Lee told Yonhap on the 23rd, “As soon as I recognized the nature of the event yesterday, I contacted the organizer and said I couldn’t host it, and asked to be removed from the poster.”
He said that when he first received the request, he was told it was a conservative March 1 Independence Movement commemoration concert and that he would only handle the music portion, “so I heard there would be no problem.” He added, “There was no mention at all that it was an event connected to Jeon Han-gil.”
Lee said he generally accepts requests to host concerts or book launch events regardless of political leanings, but added, “Events on the far right or far left are outside my scope, so I don’t do them at all.” He said he would not have accepted if he had been told it had a far-right character or that Jeon was involved.
Lee said he has no intention of taking legal action.
Earlier, Jung Chan-hee said on social media the previous day, “I hadn’t said anything separately because I decided not to appear in this performance, but I’m posting because so many people have contacted me. I will not appear in this performance.”
Jung said he had verbally agreed to appear at a March 1 music event, but learned about the poster when an acquaintance sent it to him two days earlier. “I contacted them and decided not to appear,” he added.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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