Super Junior's Kyuhyun has revealed the real reason why he did not evacuate from the hotel during fire.
The idol was in Taipei, Taiwan, to perform at a solo concert on Feb. 25, Saturday, when a fire broke out at the hotel he was staying in, according to All Kpop. Luckily, the fire was extinguished without any harm but fans were not happy after one of Kyuhyun's staff members took to social media to upload pictures of their evacuation.
Fans expressed their anger over the staff members' decision to leave Kyuhyun behind in his room during the hotel fire and evacuating from the hotel instead of taking care of their artist. The idol later took to Twitter to clarify the hotel fire incident and explain what exactly happened that day.
"There seems to be a misunderstanding about the fire in Taiwan," Soompi quoted the idol as saying. "My manager, my staff, and I were in my room preparing for the comments I would be making at the concert, and we missed the right timing to evacuate. Then we heard that the fire was put out and decided to just stay in the room instead of breathing in the smoke while walking down the stairs."
대만 화재로 오해가 있는것 같아서요.. 짧게 얘기 하자면 저는 매니저&스텝들과 그시간까지 공연 멘트정리를 위해서 방에 남아 있다가 대피할 타이밍이 늦어졌는데 화재는 진압되었다는 얘길듣고 나서 계단 내려가며 화재 연기를 마시느니 방에 남는걸 제가 택했고
— ChoKyuHyun (@GaemGyu) February 25, 2017
Kyuhyun added that apart from the staff members in his room, all the others followed the hotel's evacuation instructions and waited outside the hotel for three hours. The idol noted that it was his mistake as he did not take the fire seriously and decided to stay in his hotel room. He concluded his post by saying that he did not want there to be problems after a great concert before wishing his fans goodnight.
제 방의 인원을 제외한 전 스텝들은 호텔 지시에 따라 내려가서 밖에서 3시간가량 대기 했습니다.. 문제가 있다면 별일 아니겠지 하며 남아서 계속 스텝들과 작업했던 제가 문제인것 같아요 좋은 공연 후에 논란이 생기는건 원치 않습니다..좋은 밤 보내세요! — ChoKyuHyun (@GaemGyu) February 25, 2017
This is not the first time the Super Junior member has found himself in a life-threatening situation. In 2007, the idol was involved in a major car accident along with his fellow group members that nearly killed him.
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