MC Kang Hodong announces he will retire from the industry temporarily

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

As if the man needed to take any more hits. MC Kang Ho-dong has been on the ropes this week for tax evasion, made very public of course by the Korean media. He’s currently under investigation for owing millions of won in back taxes, and the industry backlash has been pretty severe. After many days spent reportedly in a panic, he held a press conference on the 9th to announce his temporary retirement from the industry.

Kang Ho-dong is currently hosting 1 Night 2 Days, Star King, Strong Heart, and Knee Drop Guru, covering all three big networks, though he’s a fixed employee at KBS. At the press conference, he apologized publicly and expressed immense regret: “I have disappointed your love for me,” adding, “How can I laugh and talk on TV without shame?” He then announced his temporary retirement from the industry, shedding tears.

Na PD released a statement that Kang Ho-dong can’t and won’t be replaced, and they’ll carry on with five members. He said that many PDs gathered to comfort Kang Ho-dong, as he was in a state of panic for days.

He expressed his regret at losing Kang Ho-dong from the industry, but the PDs chose to respect his decision. He added, “We were together for over four years, so as a PD, I just feel regret.” The final decisions have yet to be made, but they felt that his departure from 1N2D would need a proper send-off, and so a farewell trip for Kang Ho-dong is in the works. When and where the trip will take place hasn’t been finalized, but they felt that the viewers would need to say a proper goodbye.

source: edaily + dramabeans

he's not even my favorite mc and i wasn't happy with the tax evasion news but i didn't want this ): especially cause 1n2d is about to finish and i wanted a happy ending with all the members D:

Comments

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

lmao

[ayumikoshiro.livejournal.com]

This is why as soon as I get rich I'm looking for a trustworthy accountant/friend. And I's still plan to take at least a few days a quarter to look over what's going on with my finances. And I think I'd still go for accounting classes.

I hope all is resolved soon.

[phililen3.livejournal.com]

taxes are scary as heck...don't look forward to the day that i have to pay....

[xxmiracle.livejournal.com]

why didn't you pay your taxes then :<<<<<

the shows won't be the same without him =(

[valyrian.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com?ref=1tphg7)

[nomdeplumejam.livejournal.com]

Damn, I love this man for making my ass drop to the floor everytime he cracks some joke or just being his funny self... deeply disappointed although I was expecting he'd come into this conclusion, I feel sore at the tax evasion news really, but it's a proper decision nonetheless. Solve things quietly and maturely Kang Ho Dong!

I dunno about the farewill trip though... won't that be tooooo awkward to film???????

[tiddlywinks103.livejournal.com]

Welp! Next time, pay your damn taxes, dumbass.

Best wishes to any of his family and friend affected by this.

[k0dama.livejournal.com]

;o; nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tv won't be the same without his round face filling the screen

[rosamajalis.livejournal.com]

This is why I've had additional tax taken out of my earnings since I was 14. Debt is no joke.

[minniecouture.livejournal.com]

;_____;

[yunho.livejournal.com]

idegi from all the media coverage i thought he did something totally unforgivable. just pay the damn taxes and apologize.

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

OT but your icon is amazing

[deeinanutshell.livejournal.com]

What? Noooo. Those are some of my favourite varieties. :[

[obviousgirl.livejournal.com]

Wait huh? His accountants messed up on his taxes and he's punishing himself for it? It doesn't seem like the process of figuring out what he owes would take that long and it doesn't seem like he did anything on purpose, so where's (and why) the backlash coming from?

[o-o-mai-o-o.livejournal.com]

It's Korea, they lash out at everything.
I really don't get why he's punishing himself either for other people screwing him over.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

retire from the industry temporarily
Idk but I would think the more appropriate word here is 'hiatus'? /peeve

In any case, if it was a mistake on the part of his accountants and not an intentional evasion, I feel sorry for him to be caught up in this mess :(.

[o-o-mai-o-o.livejournal.com]

oh wow. :( harsh

[o-o-mai-o-o.livejournal.com]

also, it doesn't say so in this article, but he said that the reason why he was investigated was because his accountants made a mistake with his taxes, resulting in all of this. :/

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

O___O

Kang Ho Dong, you will be missed. I hope you come back stronger than ever :) Besides, this IS temporary retirement. And I'm sure he just needs to settle things as quietly as possible for now.

[jeugd1.livejournal.com]

OMG nnnnnoooooooo
I will wait for you

[mingobus.livejournal.com]

This is why taxes always scare the living light days out of me. (of course unless if this was intention then it's completely different, but!)

There's always SO much to fill out and records to keep that it's just ridiculous. Every time I file my taxes I can't but think I might have made a mistake somewhere with my estimates or filled out something wrong and I'll be in a similar situation :(

[lightspeedsquid.livejournal.com]

[kohaku-chuu.livejournal.com]

GAKU-CHIN!!! :D♥♥♥

[shintotchi.livejournal.com]

This is really saddening. Kang Ho Dong really brightens shows up with his presence. He was the first non-idol that I got to know. I got into varieties like X-men because of him.

I hope things are quickly solved and he can return from his hiatus anew. At least he can take this time to be with his family and take care of his little girl. At first,t he way the article read, I thought he refused to pay taxes. And I was disappointed that he would do that. But if it's the mistake of his accountant, this whole thing is just sad. And rather than side-eyeing him, I side-eye South Korea for making him to be the villain when he's a victim.

[kawaiiairbender.livejournal.com]

as celebs go i feel as his apology is sincere. this made me sad :(

I hope everything gets sorted out and i want to believe that he wasn't actively trying to evade paying his taxes.

But this retirement should just be called a vacay because i don't want to think of him leaving.

[cher-ex3.livejournal.com]

MTE. I almost had a heart attack when I saw all the papers here saying "retiring".

[bababerry.livejournal.com]

shit just got real for all big 3 station's pd, esp sbs
what would star king and strong heart do without KHD

i selfishly hope KHD already finish in2d's 3rd viewer's tour so i can still watch the awesomeness of that ep

[ace-nikkei.livejournal.com]

I'll miss him, terribly.

[uglypricetag.livejournal.com]

i hate him and even i think this is cray cray. there was another article criticising the board for releasing private details which i agree with. look at all the trouble it's caused and the unnecessary harassment that khd has to go through. smfh.

[cherrypop.livejournal.com]

I think he's being a bit hard on himself. Taxes for ANYone is just not an easy thing to do and even less easy when you're busy so to me at least, it's understandable. I feel sorry for the situation he's in.

[djlancerock.livejournal.com]

It's kinda sad that this has to be such a public affair and not something he can resolve privately.