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, ‘Singer Kim Ho-jung (33), who is accused of causing a traffic accident while driving under the influence and fleeing the scene, is proceeding with a joint performance as planned with four of the world’s top orchestras.’,
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, “According to the performance industry today (20th), DUMIR, the organizer of the ‘World Union Orchestra Super Classic: Kim Ho-jung & Primadonna’ performance to be held at the special stage of Seoul’s Olympic Park KSPO DOME (Olympic Gymnastics Arena) from the 23rd to the 25th ‘Super Classic,’ notified KBS, the host of the performance, that ‘changing performers is not possible.'”,
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, ‘In this performance where current members of the world\’s top orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic are visiting, Kim will appear as the main guest and perform with soprano Aida Garifullina.’,
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, ‘After the fact that Kim was involved in a traffic accident late at night in Gangnam, Seoul, and fled the scene came to light, KBS, the organizer, requested a change of performers from DUMIR on the 16th.’,
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, ‘However, DUMIR practically rejected KBS\’s request, citing tight schedules and issues regarding refund and penalty fees for changing performers.’,
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, “The ‘Super Classic,’ with ticket prices ranging from 150,000 to 230,000 won, reportedly recorded a sell-out of 20,000 seats for the two-day performance, with ticket sales estimated to reach around 4 billion won.”,
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, ‘A DUMIR official stated, “Due to the tight schedule, we could not find a replacement performer,” adding, “As a result, KBS\’s name as the host and its logo cannot be used for this event.”‘,
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, ‘Kim was accused of causing a traffic accident on a road in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu around 11:40 pm on the 9th and fleeing the scene (hit-and-run, failure to take action after an accident under the Specific Crimes Serious Punishment Act, failure to take action after a traffic accident under the Road Traffic Law).’,
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, ‘After the accident, Kim stayed at a hotel without responding to the police’s request to attend, making it practically impossible to measure alcohol levels until 17 hours after the accident, leading to suspicions that Kim was driving under the influence at the time of the accident. However, Kim denied this.’,
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, “However, on the 19th, just a day after the results of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation’s (NISI) assessment were reported, indicating that ‘Kim was considered to have consumed alcohol before the accident,’ Kim admitted to driving under the influence.”,
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, ‘(Photo = provided by Think Entertainment, Yonhap News)\n’