Jung Ilhoon wrote a handwritten apology letter after receiving a suspended prison sentence for "playing with toys"

The guy shows that he is very sorry about his mistakes.

On the afternoon of December 16, Korean media reported that in the appeal court, the high court sentenced male idol Jung Ilhoon to 2 years in suspended prison with 3 years of probation, 40 hours of drug treatment and additional fines. 120 million won (2.3 billion dong). In December 2020, he was arrested by the police for illegally using marijuana for the past 4-5 years.

Rapper group BTOB bought up to 130 million won worth of marijuana (2.6 billion VND), traded 161 times from acquaintances between July 2016 and January 2019. In the first trial, Jung Ilhoon was sentenced to 2 years in prison and placed under house arrest after being released from prison. However, he appealed the verdict.

The court said that the reason the male idol got his sentence reduced was because he did not participate in commercial activities such as selling or distributing, other than buying and using it himself. In addition, Jung Ilhoon also does not have any previous criminal record.

He has voluntarily stopped smoking marijuana since January 2019 and has been working on psychotherapy and drug addiction treatment. The remaining defendants involved in the marijuana smoking scandal with Jung Ilhoon were all sentenced to the same sentence and fined.

Recently, he deleted all old posts on his Instagram, leaving only a handwritten letter with the content: "Hello, I'm Jung Ilhoon. For a whole year waiting for investigation, trial and the whole period of time. During my time in detention, I had the opportunity to deeply reflect on my life.

Although belated, I would like to send this letter with all my heart and apologies to those who have always loved and supported me. I have no words to justify my illegal actions. I know I deserve to be criticized. Sorry for everything, I broke your heart.

I'm so sorry because I feel the love and memories between me and my fans have been tainted by my wrongdoing, I'm so ashamed of myself. I know well what the outcome of this trial means.

I have caused harm to society, disappointing those who believe in me. Through this letter, I promise to try to be the right person in the future so as not to hurt anyone anymore.

I don't know how to live after losing so many precious people to my mistake. I was desperate to realize too late how my attitude in life had to change.

Through this letter, I once again promise to take care of myself and those around me so that I can make the right choices in any situation, and pay special attention not to make the same mistake. I would like to sincerely thank those who have waited for me for a long time.

I will do my best to become a better person so as not to cause more pain to those who hurt because of me. Again, I sincerely apologize."

During the trial that took place in May, Jung Il Hoon defended himself by confiding, "I have suffered a lot of stress while working in the entertainment industry since I was young, including the period of time. from my trainee days to my later life of composing music. I admit to releasing my stress in the wrong direction."

Under public pressure, the male rapper withdrew from the BTOB group in December 2020 and is currently completing his mandatory military service as a community service worker. On May 20, the final hearing for Jung Ilhoon's crime of buying and using marijuana took place.

The prosecutors stated, "We ask for a sentence of 4 years in prison and a fine of 133 million won (equivalent to 2.7 billion VND) for the defendant." However, Ilhoon's lawyer argued that he deeply regrets his actions. The male idol was under a lot of pressure while working in the entertainment industry, so he chose to relieve the mistake, leading to today's consequences.

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