“Drunk-Driving Accident” Go Kyungpyo: “It Was Entirely My Fault... I’ll Suspend All Activities”

Apologizes on social media: "Sorry to the production teams"
"I will cooperate fully with the police investigation and take responsibility"

Actor Go Kyung Pyo, who crashed into a street-sweeper while driving under the influence, apologized and announced that he would suspend his activities.

On the 15th, Go Kyung Pyo posted an apology on his social media account titled, "I'm sorry. This is Go Kyung Pyo." In the post, he said, "It was entirely my fault that I got behind the wheel after drinking," and added, "I will suspend all my scheduled activities."

Actor Go Kyung Pyo. Provided by Sidus, Yonhap News.

Go Kyung Pyo wrote, "I want to apologize once again to everyone who was working in the early hours of the morning and was put in danger and startled by my driving. My actions could have seriously injured someone. They were irresponsible."

At around 3:30 a.m. on the 14th, he crashed his passenger car into a street-sweeper in Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, while heavily intoxicated at a level that would result in license revocation (a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher). Go Kyung Pyo also described what happened at the time. He said, "After colliding with the street-sweeper, I couldn't see a place to pull over right away, so I drove a little farther before stopping. I got out of the car to see what I had hit, and as soon as I saw the two sanitation workers, I apologized to them."

He continued, "They carefully told me that they had already called the police. I had nothing to say, even if they had gotten angry, but hearing them say that made me even more flustered and sorry. I felt like I wanted to hide anywhere. I apologized again and said I would take responsibility for what I had done, then spoke with them briefly while waiting for the police," he added.

Go Kyung Pyo also apologized to those involved in his television programs. He said, "I am even more sorry to everyone who worked with me on the programs currently airing and those about to be released," adding,  "Some people have to re-edit scenes we filmed while laughing together because of my wrongdoing, while others have to make a difficult decision at short notice about schedules they have been preparing for a long time. I am truly sorry to the producers and staff who trusted me and invited me to join them, and to my colleagues who stood by me." 

Actor Go Kyungpyo's apology statement. Screenshot from Go Kyungpyo's Instagram.

Finally, Go Kyung Pyo stressed, "I will fully cooperate with the police investigation. I will take the necessary steps to address the harm caused by the accident and accept full responsibility for any penalties. I will never forget the shame I feel about myself over this incident, and I will live while holding myself accountable."

The fallout from Go Kyung Pyo's drunk-driving incident has also put the television industry on alert.

MBC's "Hangout with Yoo," tvN's "The Sixth Sense: B Side" and "Amazing Saturday" said they would edit out as much of Go Kyung Pyo's footage as possible to avoid inconveniencing viewers. Go Kyung Pyo is also scheduled to appear in tvN's "Bogum's Magic Shop 2," which premieres on the 29th, and the TVING original variety show "The Great Escape: Urban Legends," which will be released on December 2. The production team of "The Great Escape: Urban Legends" also said, "Given the nature of the program, in which multiple cast members work together to continue solving mysteries, there may be limits to how much we can edit. However, we plan to re-edit the program and adjust his screen time as much as possible."

Go Kyung Pyo was also scheduled to hold an exclusive fan meeting, "2026 Go Kyung Pyo Fan Meeting: Now Kyung Pyo Night," at Seongam Art Hall in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, on the 21st, but changes to the event now appear unavoidable.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.