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Trot singer Kim Ho-joong released on parole, vows to 'rise again no matter what'

Kim had served over two years for a 2024 drunk driving incident in which he tried to get his manager to take the rap for him, causing a major scandal.

2026.6.30

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong attends a court questioning session regarding the issuance of arrest warrant at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on May 24, 2024.

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong granted parole after doing time for drunken hit-and-run

The singer, jailed for a drunken hit-and-run and accused of trying to get his manager to take the blame, will be released on parole June 30 under probation supervision.

2026.6.23

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Singer Kim Ho-joong is seen in front of the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 24. [NEWS1]

Singer Kim Ho-joong's agency confirms that he did not perform as a member of the Somang Prison choir

Singer Kim Ho-joong, who is currently serving a prison sentence for drunk driving and a hit-and-run, did not perform at a recent concert as a member of a prison choir, according to his agency.

2025.12.12

Singer Kim Ho-joong, who faces charges for a hit-and-run while driving under the influence, appears at a pretrial detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 24, 2024. [NEWS1]

Justice Ministry investigates officer for allegedly demanding bribe from singer Kim Ho-joong

The Ministry of Justice launched an internal investigation into allegations that a corrections officer at Somang Correction Institution demanded a bribe from singer Kim Ho-joong, currently serving a prison sentence for a DUI hit-and-run.

2025.11.17

Kim Ho-joong is arrested on May 31, 2024. [YONHAP]

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong transferred to Korea’s only private prison

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong, who was sentenced to prison for a drunk driving hit-and-run, has been transferred to Somang Prison, the only private correctional facility in Korea.

2025.8.20

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 24, 2024. [NEWS1]

Prison sentence finalized for trot singer Kim Ho-joong over DUI hit-and-run

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong, 33, has received a final prison sentence of two years and six months for a DUI hit-and-run incident.

2025.5.19

Kim Ho-joong attends a warrant review hearing on May 24, where the judge examined whether the warrants issued by the police were deserved. [NEWS1]

Singer Kim Ho-joong receives 2.5 year prison term for hit-and-run as court slams him for 'unconvincing excuses'

A Seoul court handed down a prison sentence of two years and six months to singer Kim Ho-joong, who was involved in a hit-and-run incident in May.

2024.11.13

Kim Ho-joong was arrested on May 31 after a local court approved an arrest warrant. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Prosecution chases over three-year imprisonment for singer Kim Ho-joong

The prosecution has requested a sentence of three years and six months for singer Kim Ho-joong who was involved in a hit-and-run incident in May.

2024.9.30

Kim Ho-joong was arrested last Friday after a local court approved the arrest warrant. [YONHAP]

Police uncover recording of Kim Ho-joong telling manager to take blame for drunk-driving crash

Police have secured a phone recording of trot singer Kim Ho-joong asking his manager to take the blame for the accident that occurred on May 9.

2024.5.29

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong, center, attends a warrant review hearing on Friday for his alleged drunk-hit-and-run incident. Pictured left is Lee Kwang-deuk, co-founder and CEO of Kim's agency Think Entertainment, who was also summoned by police on charges of instigating an escape and harboring a criminal; on right is the agency's director, surnamed Jeon, who was charged with destroying evidence. [YONHAP]

Kakao Entertainment takes a hit from hit-and-run trot singer

The drunk driving of trot singer Kim Ho-joong will cost his record label's investors, Kakao Entertainment and SBS MediaNet billions of won.