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SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) —Singer and actress Eru (real name Jo Seong-hyeon), who caused an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, posted an apology on his social media account on Tuesday and expressed his intention to step down from all his activities.
 
"I have no excuse to make regarding the drunk driving reported on December 20," Eur wrote in an apology. "I am sorry for causing trouble to the drama production company and broadcasters that are currently in production."
 
He added, "I will stop all my activities and take time to reflect."
 
Eru hit the guardrail on the right near Hannam Bridge and Dongho Bridge in the direction of Guri on Gangbyeonbuk-ro at 11:25 p.m. on December 19 while driving under the influence of alcohol.

The blood alcohol content checked right after the accident exceeded the level to have his driver's license canceled (higher than 0.03% but lower than 0.08%).
 
No casualty was made, including for the passenger.
 
Eru has been dropped from KBS 2TV's Monday-Friday drama "Woman of Secret," in which he was set to star.
 
"Woman of Secret" is a Monday-Friday drama depicting the revenge of a woman who has had her whole body paralyzed and who has lost her vision, and the drama has not yet started its shooting.

Eru, who was known to people as singer Tae Jin-ah's son, made his debut as a singer in 2005 and released hit songs such as "Even in Another Life," "Black Glasses," "White Snow," and more.
 
Eru started his activity as an actor in 2017 with the MBC drama "You Are Too Much" and also starred in other dramas such as KBS's "Man in a Vail" (2020), "Young Lady and Gentleman" (2021), and more.

 

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(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)
 
 
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