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KPop Idol Apologized After Coronavirus Prank on Instagram for April Fool

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PUBLISHED: April 16, 2020UPDATED: April 17, 2020
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Korean Entertainment industry is usually festive during April Fool. However, it is a bit different and quiet this year due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). One Kpop idol made a mistake by pulling a coronavirus prank for the April Fool. Nevertheless, some thoughtful idols, like BTS Jin, said that he was “self-conscious” to do any gags on the April Fool this year. There are many things we can do to have fun during home-quarantine.

💜 with today being april fools’ day, is there a fun prank? although i want to pull one, i can’t because i don’t have oneㅠ
🐹 same.. since there are various incidents these days, i feel self-conscious about doing something pic.twitter.com/5uYu9uTh9L

— doolset🍊 (@doolsetbangtan) April 1, 2020

Fail Coronavirus Prank

On the other side, JYJ Jaejoong posted on his personal Instagram and announced that he was tested positive for COVID-19. No one thought it was a coronavirus prank made by him. Jaejoong’s fans were afraid, but then mad and embarrassed.

I have been infected with COVID-19. It is a result of my negligence, ignoring the cautionary words shared by the government and those around me.

A person’s individual actions can have such a significant impact on society as a whole. I am so sorry to those who may have been infected because of me.

My foolish judgment to live as though it couldn’t happen to me is why I am like this today. I am currently hospitalized. I am reflecting on my past a lot and feeling both grateful and sorry. There are many things I want to say. There are many people I want to see so much.

However, at the time he posted the photo with that caption, he was in Japan, as stated by CJeS Entertainment. The agency directly tried to confirm to Kim Jaejoong.

Kim Jaejoong Edited the Caption

Not long after that, he edited the caption on the same Instagram post, saying that it was not a coronavirus prank.

What if the people we love, someone precious to us, contracted the virus?

It’s such a heart-wrenching thing to think about.

Despite this, so many people walk the streets and live their lives without their guards up, ignoring it… and thinking it won’t happen to them, and it makes me so worried that my family and friends might get sick. Believing that the people around us and we will be safe will end up making us and everything around us sick.

Currently, a growing number of my acquaintances and industry representatives are being tested positive. It is not something that is far away.

When negligence turns a sad premonition into reality, it’s not something that we can simply end by wiping our tears away.

Staying on alert right now. That is what I say to myself again and again.
Although this did go quite far for April Fool’s Day, so many people worried about me in a short span of time.

Oh… and I don’t think of this as an April Fool’s joke. My family and my friends are getting sick.. and dying.. It’s never!! just someone else’s problem. I wanted to tell you that protecting myself is protecting the precious people around us.

I’ll accept all punishment I receive from this post. I hope all of you are healthy.

Jaejoong’s Apology Letter

Still on the same day, April 1, Kim Jaejoong uploaded another post on Instagram. The posted picture was only black, and he wrote an apology letter after falsely announcing that he was positive on COVID-19.

