Kim Dongwan, who previously sparked controversy for advocating the legalization of prostitution, publicly supports MC Dingdong after assaulting a female BJ

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Shinhwa's Kim Donghwan faced backlash after publicly showing support for MC Dingdong, who is currently embroiled in a controversy after assaulting a female BJ.

On the 21st, Kim Dongwan posted on his social media, "Anyone supports Dingdong for no reason?", along with a link to MC Dingdong's account.

Previously, on the 7th, MC Dingdong caused a stir during a livestream by grabbing a female BJ by her hair, committing a physical assault.

At the time, when the female BJ identified as A mentioned his past drunk driving incident, MC Dingdong became enraged and suddenly grabbed her hair, an act that was broadcast live.

MC Dingdong briefly left the scene before returning to the studio to apologize. He said, "I had barely had any work for about a year and a half. I was just starting to try again. When my past was suddenly brought up, my emotions flared up. I have trauma regarding comments about that incident from two years ago."

As the controversy grew, MC Dingdong released a statement on the 11th, saying, "Some of the content spreading online is not true or based on exaggerated interpretations based on selective scenes," and announced legal action, "I will be proceeding with both civil and criminal lawsuits through my legal representative."

However, public opinion remained cold. In 2022, MC Dingdong was caught driving under the influence and was brought to trial for fleeing after refusing police orders to stop. He eventually received a suspended prison sentence.

Amid this situation, fans reacted coldly to Kim Dongwan's supportive post. Notably, he already faced harsh criticism a month ago for advocating the legalization of prostitution.

When accused for allegedly supporting prostitution legalization, Kim Dongwan explained, "What I'm concerned about is minors entering the system, lack of disease control, and exploitation within illegal structures," but the controversy did not easily subside.

In 2021, Kim Dongwan also faced backlash after posting content on social media regarding Lee Soo of MC the Max, who had previously been involved in a scandal related to prostitution.