'God will resolve it': Park Jin-young responds to religious controversy

Singer and producer Park Jin-young said in a lecture posted Tuesday on Firstfruits’ YouTube channel that accusations calling the group heretical or a cult amount to persecution and that God will resolve the matter. He said the issue cannot be settled by doctrinal debate or organized online comments. Park also recalled turning to God after facing a desperate situation at age 40. He has previously denied that his Bible study group was connected to the Salvation Sect.

The lecture, titled “False Confidence vs. True Confidence,” runs for just over an hour and seven minutes.

Park said that before turning 40, he would keep trying after failures and eventually succeed, so he felt he did not need God.

Allegations about Park’s possible ties to the Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea, commonly known as the Salvation Sect or Guwonpa, surfaced in 2014, and reports of his attendance at a gathering associated with the group drew scrutiny in 2018.

In response to the earlier controversy, Park said his Bible study group had nothing to do with the Salvation Sect and that he belonged to no church or denomination.

Published Nov 5, 2026 3:28 pm KST

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Singer and producer Park Jin-young has personally pushed back against allegations that his religious group, Firstfruits, is a heretical or pseudo-religious organization. He suggested that such accusations amount to “persecution” and that the matter will eventually resolve itself according to God's will.

In a lecture video posted Tuesday on the Firstfruits YouTube channel, Park said, “We are now beginning to hear people call us heretics and a cult, and are starting to face a great deal of persecution in earnest.” He added that “things will be resolved at the right time and in the right way.”

“It is not something that can be resolved by debating doctrine or organizing people to go out and post comments,” he said, emphasizing that “God will take care of that resolution as well.”

The lecture, titled “False Confidence vs. True Confidence,” runs for just over an hour and seven minutes. During the talk, Park also explained what led him to embrace religion.

“For the first time, when I turned 40, things didn't go the way I wanted,” he said, reflecting on his past. “Before then, even if I failed, I would keep trying and eventually succeed. That's how I lived for 40 years.”

“That's why I didn't need God. But when I turned 40, I faced a desperate situation for the first time and had no idea what to do,” he recalled. “I lost my confidence and turned to God. You need God when your confidence has crumbled,” he said.

Park has previously faced questions about his religious activities. In 2014, allegations surfaced about his possible ties to the Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea, commonly known as the Salvation Sect, or "Guwonpa" in Korean. In 2018, he faced renewed scrutiny over reports that he had attended a gathering associated with the group.

At the time, he addressed the controversy on social media, saying, “My Bible study group has absolutely nothing to do with the Salvation Sect.” He added, “I don't belong to any church or denomination. I don't want to be tied down to any particular denomination.”

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

歌手兼制作人朴振英周二在Firstfruits的YouTube频道上发布的一段视频中表示，指责该团体为异端或邪教等同于迫害，上帝会解决此事。他指出，教义辩论或有组织的网络评论无法解决这个问题。朴振英还回忆起自己40岁时在困境中转向神的经历。他此前曾否认自己的圣经学习小组与救世宗有任何关联。

这场题为“虚假的自信与真正的自信”的讲座，时长略超过一小时七分钟。

朴先生说，在40岁之前，他会在失败后继续尝试，最终取得成功，所以他觉得自己不需要上帝。

2014 年，有指控称朴正熙可能与韩国福音浸信会（俗称救世教或九源派）有联系；2018 年，有报道称他参加了与该团体有关的聚会，这引起了人们的关注。

针对早前的争议，朴先生表示，他的圣经学习小组与救世教没有任何关系，他本人也不属于任何教会或教派。

发布于2026年11月5日下午3:28（韩国标准时间）

朴振英 / 摘自 YouTube

歌手兼制作人朴振英亲自驳斥了有关他创立的宗教团体“初熟之果”是异端或伪宗教组织的指控。他认为这种指控等同于“迫害”，并表示此事最终会按照神的旨意得到解决。

在周二发布于Firstfruits YouTube频道的一段演讲视频中，朴先生说：“我们现在开始听到有人称我们为异端和邪教，并且开始真正面临严重的迫害。”他补充说，“事情会在合适的时机以合适的方式得到解决。”

“这不是通过辩论教义或组织人们出去发表评论就能解决的问题，”他强调说，“上帝也会解决这个问题。”

这场题为“虚假的自信与真正的自信”的讲座时长略超过一小时七分钟。讲座期间，朴先生还解释了他皈依宗教的原因。

“我40岁那年，第一次事情没有按照我想要的方式发展，”他回忆往事时说道。“在那之前，即使失败了，我也会继续尝试，最终取得成功。我就是这样过了40年。”

“这就是我以前不需要上帝的原因。但当我40岁的时候，我第一次面临绝境，完全不知所措，”他回忆道。“我失去了信心，于是转向了上帝。当你的信心崩溃时，你就需要上帝了，”他说。

朴槿惠此前曾因其宗教活动受到质疑。2014年，有指控称他可能与韩国福音浸信会（俗称“救世教”，韩语称“救世派”）有关联。2018年，有报道称他曾参加过与该教派有关的聚会，因此再次受到审查。

当时，他在社交媒体上回应了这场争议，称“我的圣经学习小组与救世教派绝对没有任何关系。” 他补充道，“我不属于任何教会或教派。我不想被任何特定的教派束缚。”

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。