Rapper apologizes for insulting ex-president after concert was cancelled

Rapper Rich Iggy on Tuesday issued an official apology for repeatedly mocking late former President Roh Moo-hyun, after his concert was canceled following a legal challenge from the Roh Moo Hyun Foundation.

The 19-year-old rapper, whose real name is Lee Min-seo, had been scheduled to hold his first solo concert on Saturday, the anniversary of Roh’s death on May 23, 2009.

Lee scheduled the event to begin at 5:23 p.m. and priced tickets at 52,300 won ($34.60), repeatedly using the number 523 in re