View this post on Instagram

해서는 안 될 행동이라고도 저 스스로도 인식하고 있습니다. 먼저 제가 SNS 쓴 글로 인해 코로나 바이러스 19로 인해 피해 받으신 분들, 행정업무에 지장을 받으신 분들께 진심으로 죄송하다는 말씀과 사과드립니다. 옳지 않다는 판단. 알고 있습니다. 현재 느슨해진 바이러스로부터의 대처 방식과 위험성의 인식. 코로나 바이러스 19로 인해 피해 받을 분들을 최소화시키기 위해 경각심을 가졌으면 하는 마음에서 메시지를 전달하고 싶었습니다. 봄이 찾아와 따뜻해진 계절의 야외에서의 여가생활, 개학이 미뤄지고 여유로워진 시간을 활용한 밀폐된 공간에서의 접촉 등으로 제2의 제3의 코로나 패닉을 낳을 수 있다는 생각에 너무나 무섭습니다. 저의 아버지도 얼마 전 폐암 수술을 받으시고 줄곧 병원에 다니셨습니다. 그러면서 병원에 계신 의료진과 환자들을 보면서 뭔가 화가 나기도 하고 바이러스가 남의 일이 아니라 자신의 일이었다면 하는 생각이 들었습니다. 그래서 정작 코로나 바이러스 19로 인해 벗어나고자 노력하는 분들과는 반대로 평상시와 다를 바 없는 복장과 마스크를 착용하지 않은채 여가생활을 즐기고 계시는 분들이 많다는 이야기에 경각심이 필요 하다 생각 했습니다 다양한 정보매체와 인터넷에서도 크고 작은 주의를 요청하고 있는 가운데 그 이야기를 들어주지 않는 사람들에게 어떻게해서든 현시점의 위험성을 전달하고 싶었습니다. “제발. 귀 기울여주세요. 제발. 아프지 말고 아픔을 겪지 마세요.” 라구요. 제 주변에서마저도 확진자가 생겨나고 있습니다. 먼 곳의 이야기가 아니란 걸 확신했고 두려움은 배로 느껴졌습니다. 사람을 잃고 나서야 반성하는 태도는 아무런 도움이 되지 않습니다. 답답하고 힘들지만 지금보다 더.. 조금 더 노력해서 이 힘든 시기를 함께 이겨내고 싶습니다. 오늘의 글..지나치지만, 지나칠 정도의 관심을 가져주신다면 이야를 들어주지 않을까라는 방법이 많은 분들에게 상처를 드리고 비난을 받고 있습니다. 제 글로 인하여 코로나 바이러스를 위해 애쓰시는 정부기관과 의료진들 그리고 지침에 따라 생활을 포기 하며 극복을 위해 힘쓰는 많은 분들께 상심을 드린 점 진심으로 사과드립니다.

A post shared by J_JUN 김재중 ジェジュン (@jj_1986_jj) on Apr 1, 2020 at 4:41am PDT

Below is the English version of Kim Jaejoong’s apology letter regarding the coronavirus prank:

I am also personally aware that it was something that shouldn’t be done.

First, over the social media post I wrote, I want to express my sincere apologies to the people who have suffered because of COVID-19 and to the people who were disrupted in their administrative work.

Bad judgment. I knew that’s what this was.

The current lack of awareness of response methods and the dangerousness of the virus outbreak.
I wanted to convey that message because I hoped that people would be more aware, and therefore we could minimize the number of people who suffer because of COVID-19.

It’s so scary to think that things like people spending time outside in the warm weather as spring arrives, or coming in contact with others in an enclosed space while making use of leisurely time as the start of the semester is postponed, could cause a secondary or tertiary resurgence in COVID-19 cases.

My father also recently had lung cancer surgery, and he went to the hospital often.

When I saw the medical staff and patients at the hospital, I felt a bit angry, and I wished that people thought of the virus as not someone else’s problem but their own problem.

Contrary to the people who actually are working hard to get us out of COVID-19, there are many people who enjoy their leisure time while dressing just as usual and not wearing a mask. When I heard that, I thought there needed to be more awareness.

In many different kinds of media and on the internet, there are both big and small requests for people to take caution, but there are people who do not listen to that, and I wanted to convey the danger of the current situation to them one way or another. “Please, listen. Please. Don’t get sick.”

There are also confirmed cases among the people I know. This made me feel certain that this is not something that is happening far away, and it made me more scared.

Self-reflecting after losing someone is no help at all.

It’s frustrating and hard but I want to try a bit harder than now and get through this difficult time together. My post today… it went very far, but I thought that if people paid a large amount of interest to it, then they might listen. This method has hurt a lot of people and I am receiving criticism for it.

For causing distress, I sincerely apologize to the government agencies and medical professionals who are working hard because of COVID-19 and to the many people who are following instructions to give up on their lifestyles and are doing all they can to overcome this.

KPop Singer and Actress, IU, Scored With Her April Fool’s Gag

Despite the fail coronavirus prank IU successfully pulled a prank on April Fool with the help of her dad. She uploaded a video titled “Fast and Furious!” to her official YouTube Channel.

In the video, IU says that she has just got her driving license and about to go on a drive.

Watch the video ’til the end to find out what the prank is and how it is done! It’s a great collaboration between daughter and father.

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