Lim Young-woong, should I speak out over the controversy over "What?"... The solo concert begins.

[Anchor]
Singer Lim Young-woong will go on a total of six solo concerts from today.

At this meeting, attention is being paid to the official position on the so-called "what" controversy that arose during the impeachment.

Reporter Lee Kwang-yeon reports.

[Reporter]
Following last spring's concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Lim Young-woong will face fans at the nation's largest concert hall in seven months.

A total of six solo concerts are held, and all tickets are sold out with the start of reservation on the 20th of last month.

What draws particular public attention to this stage is whether Lim Young-woong will open his mouth to the so-called "what" controversy.

Lim Young-woong posted a daily photo of his dog celebrating his birthday on his SNS on the 7th.

Normally, there would have been a flood of congratulatory comments, but this day was the first day of the president's impeachment vote at the National Assembly, which led to a rebuke from some netizens.

In the end, controversy erupted when a netizen captured a personal message believed to have spoken to Lim Young-woong and posted it on the community.

It is about a person who seems to be Lim Young-woong responding to criticism from Internet users about what he is doing at this time, saying, "What?" and "Am I a politician?"

Although the substance of the conversation has not been confirmed, it was met with public criticism as it contrasted with celebrities who participated in pre-payment or free performances at the time.

There were fans who defended the singer saying that he just needed to be faithful to his job and express his personal opinion, but
The controversy did not subside as many critics and others openly criticized that they were not qualified as Koreans or that they were insulting the people.

The wavelength has grown, but a considerable period of time has passed due to the agency's silence.

Attention is focusing on what explanation or rebuttal Lim Young-woong, who has grown his influence enough to be analyzed as a cultural phenomenon, will give in front of his fans who support him.

I'm Lee Kwang Yeon of YTN.