For those who do not recall, singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong was previously accused by an ex-girlfriend of mentally and physically abusing her more than once.  While this case was eventually settled with his apology to his former girlfriend, there was, however, one case of bodily harm he had owned up to and which could be not be ignored by the court despite whatever settlement the two parties may have reached eventually.  

Regarding this, the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor's Office disclosed on January 19 that Kim Hyun Joong was summarily indicted with a 5 million KRW (~ $5,000 USD) fine for physically harming his ex-girlfriend.  

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The prosecutor explained, "Mr. Kim said, 'While I was showing my girlfriend a martial arts demonstration, she got hurt--that is all; there was no intention of assault,' but it had become clear that she got injured through assault, so charges like damage by assault were applied. There was a settlement regarding the assault and Mr. Kim sent in a letter of apology, so we did the summary indictment while considering those situations."

Meanwhile, the idol-turned-actor revealed he was going to jump back onto his feet by returning with a new Japanese album.