Reporter Liu Wanxin / Comprehensive Report
South Korean boy group VICTON member Xu Chan interrupts activities due to drunk driving! His agency, IST Entertainment, issued a statement on the 22nd, revealing that he was stopped by the police on the way home from a party with friends on the morning of the 20th and was found to have drunk driving. He is currently under investigation by the police. He will be subject to the revocation of his driver’s license, and he will honestly accept the police investigation before the final punishment is issued.
▲ Xu Can was drunk and the company announced that he would suspend his performing arts activities. (Photo/Photographed by Xu Can Instagram)
The company announced that Xu Can will interrupt all personal activities from today, apologized to fans, and promised to work hard to review it. Similar incidents will not happen in the future. The next concerts held by the group in October and all subsequent itineraries will be made with Xu Can. A 5-person system other than Chan is performed.
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▲Company statement. (Picture / Retrieved from official Twitter)
Xu Can also issued an apology through IG earlier on the 22nd, saying, “Because of my wrong behavior, I have caused social controversy. I apologize to everyone.” Responsibility, but let everyone down because of a momentary wrong choice.” He revealed that he is living in deep regret and self-blame every day, and he did not forget to apologize to the members and staff who were hurt by this incident.
▲ Xu Can wrote a letter of apology. (Picture / flip from the official coffee)
The full statement of the company is as follows:
Hello everyone, this is IST Entertainment
First of all, I want to tell the fans who love VICTON that the recent shameful things have brought you such bad news. First of all, I sincerely bow my head to express my apology.
On the morning of the 20th, Xu Can, an artist of our company, was caught by the police on his way home from a meeting with his friends while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Xu Can is now under investigation by the police. After the investigation, he may be punished by revoking his driver’s license. Until the final punishment, he will face the police investigation with honesty.
Xu Can has made a mistake that he should never have made, and is deeply introspecting. At the same time, I am also very sorry for the inconvenience caused to fans and many people involved.
Xu Can will suspend team and personal activities from today, and the company is very sorry for worrying fans.
The company will deeply reflect on its mistakes, review it again, and do its best not to disappoint fans with similar incidents.
Due to the interruption of Xu Can’s activities, the “2022 VICTON FANCONCERT” scheduled to be held on October 15th and 16th [CHRONICLE]” and the future itinerary will be carried out in a 5-member group system except for Xu Can.
I would like to apologize again to the fans for this incident, and thank you all.
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