Super Junior's Shindong bowed his head in response to fans' demands to stop making outdated comments regarding member dissing.
On the 3rd, Shindong released a video titled "Words I Want to Share from the Heart" on his YouTube channel "Shindongdaengdong."
In the video, Shindong shared, while talking with the production team, "I have been thinking, 'Why didn't I think of this before?' while doing entertainment shows. I realize I have been doing the same thing for a long time. Firstly, I was quite surprised that the fans felt that way, and I was told that this was mentioned not to do for a long time. But I thought, why didn't I know before that they asked not to talk about that? So I felt for the first time that it could be uncomfortable. We have been joking about this at concerts and such, so anyway, I learned that there are people who feel uncomfortable about this through this incident."
The production team noted, "Things that were joked about 10 years ago or in the past are not appropriate for this era; there was actually a lot of that atmosphere." Shindong responded, "That means I admit I am old-fashioned. I also need to change, and that is also my fault." He added, "Not long ago, when I was on Hyoyeon's YouTube, I was pointing out the members' mistakes, and the fans really liked that, but I didn't realize it. I thought fans enjoyed it when Super Junior poked fun at itself and had fun with jokes."
Shindong mentioned, "I realized that my aim to be funny during entertainment shows caused some hurt to fans. I feel like I've learned a lot from this. I truly did not intend that. I was trying to be too funny. I realized how foolish I must have looked while referencing a part where I dissed Eunhyuk's appearance in a previous entertainment show."
Shindong said, "Before coming here, I talked to Eunhyuk. I thought I needed to address this before shooting the video and that I should apologize, but Eunhyuk told me not to take it too seriously. He said he understood I did not mean it that way, and I appreciated that. And even if it's not among the members, I realized from the perspective of those watching that it could be uncomfortable. The moment the people who support me start to dislike me, I'm done. So my hands were shaking and all that."
He continued, "I realized I definitely need to be aware of the things I shouldn't do. What I want to communicate to the fans is that I was really wrong and I'm sorry. If you can forgive me at least once, I will be more careful from now on. Our Super Junior has not ended yet, so I want to ensure we remain a wonderful group. This has given me more time to reflect. I will strive to be the Shindong and Super Junior that you all support."
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