a new and bigger one because he's had such a scandalous past that he needs more power to hide it all. Too bad there are just too many scandals for his agency to even handle anymore.

5. [+1,153, -67] He has already confirmed that he gambled illegally for as much up to 500,000 won. I think blindly defending him will make it worse for him. As a parent myself, it's best to point out mistakes for what they are. Just because he's popular and has a lot of fans doesn't make him an exception to the rule.

6. [+542, -9] I have never seen someone with as many scandals in the past 5 months and this guy. Money, women, gambling, enlistment, manager, his mother... There seems to be a clear issue with his character for there to be so many scandals in so many different areas of his life. As a singer, he should be able to hold fan meets with his fans, but considering his public influence, he should no longer be allowed on TV at all.

7. [+541, -19] Why so many scandals? If he was an idol, he would've been kicked out of the industry even before he got to debut. And why does he have so many fans? Im Young Woong, Young Tak, Lee Chan Won... the other 'Mr. Trot' guys don't have as many scandals but with the way Kim Ho Joong's in the news all the time, you'd think he won the whole show. And his scandals range from terrible things to assault, gambling, scamming his ex-manager, recruited by thugs... this is the grand slam of scandals, no? And fans keep defending him saying he's a good person at heart, that he's a pure person who only cares about singing... but it's not like you've lived your life with him, how can you be the judge of that? His fans trust him like a cult. Surely this guy isn't under YG, is he?

8. [+463, -13] Not everyone without parents grow up to be like him. It's unfair for his fans to continue blaming his unstable childhood for all these scandals. He should consider just taking a break, reflecting, enlisting in the army, and trusting that his diehard fans will wait for him to return with a cleaner character and a fresh new slate. He's already had nothing in his life, starting over shouldn't be hard for him. His fans believe in him so much, he shouldn't let them down. He needs to be brave and know that this is the time to step down.

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