According to China's state-run Global Times (Choi Siwon) on Saturday, Choi retweeted a recent interview by Patrick Cha Du-ri, who was seriously injured by a police officer during the Hong Kong protest, on his Twitter Inc., and suffered a hard time.
Cha Du-ri told CNN on Monday that police had no reason to fire at him at the time, saying, "Even if you can kill people with bullets, you can not kill faith."
When this was announced, China netizens criticized Choi Siwon by posting such articles as "Do not finger without knowing anything" and "If you want to reveal your thoughts, go to Hong Kong and see the situation." Choi Choi Siwon did not give his opinion directly, but he accepted the Hong Kong protest as support.
Choi Choi Siwon deleted the related contents and apologized officially through his Weibo. Choi Choi Siwon has more than 16.5 million followers in Weibo alone.
“I have just identified what happened at Twitter Inc,” he told Weibo, “and I expressed my interest (in the Hong Kong situation) in the hope that the confusion and violence of Hong Kong would end as soon as possible.” “I sincerely apologize for this behavior that has led to your animosity and disappointment,” he added.
The anger of China fans did not fade; Choi Siwon fan club in Baidu, China's largest portal, announced on the day that it will close its official Weibo. The fan club Weibo has more than 90,000 followers.
“No one, no matter what, can change our position,” the fan club said in a notice posted on Weibo. “We would never have conceded, and Choi Siwon fan club ended up in a big love (love for Choi Siwon), starting with a small love (love for Choi Siwon).