Kim Ttak-ttak apologized publicly to Kim Jung-hyun and Seo-hyun for only six years, but the reason why criticism poured out
Jan 03, 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 in the recording of the "2024 KBS Acting Awards". 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."
Netizens at the scene bowed their heads toward Seohyun at the end," he said.
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. "It's been six years, and why should I apologize in public?" Criticism continued such as "'Apologizing in public puts pressure on people to accept unconditionally' and "'Apologizing in public' is also violent.'"
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.
After the controversy, 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 fourth 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. A Kakao Talk message was released in which Seo Ye-ji, who was dating Kim Jung-hyun at the time, called Kim Jung-hyun 'Kim Ddak' and instructed him to remove the scenes of physical contact and romance with the other actor during filming. In addition, the aftermath erupted when it was revealed that she ordered 'Be tough' instead of greeting actress Seo-hyun as well as female staff members.
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.
Meanwhile, Kim Jung-hyun was nominated for the Best Performance by KBS 2TV's weekend drama `The Iron Family' this year. KBS said it will broadcast the "2024 Acting Awards" after the end of the mourning period, but it has not been confirmed yet.
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