Dating brother and sister, photo upside down on the Roh Moo Hyun's death day.I really didn't know about the Ilbe allegations.

May 23, 2025

Jae-hyung, who made his face known through the JTBC entertainment program 『Love Siblings』, was caught up in the 『Ilbe』 controversy" and made an explanation and apology.

On the 23rd, controversy arose as a series of articles were posted around the online community titled 「Dating Brother and Sister Jae-hyung Ilbe Controversy」. The post took issue with a YouTube promotional post posted by Jae-hyung on his SNS. The thumbnail image used in the post was upside down.

Behind the growing controversy is the fact that May 23, the date of the post, was the death date of the late former President Roh Moo Hyun. Some members of the far-right community have called this day 'Gravity Day' and have intentionally uploaded images or profile pictures upside down to mock the deceased. In response, some netizens pointed out that Jae-hyung's post may not be a simple mistake, but an intentional act reminiscent of the behavior of a specific community.

In response, Jae-hyung gave a short explanation of "photo error", but when the controversy did not subside, he eventually issued an apology.

"I was going to share the thumbnail as usual, but I was eating with my mother and uploaded it in a hurry, and a lot of people gave me direct messages, so I found out that the picture I posted could be interpreted in a different way," he said. "I was so surprised that I deleted it first and looked for what it could be interpreted in. I found out what went wrong belatedly."

Then "I really didn't know. I'm sorry to have surprised many people with what came out of my ignorance. I apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable, and I will act more carefully in the future," he bowed his head.

Meanwhile, Jae-hyung was born in 1994 and graduated from Sogang University, where he works as an accountant.

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