iKON's Jinhwan and Junhoe revealed to have been involved in an accident due to drunk driver

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Two iKON members Kim Jinhwan and Koo Junhoe have been involved in a traffic accident.

According to a report by the Gyeongnam Provincial Newspaper on the 13th, Jinhwan and Junhoe got into an accident at 3:40am on the same day while riding in a van headed for the south sea towards National Road 3 in Changseon-myeon, Namhae-gun. The van slid in the rainy road and hit the retaining wall along the highway.

The driver, including Jinhwan and Junhoe who were on board the vehicle and were treated for injuries at a nearby hospital.

A local police revealed in a statement, "It was rain accident caused by drunk driving. Their driver, Mr. A had alcohol in his system when he drove. We're still investigating the exact situation."

Because of this, the criticism of the two members including driver A are growing among netizens. Netizens are criticizing A for driving drunk but others are also asking why the members didn't stop A from driving if he was drunk.

In addition, it's fortunate that no one was seriously injured from the accident since they hit a retaining wall but if they had collided with other vehicles, that could've led to other injuries.

In the meantime, YG Entertainment has yet to release a statement.

sources: dailynaver, naver

Comments

[neoreulwonhae.livejournal.com]

What's with Koreans and drunk driving?

[suggestivepeach.livejournal.com]

Probably to do w the insane drinking culture over there

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

Glad they’re ok this could have ended badly. I wonder if the driver was their manager. If he is an employee, YG needs to fire him immediately.

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

i remember watching a video about the life of a low ranking member on a management team for idols...how they don't get any sleep and shit....on top of the shitty drinking and seniority is king cultures in korea, i wish i could be surprised but i'm not

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

could they have told their manager not to drive? without fear of retaliation? I always wonder about korean age and job hierarchy

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

The amount of celebs who have been involved in drunk driving accidents is too much. Then again, can you really expect anything less with how much they drink on a regular basis? This accident may not have been fatal, but it could have ended that way. Is it that hard to not drink and drive? Your life is literally on the line here.

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

thank goodness no one was hurt. it's pure luck if no one dies when someone gets behind the wheel drunk.

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

yikes this is really scary

they should have called a cab or had someone else come to get them