Choi Jong-hoon, beforehand a member of the South Korean band FT Island, has initiated a comeback by launching his personal channel, HUNIYA, on Japan’s Fanicon platform after a five-year hiatus.
In a message to his followers, Choi stated: “It has been about 5 years since I greeted you all…I am excited to attach via HUNIYA. I wish to present you every little thing about me, equivalent to what I wish to do any more and my private life.”
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Singer Choi Jong-hoon. Picture from HUNIYA on Fanicon |
Fanicon, an internet platform that costs a 5,000 KRW (roughly $4) subscription payment, permits followers to work together with celebrities. Choi’s choice to affix Fanicon has generated blended reactions, with many believing that he mustn’t return to the general public eye following the scandal.
Choi was launched on parole in November 2021. He was arrested in 2019 on allegations of secretly filming and sexually assaulting girls. Put up-release, he faces a five-year restriction from working with minors.
His profession took a downturn in 2019 following revelations about his participation in a chat group with different celebrities, together with singers Jung Joon-young and Seungri. This chat group was notorious for sharing illicit sexual content material, together with non-consensually taken photographs and movies.
That 12 months, seven girls accused Choi and others within the group of rape. He acquired a jail sentence of two years and 6 months, whereas Jung Joon-young confronted an extended sentence of 5 years.