Lee Young-ji re-dyes hair, apologizes after red hair reveal sparks election controversy

A casual hair-color reveal quickly turned into a political controversy for South Korean rapper Lee Young-ji, prompting her to hastily dye her hair black again and issue a public apology.

On Saturday, the 23-year-old posted pictures of her newly dyed red hair on Instagram, captioning them "Isn't my hair color pretty?" She paired the post with the song "Redred" by boy group Cortis and later shared more pictures of herself in a red top.

Red is typically the color for the conservative bloc, while bl ...