He recently wrote, "Honesty, I don't like the red in our Korean flag. Later when I become the president, I'll change it ^.~ Does it make sense that our Korean flag has the color red even when we know what the red in the swastika and the Rising Sun flag both symbolize? I can't lie.. Don't live as you've learned please."

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He then posted a photo of the Korean flag with the red completely blued out, writing, "I'm Korean. This is a my-flag that I got from the Korean flag ^.~".

Understandably, his tweets sparked worry from M.I.B fans, who thought the controversial words that seem to disregard the actual meaning and history of the flag and the nation, could bring problems for the group. Fans tweeted him to consider the group's position and to be careful as he is a public figure and he could bring about negative attention for the group. However, Young Cream only responded offhandedly by saying, "I was feeling down because I've never been in a controversy, but I want to be in a controversy ^.~ And the people around me are all living well and they aren't concerned [about this]."

Fans pleaded with him to reconsider and to understand that he is not simply a random person on the internet and that even if he was craving attention, that this wasn't the way to do it. However, Young Cream fired back at his own fans and told them that he had never asked them to follow him on Twitter and that his Twitter is like his personal diary. When fans asked him if he thought so little of his fans, Young Cream replied that those who agreed with him were his fans, but those criticizing him didn't seem to be. This left quite a few fans, who had been tweeting him out of sincere worry and concern, in a distraught state with some commenting that they were on the verge of tears. However Young Cream went on to insist that they have nothing to worry about because Korean reporters are too busy to write about him.

However, reporters did in fact take notice of his bold statements, and once his tweets were publicized in the media, netizens fired back at him. Realizing this, Young Cream then deleted all the controversial tweets and issued an apology in a series of tweets, writing, 

"I'm sincerely sorry. I didn't want to hurt the Korean flag at all, and I'm sorry that I caused trouble because I was just caught up in my emotions and did not reflect on what they meant. I'll use the words that I cannot take back that disturbed many people as a step toward becoming more mature. I'll become someone who can contribute to the nation by becoming a better person by considering this trouble I caused through my personal issue as another chance. I promise. I'm really sorry to everyone, including the thankful people who believed in me. I've deleted the problematic posts. I'll take all criticism toward me. But all of it was my own, foolish claims. Even though I am still immature, I don't think it's right that fans and those around me, who believe that I'll change and still give me a chance, defend me and support me no matter what. If I look back now, I crossed the logical line and I even hurt the fans who understood that and tried to help me. I want to apologize for that again. I'm sorry. Also, those words were my own disrespectful ones and are not from anyone else. So if you could criticize only me, I'll look after my mistakes and I promise to definitely grow into a better person. Lastly, I'm sorry."

Do you think fans should accept his apology?