Singer Kang Min-kyung reveals she was followed home after road splash incident

Singer Kang Min-kyung of the duo Davichi has opened up about a road rage incident from her past that left her with lasting anxiety behind the wheel.

A video titled "The day she got her license a week ago, Kang Min-kyung came to me with a Porsche" was posted Sunday to the YouTube channel "Yojeong Jaehyeong."

In the video, Kang helped singer Jeong Jae-hyeong, who had recently obtained his driver's license, practice driving in her Porsche, and the two discussed tense situations that can arise on the road.

When Jeong pointed out a car ahead of them straddling a lane, Kang said she never gets angry while driving and never honks. "You never know when you might run into a really dangerous person," she said. "Retaliatory driving terrifies me."

Her remarks stemmed from an incident she experienced around the age of 20.

Kang said she had been driving through heavy rain at roughly the same speed as a car beside her when she passed over a large puddle, sending water splashing onto the other vehicle. She felt bad, thinking the other driver must have been startled, but with rain pouring down she found it difficult to apologize and continued driving.

"I didn't even know there was a puddle there," she said. "I couldn't say sorry, and the person got so angry they followed me all the way to my house." She recalled circling the block repeatedly after arriving home, too afraid to get out of the car in case she was harmed. "I was 20 years old and I was so, so scared," she said. "I just kept going around and around in front of my house until they finally left."

Jeong said the story was a reminder to stay cautious on the road. "You really have to be careful. Not everyone is the same," he said, adding that minor road conflicts can escalate into unexpected threats.

Retaliatory driving — using a vehicle to threaten or harm another driver — can result in charges ranging from aggravated intimidation and aggravated assault to aggravated injury and aggravated property destruction, depending on the specific circumstances. Under the criminal code, aggravated intimidation carries up to seven years in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won ($7,550), while aggravated injury is punishable by one to 10 years in prison.