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Kang Dong Won apologizes for controversy with his pro-Japanese ancestral history

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Posted by jennywill Monday, March 6, 2017

Kang Dong Won�apologized for his pro-Japanese�ancestry.

His family history had become an issue lately, and matters with Japanese colonization and their treatment of Koreans are a very sensitive issue in Korea. YG Entertainment�had apologized�for trying to cover up his history, and Kang Dong Won himself has now issued an official apology.

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He wrote,

Hello. This is Kang Dong Won.

First of all, let me apologize with my head bowed by creating trouble with my maternal great-grandfather.�

From when I was a little child, I grew up hearing only good things about my great-grandfather. My maternal grandmother was a child of an independence patriot, so I accepted the good things about my maternal great-grand grandfather naturally. During my interview in 2007, I did not fully understand his wrongdoings. I apologize deeply once again.

This situation was chaotic, and I was shocked. It was also a matter of family history, so I had to fully understand the issue, and I had to look at the data.

I apologize to everyone for the immature way I handled things. I also apologize for the lack of a quick response.�

Before I am an actor, I am a citizen of South Korea, and I believe that wrongdoings in history must be righted, and those shameful moments should not be repeated. Because of this, I really am sincerely embarassed by this.

I agree that it is all my fault for not fully understanding the past, for creating a controversy due to my immature way of handling things, and for not giving my statement quickly.�

I have now learned my maternal great-grandfather's shameful past. I will study more about history through this incident and reflect. I will look for things I can do even if they are little.