Hong Jin-young suspends activities after controversy about plagiarism
SNS resumes in about 2 months… Return
Hong Jin-young /Photo = Hankyung DB
After Singer Hong Jin-young admitted to plagiarism on the thesis, he started SNS activities in about two months.
On the 4th, Jinyoung Hong posted a photo of snow falling on his Instagram without any comment.
Hong Jin-young’s SNS reopening in about two months. He apologized for the controversy over thesis plagiarism in December last year, and got off the broadcast he was appearing. It was the time when the new song was released, but the controversy continued and the activities ended. As a result, some netizens are speculating that Hong Jin-young’s resumption of social media is with a return in mind.
The controversy about the plagiarism of Hong Jin-young’s thesis erupted last November. A master’s thesis passed by Chosun University in 2009,’A Study on the Trend of Cultural Contents Industry through Hallyu’, recorded a 74% plagiarism rate as a result of the copy killer test for plagiarism review site
Hong Jin-young admitted some of the controversy, but said, “I have lived hard for the past 10 years, pouring sweat and tears, but I am also upset when I come up with such a rumor.” So, whatever I say, it can only be seen as an excuse, so it’s just frustrating and upset.”
Afterwards, the Chosun University Graduate Committee concluded the final conclusion of Hong Jin-young’s thesis with plagiarism. In response, Hong Jin-young said, “I have been undeservedly loved compared to my own. In the future, I will repay my love by doing meaningful and good things while taking time to quietly look back at me. I bow my head and apologize again. “I said.
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