Yang Dong-geun, controversy over participation in the martial law advocacy Son Hyun-bo camp..Political color disappointment vs simple praise

Aug 01, 2025

Yang Dong-geun, controversy over participation in the martial law advocacy Son Hyun-bo camp..Political color disappointment vs simple praise



Rapper and actor Yang Dong-geun held a praise concert at a youth and youth camp hosted by Pastor Son Hyun-bo, who led the past 'Baltan Rally', sparking controversy.

Yang Dong-geun posted a video of the camp performance on his social media on the 1st, along with the words `Wash it white than snow.'

He performed a praise concert on stage for about an hour with his CCM performance group K-Spirit at the '2025 World-ro Korea Next Generation Training Center Summer Camp' held at Segyero Church in Busan.




During the performance, Yang Dong-geun or the performance group did not directly mention or defend Pastor Son Hyun-bo's political moves, but some voiced concern, saying, "The participation in the event hosted by Pastor Son, who publicly advocated illegal martial law, is a problem."

In particular, it was pointed out that extreme political tendencies could be positively recognized by growing youth and young people.

When the fact became known, some fans reacted negatively, such as "Are you advocating martial law", "disappointing", and "It's a shock", while "What's the problem when you didn't even make a defense remark" and "Yang Dong-geun is just a devout Christian".




Yang Dong-geun, controversy over participation in the martial law advocacy Son Hyun-bo camp..Political color disappointment vs simple praise
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Meanwhile, Pastor Son Hyun-bo held 'Save Korea' rallies every Saturday around the country, starting near the National Assembly building in Seoul on January 11 and just before the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. Korean history instructor Jeon Han-gil and others participated in the rally as speakers and spread political messages.



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