[HanCinema's News] Jung Hyung-don Apologizes for Traffic Violation Incident

Entertainer Jung Hyung-don is back in the news as South Korean social media has made more notice of his confession to having filmed himself committing a crime. This past February 23rd, he posted a video entitled "The Devil Rotary of Ulsan" to his YouTube account. At around the 8:30 mark, Jung Hyung-don asks for a phone so that he can conduct an impromptu interview.

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Speaking on the phone while driving a car is a violation of Article 49 of the Road Traffic Act, incurring a penalty of 15 points to revocation of a person's driver's license. Commenters to the video pointed this out. The surprising part of the story is that Jung Hyung-don himself apologized for his actions, in a comment now pinned to the top of the video's feed. He also promised to turn himself in to the police, accepting the lawful penalty for his actions, and pledged to be more careful in the future.

The prompt and direct nature of the apology was surprising, as the infraction was unlikely to be noticed. The video in question only has 48,296 views as of this writing. Consequently Jung Hyung-don has received more support than criticism on social media for his actions. Jung Hyung-don principally works in variety shows, his most recent appearance as an actor being a cameo in the cable television drama "Please Don't Date Him" from last year.

Written by William Schwartz