Top Actor Hit With Major Backlash After Recent Controversy

Actor Choi Hyun Wook recently garnered much attention online for pitching at the KBO League playoffs in Incheon.

This quickly spread online after some discovered he had almost hit a child’s head after throwing the pitch.

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As criticism grew, he quickly revealed that he would contact the child and parents to apologize.

Since a young child was standing there, I should have thrown the ball slowly and from a closer distance, but I failed to think of that. I feel truly sorry.

— Choi Hyun Wook

Actor Choi Hyun Wook Almost Injures A Child Fan, Issues Apology

However, K-Netizens continued to criticize his actions, disappointed that he didn’t apologize to the child right away.

• “Who pitches like that? I don’t think he understands what pitching means…even the catcher looked surprised.”
• “He threw that and went to shake hands with the pitcher….he didn’t even make a gesture to apologize to the child.”
• “I saw the news today, and it said that he was ‘considering’ writing a handwritten apology LOL.”
• “Things wouldn’t have gotten this big if he had just apologized to the child and the parents right away…”
• “I watched this live, and aside from his fans, everyone else responded negatively.”
• “Much talk was about him throwing the pitch while wearing sunglasses.”
• “I don’t understand why he didn’t apologize right away…isn’t it common sense?”

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