Shin Seung-yong apologizes for injuring Seo Chul-gu's hand during the filming of 'Bloody Game X'... "Reflecting on violent behavior"

Shin Seung-yong apologized on the 25th through his social media accounts and blog for injuring Seo Chul-gu with aggressive behavior during the filming of the Wavve original variety show ″Blood Game X.″ In the fifth episode of ″Blood Game X,″ titled ″Day of Plunder,″ Shin Seung-yong got into a physical fight with Seo Chul-gu and caused a wound on his hand while roughly pulling to seize the money held by Park Ji-min. Although a certain level of physical force was permitted, viewers who watched the broadcast criticized Shin Seung-yong’s actions as excessive. Shin Seung-yong stated, ″I knew I would be criticized even before the broadcast aired, but seeing myself on screen was really unpleasant,″ and said he apologized again to Lee Sang-min, Park Ji-min, and Seo Chul-gu immediately after the broadcast. He explained that he also conveyed his apologies through DMs and phone calls during and after filming. He added, ″I was not asking for forgiveness; I truly felt sorry.″ Regarding the situation at the time, Shin Seung-yong explained, ″I was confused and didn’t know what to do. I was consumed by the thought that I couldn’t lose.″ He said that acting hastily caused him to use excessive force, which resulted in Seo Chul-gu’s hand injury. He continued, ″I didn’t realize there was a rope wrapped around his hand, and I didn’t expect it to cause such an injury. Regardless, it is entirely my fault that Chul-gu got hurt.″ After the situation calmed down, he recognized Seo Chul-gu’s hand injury and promised to provide treatment. Shin Seung-yong also said, ″It was hard to watch the scenes with Park Ji-min and Lee Sang-min. Seeing my behavior through the camera was so violent that it was uncomfortable to watch,″ and apologized to Park Ji-min, Lee Sang-min, and the viewers. Regarding suspicions that his violent behavior was due to drinking, he stated, ″There was a drinking gathering the day before, but I hardly drank. Also, drinking does not make me violent, raise my voice, or cause me to act excessively.″ As for why he showed tears after the mission ended, he said he felt sorry and regretful because if a cast member who works primarily in broadcasting gets injured, it could cause problems for other shoots. Shin Seung-yong emphasized, ″I did not write this out of resentment; I wanted to explain the specific situation,″ and stressed that it was his fault, not the production team’s or other cast members’. ″Blood Game X″ is a survival variety show released one episode every Friday, and Shin Seung-yong previously gained recognition by appearing on TVING’s ″Transit Love 4.″