Kim Jung-hyun's Public Apology at KBS Awards Draws Criticism
Jan 02, 2025
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Controversy erupted when news broke that actor Kim Jung-hyun publicly apologized to Seo-hyun, a direct victim of the `Kim Tak-tak controversy' six years ago.
Recently, an online community posted that Kim Jung-hyun apologized to Seo-hyun during his acceptance speech. According to the article, Kim Jung-hyun appeared on the stage of the '2024 KBS Acting Awards' on December 31st last year, which was broadcasted as a recorded broadcast, and "I did a lot of things to reflect on in the past." I felt heavy for a while. I really wanted to apologize."
The MC for the "2024 KBS Acting Awards" is Seohyun. Kim Jung-hyun seems to have delivered a belated apology in consideration of Seo-hyun, who was the victim of the controversy over his attitude.
When the news spread, controversy grew among netizens. "Is he using the broadcast privately to make his apology publicly" "Edit that part"The recipient is not ready and unwilling, so why should he do it in public?" "Why do you do something in public that you can personally apologize for. Criticism continued, such as, "It's not a fault recently, but it's only now that I'm doing it in public for six years, so I can only see myself taking care of my image."
In response, an official from Story J Company, Kim Jung-hyun's agency, said on the 2nd that `It does not refer to the exact target, but it is right to reflect on the immature behavior in the past.'
Earlier in 2018, Kim Jung-hyun was controversial for his lackluster attitude, refusing to cross his arms for a photo shoot at the MBC drama 'Time' production presentation, maintaining an expressionless expression and giving an embarrassment.
Kim Jung-hyun said he was suffering from eating disorders and sleep disorders due to excessive immersion in the time-limited character, but the controversy continued, and Kim Jung-hyun eventually dropped out for health reasons ahead of the 4th episode.
Since then, suspicions have emerged that the controversy over Kim Jung-hyun's attitude in 2021 was due to the gaslighting of actor Seo Ye-ji, who was dating at the time, and it has come under fire once again. The aftermath erupted when Seo Ye-ji, who was dating Kim Jung-hyun at the time, called Kim Jung-hyun 'Kim Ddak' and ordered him not to greet the staff except for the scenes of physical contact and romance with the other actor during filming.
Since then, Kim Jung-hyun has spent a period of self-reflection and returned to MBC 'Season of the Head' in 2023, expressing his gratitude to MBC for reaching out during the period of self-reflection.
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