"Remembrance of Charlie Kirk" Choi Si-won explains the far-right controversy, "Remembrance of tragic death, not political orientation"
Sep 16, 2025
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On the 12th, Choi Si-won said on the fan platform Bubble "He was a Christian, a head of a family, and a husband of a person. Regardless of the circumstances, I think it is a very sad tragedy to lose your life in a shooting during a lecture in front of numerous college students, regardless of political orientation. So I paid tribute to him."
"After posting the memorial post, I was grateful for the media's interest, but it seems to be interpreted differently from my intentions, so I decided that my heart was fully conveyed, so I wrote the post."But there is still a lot of interest, so I explain like this."," he added.
Earlier, Choi mourned Charlie Kirk by sharing a post posted by pastor John Bibbier and the Christian community 'Bible Alive' on his SNS. The article in question mourns the death of Charlie Kirk, one of America's heroes. He was a firm man against evilThe phrase " was included. This sparked controversy over whether Choi Si-won defended the far-right tendency, and Choi eventually deleted the post.
Meanwhile, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a debate at Utah Valley University on the 10th (local time) as the founder and head of a right-wing group that publicly supported former President Donald Trump.
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