Among the top Korean pop music
artists of the 2010s, boy band iKON is a long-runner. Debuting officially in
2015, they have been especially prominent in Japan in addition to their native
South Korea, keeping busy with albums, singles and concert tours even as
founding member B.I. parted ways with the group in June of last year. Their last
big wave was in February this year, before the escalation of COVID-19, with the
release of their third EP “I Decide.” iKON understandably went to ground with
the rest of their country as the pandemic went on, but two of their members
made South Korean news this week…in a road accident.
The Manila Bulletin reports that Jinhwan and Ju-ne of iKON were
involved in a traffic accident at a highway in South Korea just this Monday,
July 13. It happened early in the morning at 3:40 AM Seoul time (2:40 AM Manila
time), when the two of them were aboard a van being driven by a third unidentified
person, were navigating National Route 3 in Namhae County of South Gyeongsang
province. Their vehicle skidded on the road and struck a retaining wall, just
314 kilometers away from the capital city, Seoul.
Responding units of the Namhae County
police have it that Ju-ne, Jinhwan and their chauffeur were slightly injured in
the collision and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Preliminary
investigation at the accident site has also brought up the possibility that the
drivermay have been under the influence of
alcohol at the time he was behind the wheel. Perhaps it is for that reason that the K-Pop boy band’s management
label at YG Entertainment has taken time releasing a statement on the incident, in
order to have more time providing an appropriate explanation.
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