Noooooooooo! Bad, bad news. There’s an update on Eom Ki-joon‘s car accident, and it looks like his recent DUI does in fact put him in danger of being cut from his current SBS weekend drama Scent of a Woman, starring Kim Sun-ah and Lee Dong-wook. BUT! He’s my favorite character in that dramaaaaaaaaa!
I know, this is not about me. And I KNEW it was a possibility. But waaaaaaaaaaaah.
Eom was in a car accident on July 21st, where he rear-ended a taxi while driving under the influence. Thankfully no one was greatly injured, and now everyone is waiting with bated breath for the court to make a ruling on his case. He apparently was over the legal limit on the test at the scene, but the final word will come from the blood test, currently being analyzed. That’ll determine his culpability, and also his punishment.
SBS has issued a statement that no decision can be made until the court gives its ruling, so they wait, along with everyone else. So what does this mean for the drama? Basically they keep going for the upwards of two weeks until the verdict, after which Eom’s character will either get to continue being awesome crankypants Doctor Poopy-seok, or he gets written out and replaced by some other oncologist who did not poop his pants in grade school. Damnit.
Why, Universe, why?
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Nooooooooooooo.
first
Too bad ;-(
I hope he is ok and that he gets to continue! Oh man!!!!! And I was waiting for episode 3 to come quickly!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I want him to stay! … But his ugly glasses can go =p
hahhha some other oncologist who didn’t poop his pants ㅋ.
muahahah. This is the only thing I found funny besides the bad news.
Well, in all fairness, chances are the new oncologist did poop his pants in grade school, we just won’t get to know about it
him leaving would ruin everything! ahhhh….
Another celebrity car accidents? Wow! Korea is really known for celebrities with car accidents, while in the U.S, the celebrities are dying! This world…this world is not safe!
Pleeease let him stay SBS!
I’m wishing for the best, and I hope he becomes more careful from now on…
Sometimes I wonder if celebs forget that their career is on the line…I’d say either cut down on the drinking or get someone else to drive for you (like your manager, or heck even get a taxi…)
Oh wells.
The “Nooooooo” thing for me is “driving under the influence”. If he is guilty – he should face the consequences. Although I do like the drama, whether he is written out of the drama or not is secondary.
This. This so, so, so much.
I’m 100%ly agree with you.
Girlfriday, you disappoint me.
Just because he played your favorite chara in a drama, that means he should get away from a punishment? :/
Imagine the possibility of him killing bystander, that could be your parents, your friends, or even you.
I love Eom Ki Joon in almost every character he’s in, and I admit he’s a talented actor, but doesn’t mean it excludes him from driving under influence.
How shallow of you.
Waaat?
Girlfriday never stated that he should get away from punishment.
She just doesn’t want him to get cut from the drama… which has nothing to do with what the court decides his punishment will be (but SBS will be using that to decide whether or not to keep him.)
Sorry that she was just stating a harmless opinion, and you obviously took it the wrong way.
Why does this have to do with his drama? Wtfffff
This is the most upsetting drama filming news I’ve heard since Kim Namgil had to enlist in the army!!! Kim Namgil’s unexpected conscription resulted in the reduction of several episodes and a hastily contrived conclusion. The plot, content, progression and development of Scent of a Woman is also going to majorly suffer if Eom Kijoon has to exit. I mean how is the script going to change to accommodate for his departure? Or is there going to be a replacement actor? I don’t think any replacement will be as good as Eom Kijoon in his role. I feel frustrated when I think of how much this better this drama would have been without this complication. I know that it isn’t fair if an actor gets special treatment, but I can’t help hoping that the police can delay penalizing Eom Kijoon until the drama filming ends.
ey, the guy is hot! they can’t just write him out because of this! he is only human I mean sure he shouldn’t have driven over the legal limit but come on that also happens in real life and then the worker or school kid doesn’t get thrown out or?
In real life, people who drink&drive and get caught in accidents can also lose their job… Not saying that an actor needs to be cut from a drama, unless you ar eCharlie Sheen, perhaps.
Besides, that guy knew the punishment for DUI driving… so he willingly took the risk of being caught in the act, or even kill people when crashing his car.
Absoltely ZERO pity for people like him.
yep, agree
If he wasn’t famous then with a case like this there would a different public response no?
yep I agree too. It’s going to effect the drama etc. but at the end of the day, it’s his fault and should be punished just like everybody else.
