[Sportschosun Lee Woo-joo] Super Junior's Kim Hee-chul admitted to the character controversy Brian Joo had exposed.
On the 20th, the YouTube channel "East Sea and Baekdu Eunhyuk" uploaded a video titled "Super Junior Members Who Will Never Understand Each Other," featuring Super Junior's Kim Hee-chul and Leeteuk as guests.
Eunhyuk and Donghae brought up Kim Hee-chul's trainee days, which Brian Joo had previously talked about. Brian Joo said he greeted Kim Hee-chul first when they were trainees, but Kim Hee-chul walked past without saying hello, adding, "I hated Hee-chul so much when we were trainees."
Kim Hee-chul coolly admitted his mistake, saying, "Back then, my eyesight was bad too, but honestly, I think I was just rude." He added, "So I got a lot of calls from our senior SM artists. They told me I shouldn't do that."
Leeteuk said, "Because of you, I got called in by Brian hyung. I went to practice, and he called me over and said, 'Hee-chul didn't greet me. What is going on? Don't do that.'" Kim Hee-chul replied, "There were a lot of seniors like that."
Eunhyuk also said, "That's why SM etiquette classes were created. All the trainees gathered together and took etiquette lessons," surprising Kim Hee-chul.
Kim Hee-chul said, "Back then, the managers told me they were getting calls about me, so I said I needed to talk. Then I would go to where the seniors were. Tony hyung, Hwanhee hyung, Brian hyung, Woohyuk hyung, and Kangta hyung all scolded me. I really was scolded a lot." He continued, "I would go over, sit down, and say, 'I'm Kim Hee-chul.' Then I'd say, 'I heard I don't greet people. Honestly, I've never even tried being a celebrity, so I don't know these basics. Please teach me. Can I have a drink?' The seniors actually liked that. I became close with Jun Jin hyung because of that, and I got close with Brian hyung that way too."
Kim Hee-chul added, "I told Brian hyung directly, 'You said I didn't greet you, but I think saying I couldn't see well was just an excuse. I'm sorry. Please teach me.' Brian hyung said, 'You're really unique,' and even invited me to his housewarming party. We're all very close now."
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