Hwang Young-woong drops out from 'Fire Trot'

▲This captured photo from 'FIre Trot' show artist Hwang Young-woong. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL March 3 (Yonhap) -- Competitor Hwang Young-woong who is caught up in a beating accusation will drop out from the program “Fire Trot.”

“After careful consideration with the producers of the program, I have decided to stop my journey through ‘Fire Trot’” addressed Hwang Young-woong through his official SNS account on Friday.

Continuing on, artist stated “I will not try to blame it in the past, I will reflect on my past wrongful doings and give my sincere apology to the ones I have hit.” adding “I am very sorry for those who might have been hurt due to my wrongful doings.”

However, artist addressed “However, I would like to straighten up things that are misleading and wrong, for those who trust me on certain matters.”

Although the artist Hwang Young-woong was considered as one of the candidates of the final rounds of “Fire Trot,” however the accusation regarding his violence throughout a dinner meeting, this act has trigger his past violence towards his ex girlfriend, school bullying and more to rise to the surface.

Artist Hwang Young-woong who has topped the first round of finals at “Fire Trot” which aired on March 1, was drawn in to rumors on how the producers are supporting Hwang Young-woong and they have already written a scenario for all the contestants and the winner of the program is already selected by the producers and more shaking up the transparency of the competition program.
As the artist Hwang Young-woong stepped down from the competition, the second round of the final competition of “Fire Trot” will consist of 7 members out of 8 finalists.

Producers of the program addressed “We have decided to accept Hwang Young-woong’s opinion to step down form the program,” adding “Until the final minute of the program we will do our best to preserve the transparency of the competition.”

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)

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