Kim Ji Soo had 2 DUI(s) and was still allowed to continue with King Geunchogo.
I hope he learned his lesson and take responsibilities for his action. I say good for Korea. Celebrities or not you are not above the law. I wish I could say the same for the US.
I’m really sad about this news! He has been my favorite character so far and I loved the layers of emotions he put in his emotion suppressing doctor.
But….at the same time I have always admired that Korea seems to treat there stars without too much favoritism (Jang Hyuks military issue etc.) therefore while I will be sad to see him go. If he really was highly intoxicated while driving I hope he is treated in the same manner as a regular citizen. (It would be a shame to see Korea’s Star Leniency come to the equivalant of Lindsey Lohan in the states – wouldn’t it?)
I don’t get it. Does the production team deem it more favorable for the drama to lose one of its leads b/c a DUI? (and we’re only 2 epi in) Do they think keeping him would lose the audience more than cutting him out? I know the actors’ reputation is important, but isn’t that (potentially-cutting-him) too much?
Did you read at all? It is court case. His fate is decided by the blood test and by the courts.
Sorry, I don’t know what the court will decide. BUT what I was wondering was what the production team look at when deciding if they should cut an actor out or not. Sorry if my wording was not correct.
And yes, I’ve read that it’s a court case, but unless he goes to jail, a man still got to work to feed himself. So the focus of my questions weren’t on the court case, but from the production team point of view
If it were Hollywood….no one would care. Lindsay shoplifted and goes to rehab yet still does movies.
In Korea…the networks and population care. So it all comes down to the court ruling. He can find alternative ways to feeding himself as far as they’re concerned.
what movie has lindsay been in recently??!! I think she has been fairly punished. She just keeps making the same mistakes and hasn’t been offered any roles b/c of that
Eom Ki-joon, WHY?!! Why did you get behind the wheel while still under the influence?! If you’re going to do it, do it after the drama finishes shooting! Terribly irresponsible.
It is sad news for the drama, but if he really is culpable via the blood test, then I understand and wish him to live better from now on.
OMO come on that would be to harsh for him.. =( hope he stays
안돼!!!
I know a DUI isn’t something to be taken slightly, and on an intellectual level, I agree he should be punished if found guilty, but, but….I just love what Eom Ki joon brings to the character.
No offense to anyone, but I really, really don’t like his character. If the doctor is written out, I’d be just fine. If the actor is replaced with another actor (“The part of Dr. Poopy Pants is now being played by so-and-so.”), I’d still be fine.
I’m sick. I need to take a nap.
there, there
That sucks. The drama won’t be the same without him.
Awww, no. I loved EKJ as the Mr. Shue character in “Dream High,” and I was looking forward to following this new drama partly because of him, so it’s very disappointing to hear about this DUI.
I hope that everything works out. As much as I would love him to stay in the cast even with a DUI charge, the more important thing for me is that EKJ learns from this experience and never endangers himself and any others on the road with him in this way again.
hm…. I would be sad if he got cut, but if he got cut, I think he would deserve it. I mean, he was drunk and could have caused a MUCH MUCH worse accident(ex. daesung) But then again, I think the drama would suffer without him…. so poop.
Hey.. leave daesung out of this sniff sniff T_T
I’m completely making stuff up, but for those who want him to stay even if he gets charged with a DUI, I think the issue may be that EKJ would have to take care of his legal stuff, go to court, possibly be convicted and face whatever the punishment is – community service or whatever.
If EKJ has to take care of all that stuff, when is he gonna find time to film a drama, which in Korea is basically a 24hr job. Again, making stuff up on my part, but it seems logical that the production would consider cutting his character out if they are worried EKJ won’t be able to fulfill his commitment.
For the record, I hope he can stay and finish filming the drama, but let’s be real, he shouldn’t have been drinking and driving. Hopefully he’s not above the legal limit.
Didn’t Kwon Sang Woo suffer a similar accident prior to or just after the start of one of his dramas (but involving a hit-and-run (a police car and another vehicle)? If I recall he apologized for his “mistake” and nothing more came of the issue (i.e., he wasn’t fired for the “mistake” he made).
