Kim Seon-ho’s side revealed its position on the revelations of netizens claiming to be alumni of his school. Provided by Salt Entertainment
Actor Kim Seon-ho’s side revealed his position on the revelations of netizens claiming to be his schoolmates.
On the 21st, an article titled ‘I am a K-actor college alumni’ was posted on an online community.
Author A claimed to be Kim Seon-ho’s college alumni and said, “The K-actor I knew is a person who is very contrary to that image.” He continued, “Since he was in college, he likes to drink, likes clubs, and has a very strong female affiliation as he is now.” He continued, “When I was working on a project, if someone else didn’t agree with me, he would open his eyes wide and swear at the same colleague and try to punch him.
Regarding this article, a representative from Salt Entertainment said, “It is groundless.” He also stated that the rumor that the contract expired in September was not true. “I have about a year left on my contract,” he explains.
Controversy related to Kim Seon-ho started with an article titled ‘I am accusing the reality of the popular actor K-mo’ that was posted on an online community on the 17th. Person B, who wrote this article, said that she was the ex-girlfriend of the actor in the article. He also claimed that he informed actor K about his pregnancy, but conspired to have an abortion with a lie that he would have to pay 900 million won in damages if he had a child. He also said that he promised to get married in two years before having the child.
Afterwards, Kim Seon-ho said, “I met him with good feelings. In the process, I hurt him with my negligence and thoughtless behavior. I wanted to meet him in person and apologize first, but now I can’t give a proper apology.” said
In the exposing post, Mr. B said, “I’m sorry that my writing has caused unintentional damage to many people. There was a time when I and him both loved me sincerely, but I feel bad for him to see him collapse in an instant due to some of my radical writing. No. I got an apology from him, and I think there was a misunderstanding.”
As the revelations drew attention, KBS2’s ‘1 Night 2 Days Season 4’ announced Kim Seon-ho’s departure. Advertisements and movies that were scheduled to appear were also reported to have been removed. However, the controversy over Kim Seon-ho has not yet been put to rest. Articles related to it are constantly being posted on various online communities.
Jeong-byeol reporter onestar101@hankookilbo.com
