Kim Gun-mo returns to tears after six years without sexual assault. "I got married and divorced."
Sep 28, 2025
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Kim Gun-mo is on a live tour of '25-26 Kim Gun-mo' at KBS Hall in Busan on the 27th.He opened his first performance of ' and made his public appearance. The stage was the first official performance since the alleged sexual assault in 2019, and it was a meeting with fans again after breaking the silence.
In the opening video, Gunmo Kim said "How have you been? I've missed you. Was it a white margin or a deep darkness. Are you ready? We're going to be one day again from today," he said, expressing his affection for the fans.
He also said he really wanted to complete the previous tour, which had been suspended, saying, "This time, I will mark a period, not a comma." also expressed his ambition.
After going on stage, he calmly conveyed his recent status, saying, `I've been married, divorced, and so on.' He joked, `I'm thinking of performing separately next year for married and divorced people.'
The performance consisted of a total of 27 songs, followed by representative hits such as 'Seoul Moon', 'Pinggye', 'Sleeping Night Rain', and 'Speed'.
During the performance, Kim Gunmo said, "I'm going to live without worrying about the comments."," he said, adding that he seemed to be conscious of the public gaze surrounding him. The encore as well as the re-encore continued, and he couldn't get up on stage for a while after giving a big bow to the audience with tears at the end of the performance.
Kim Gun-mo has suspended all activities since 2019, when a woman filed a complaint claiming that she was sexually assaulted at a bar in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, in 2016. However, the prosecution, which investigated the case, issued a non-prosecution in November 2021 for "no charges", and the Seoul High Prosecutor's Office, which was in charge of the appeal, also decided not to indict again in 2022. Kim Gun-mo went through a divorce in the process.
Starting with the Busan performance, Kim Gun-mo will continue his tour in Daegu EXCO on October 18, Suwon Indoor Gymnasium on November 15, Daejeon DCC Exhibition Hall 1 on December 20, Incheon Namdong Gymnasium on December 31, and Seoul in January next year.
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