New updates suggest that video evidence has revealed that Kim Hyun Joong was lying about drunk driving. Reports suggesting that Kim Hyun Joong license has been suspended for drunk driving started swirling online on March 30.
It was reported that Kim Hyun Joong was found by police officers when he stopped in the middle of the road on March 26 at 2 a.m. He was dead drunk and had a blood alcohol level of 0.075 percent. However, Kim Hyun Joong's agency, KeyEast Entertainment was quick to release a press statement of the reasons why he had to drive while drunk.
According to Koreaboo, the agency released a statement few moments after the updates on the suspension of Kim Hyun Joong's license was made public.They claimed that the press statement was released after discussing with Kim Hyun Joong and that the only reason why he had to drive while drunk was because he was asked to move his car by a parking attendant.
"Early morning on March 26, Kim Hyun Joong was having a drink with his friends near his house when he was asked to move his car by a parking attendant. Since he was practicing for his concert he had not slept for a few days. He hadn't even driven for 1km when he was stopped for driving under the influence, got tested and had his license suspended," his agency stated.
KeyEast Entertainment also claimed in the statement that Kim Hyun Joong was not far from a friend's house. Kim Hyun Joong's agency then went on to apologize stating that they aware that it is not an excusable act to get behind the wheel while drunk and that Kim Hyun Joong is reflecting on his actions.
They stated that they will be careful not to allow the incident repeat itself again. Meanwhile, new updates have revealed that Kim Hyun Joong is now facing so much controversy after a new video evidence of his drunk driving incident was revealed.
The details found in the video evidence contradicted the press statements of KeyEast Entertainment. CCTV footage from the incident proves that the statement from KeyEast Entertainment was not entirely true, in fact, it seems that there was no truth in it at all.
It is reported by Allkpop that the footage revealed that Kim Hyun Joong drove up to 3km away from his friend's house and also showed that he was behind the wheel for almost 15 minutes before the arrival of the police officers.
Latest updates are now stating that Kim Hyun Joong was driving home when he was arrested. KeyEast Entertainment went contrary to their original statement when asked about the conflicting reports, saying they made the explanation based on what they had confirmed at the time.
