According to China's Global Times, Choi Choi Siwon was hit by a police officer during the Hong Kong protest on the 24th, and hit a "like" on his Twitter Inc. about the recent Interview of PaTrick Cha Du-ri.
"Democracy and freedom are basic things, but the Hong Kong government does not allow us to do this," PaTrick Cha Du-ri said in an Interview with CNN after the surgery, saying, "Even if we can kill people with bullets, we can not kill faith."
China netizens immediately criticized Choi Choi Siwon's empathy for Cha Du-ri, who emerged as a key figure in the Hong Kong protest.
Choi Choi Siwon said on his China SNS account, Wei Bo, on the 24th, "I apologize for the disappointment that I have done in the hope that violence and confusion will calm down."
However, the criticism of China netizens did not sink, and China Choi Siwon fan club said, "No one should shake us. There is no concession when it comes to patriotism, "he said.
Choi Choi Siwon posted an apology again on the 26th.
"I apologize for the recent disappointment and hurting my feelings due to wrongful behavior on Twitter Inc.," he said. "I feel very sorry and heartbreaking, especially for for forsaken the expectations and trust you have given me as an entertainer."
"I have never thought of Hong Kong changing his position and thinking that it is part of China's inseparable (I can not share with it)," he wrote. "I once again apologize deeply."
As Choi Choi Siwon's two apology news has been reported, domestic netizens are showing a temperature difference with mixed opinions.
In Korea, there are many opinions of criticism such as "There is no Xiao Xin" about Choi Choi Siwon, who changed his position as the opinion supporting the Hong Kong protest is dominant online. However, there is also an advocacy opinion that "an individual apology for the group will be inevitable as it is a member of Super Junior, which is popular within China."
Meanwhile, "In addition to Choi Siwon, there is Kim Ui-Seong as a Korean entertainer who publicly supports the Hong Kong mob." Kim Ui-Seong appeared with Choi Choi Choi Siwon in the Korean drama that aired in the first half of this year, "He said.
During the Hong Kong demonstration, I expressed sympathy for the young man Interview, but the Korean netizens "Xiao Xin is not" vs "I understand" temperature difference