While April Fool's Day was supposed to be fun while organizing pranks, the KPOP idol Jaejoong's coronavirus joke upset the netizens.
On the 1st of April, a lot of KPOP idols played the game, and mostly, netizens were fooled by such pranks, however, Kim Jaejoong's gag went beyond the verge of having fun to putting him on the hot seat. This is when he suddenly revealed on Instagram that he is currently coronavirus positive, but later on drops the idea by saying it was meant to be a trick.
Alarmed netizens could not believe why he would joke with such serious threat happening around the world. With this, the mob mocked him for being irresponsible. Nonetheless, the kpop idol must have known his careless action and wrote a letter of apology for everyone. Here it the message.
"First of all, I am mindful that it was something that shouldn't be done.
Initially, over the online life post I composed, I need to communicate my true statements of regret to the individuals who have endured as a result of COVID-19 and to the individuals who were disturbed.
Terrible judgment. I realized that is the thing that this was.
The present absence of attention to reaction strategies and the hazardousness of the infection flare-up.
I needed to pass on that message since I trusted that individuals would be increasingly mindful and in this manner, we could limit the number of individuals who endure on account of COVID-19.
It's so unnerving to believe that things like individuals investing energy outside in the warm climate as spring shows up, or interacting with others in an encased space while utilizing lackadaisical time as the beginning of the semester are deferred, could cause an optional or tertiary resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
My dad additionally as of late had lung malignant growth medical procedure and he went to the clinic frequently.
At the point when I saw the clinical staff and patients at the medical clinic, I felt somewhat furious and I wanted that individuals thought of the infection as not another person's concern, however their concern.
Despite the individuals who are endeavoring to get us out of COVID-19, numerous individuals make the most of their relaxation time while dressing similarly as normal and not wearing a cover. At the point when I heard that, I thought there should have been more mindfulness.
In a wide range of sorts of media and on the web, there are both of all shapes and sizes demands for individuals to take alert, however, there are individuals who don't tune in to that, and I needed to pass on the risk of the present circumstance to them somehow. "If you don't mind tune in. It would be ideal if you try not to become ill."
There are additionally affirmed cases among the individuals I know. This caused me to feel sure this can't be going on far away, and it made me increasingly terrified.
Self-reflecting in the wake of losing somebody is no assistance by any stretch of the imagination.
It's disappointing and hard yet I need to invest more energy than now and get past this troublesome time together. My post today... it went far, yet I imagined that on the off chance that individuals paid a lot important to it, at that point they may tune in. This technique has harmed many individuals and I am getting criticisms for it.
For causing trouble, I truly apologize to the administration organizations and clinical experts who are buckling down as a result of COVID-19 and to the numerous individuals who are adhering to directions to abandon their ways of life and are doing everything they can to defeat this."
Meanwhile, a possibility of punishment is under discussion in line with Kim Jaejoong prank. As a result, some of his work commitments are now canceled. Although this may seem like a bad joke, a lesson behind this event leads to awareness that people should know how to limit information on social media.