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Kim Tae-won Struggles With Fake Death Reports: “They Said I Had Died”

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Singer Kim Tae-won discussed the distress caused by fake news claiming he had died.
  • The comments appeared in a YouTube video featuring Kim Tae-won, Lee Kyung-kyu, Lee Yoon-seok and Yoon Hyung-bin reminiscing about the KBS variety show “The Qualifications of Men.”

Singer Kim Tae-won said he had been distressed by fake news claiming that he had died.

His comments appeared in a video posted on the YouTube channel “God Kyung-kyu.” The video brought Kim together with Lee Kyung-kyu, Lee Yoon-seok and Yoon Hyung-bin to look back on the KBS variety show “The Qualifications of Men,” which ended in 2013.

“They said I had died,” Kim said, describing the false reports that had circulated about him.

They said I had died.

· Kim Tae-wonThe singer described the false reports that caused him distress.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.