Park Jae-sang, who performs as rapper PSY, is apologizing to Americans for his participation in anti-U.S. protests several years ago. He issued a statement Friday after reports surfaced that he had participated in concerts protesting the U.S. military presence in South Korea during the early stages of the Iraq war. At a 2004 concert, he raps about killing "Yankees" who have been torturing Iraqi captives and their families.
The 34-year-old Gang-nam Style rapper said the protests were part of a "deeply emotional" reaction to the war and the killing of two Korean school girls. He sayid he "will forever be sorry for any pain I have caused by those words." Earlier Friday, the White House confirmed U.S. President Barack Obama and his family will attend a Dec. 21 charity concert where PSY is scheduled to perform.
