“‘The shame and disgrace of Gimcheon’…Complaints pour in over the removal of ‘Kim Ho-jung’s Sound Street'”

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, “As singer Kim Ho-jung was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, there have been increasing calls for the removal of ‘Kim Ho-jung Sound Road’ in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do.”,
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, “Today (27th), on the Gimcheon city website’s free bulletin board, a post titled ‘Kim Ho-jung’s Path of Drunk Driving, Kim Ho-jung’s Path of Hit-and-run, Kim Ho-jung’s Path of Destroying Evidence’ was posted.”,
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, ‘The author of the post demanded the removal of ‘Kim Ho-jung Sound Road’, stating, “If the road is not demolished, it will have a significant impact as a tourist attraction,” and criticized sharply, “Did they make it not a sound road, but a drunk driving road?”‘,
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, ‘Another author on the same day expressed, “Continuing to operate a road named after a person who has committed drunk driving, hit-and-run, evidence destruction, and school violence is not acceptable as a citizen,” and emphasized, “What will my growing children see and learn? I urge Gimcheon City to make a prompt decision.”‘,
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, “Demands for the removal of ‘Kim Ho-jung Sound Road’ had already been made before Kim’s arrest on May 24 for drunk driving.”,
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, ‘On the 21st, when Gimcheon City announced that there were no plans to remove ‘Kim Ho-jung Sound Road’, a citizen expressed dissatisfaction, “Where are the people who want to maintain a road commemorating a criminal and the face of a criminal? Show me the evidence.”‘,
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, ‘”Is it a criminal sound road?”, “It is Gimcheon’s shame and disgrace,” “Why are you so sensitive to Kim Ho-jung fans?”, “I am ashamed to say I come from the same hometown as Kim Ho-jung,” “I oppose Gimcheon being labeled as a city of criminals” – Criticism posts have been posted about 60 times.’,
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, “‘Kim Ho-jung Sound Road’ was established in Kim’s alma mater Gimcheon High School area three years ago in 2021, after Kim gained fame as a trot singer, and criticism has intensified as it was revealed that the project cost 200 million won.”,
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, ‘Kim is currently detained at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, and the police are expected to begin a full-fledged investigation into Kim’s drunk driving from today (27th).’,
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