Given how Koreans have a thing for drinking, some might say to excess, accidents like this happen quite frequently (to celebrities and non-celebrities alike). Wouldn’t it be best for all parties involved to allow him to ask for forgiveness, pay for damages (to his vehicle and to the taxi). require him to go to a drivers safety course, and do a bit of community service to show his ability to learn from the “mistake” instead of firing him outright for something that is apparently not that uncommon amongst the general population?
Difference between an Hallyu star and a normal actor.
I agree. I think that he should have a chance to apologize and to perhaps do some community service when the series is over. Maybe the court should suspend his license and maybe he should be required to recieve treatment if he has a serious drinking problem. Losing his job may not help him to deal constructively with his issues. All of this is assuming that this is a first time offense. I am really sad to read that he has a drinking problem.
But then, it was not a DUI, in Kwon Sang Woo’s case.
No, that’s not known because he left his car and didn’t return until morning. He could have been drunk and just left the car to not get into trouble for it.
oh, this is bad news. i liked him in Dream High and i was looking forward to seeing him again in Scent of a Woman [haven't started yet].
i hope he doesn’t get sacked.
“continue being awesome crankypants Doctor Poopy-seok, or he gets written out and replaced by some other oncologist who did not poop his pants in grade school. Damnit.” I almost pooped my pants laughing so hard! Hope he doesn’t get written out, I love that he pooped his pants, too!!!
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Nooooooooooo, give i love him. Just give him his punishment and keep him on the drama please
Um which is more serious? Drunk driving or a drama?
I’d rather him get cut, even though I’m loving his character more than LEE DONG WOOK’s blah performance.
Maybe they could get someone to replace him that will also do a good job.
If Eom Ki Joon is cut from Scent of a Woman I hope they’ll recast his character.
This drama is only 20 episodes long, I don’t think it can afford a drastic change in script. The Scent of a Woman production should not have to suffer because of a mistake one of their actors made.
This would be a major set back for their drama, I hope the production team is making a back-up plan in case the worse case scenario (EKJ is out) does occur.
I knew this was coming…
This is hard… EKJ’s been one of my favorite Korean actors ever since “The World They Lived In”. I was thinking to follow this drama right before the news about his accident broke. I think Koreans has the tradition to treat public figures harder in these cases, but really hope he can continue on in this show. From the recaps I’m liking his doctor character already. T0T….
Ok, i have seen in sooooooooo many Korean shows that you can hire drivers when you are drunk, so it should be obvious for him to do so.
I really liked his character in worlds within and was hoping to see more of him in this show, it will be greatly disappointing to see him cut off.
Haha, and in the movie…Cyrano Dating Agency, they just had to do community service…I guess it depends.
Also, it is possible to write him out of the drama because it is so early on in the drama. Which is sad:(:((((
i know dramabeans is all about dramas and everything else…well should be secondary. but picture if he’d injured or worse still killed sb….yeahs he should face the consequences, no matter if they have to discontinue (ok i exxagerate!) this awesome drama…
not to go off topic but he looks FINE in that picture.
back to the topic: no no nooooo. his character is going to be important in the dramaa
Hahahah…I was really like that too.
I clicked the entry, feeling disturbed by the title.
But there he is, looking almighty fine! I was distracted and spent a good minute looking him before reality set in again “Oh NO! He may drop Scent of Woman! Noooo.”
죄를 지었으면 벌을 받아야지
he should pay the price if he’s guilty.
no!!! come on SBS , you can’t ruin the most awesome drama casting of the year yet!!!!!
This sucks. Eom Ki Joon is my crush! Why alcohol!? Why!
He’s currently playing for Jack The Ripper Musical right? will he continue that? well, they still have 3 other leads for the same role..
Yesterday I was also kinda worried about this piece of news… but then I also read another article saying that EKJ would take whatever punishment that court decides (if there is one after the blood test results); however currently there’s no plan to quit Scent of a Woman.
(well I read that using online translator so I’m not sure if I missed anything =P). Here’s the news article:
http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2011&no=484171
At this point in the drama, I don’t think this will affect the drama much if he is replaced by another good actor.
Hopefully he learns his lesson, no matter what punishment he gets.
That’s one of the things that frustrates me about star treatment vs the average joe.
I mean, we love our stars but I think it’s honorable that he’s going through the proper process without making a further issue of it (esp since no one was hurt). It’s difficult in a country that takes drinking lightly (it’s more common place/recreational yes?) but I think it’s good that he’s going through with it…
Oh No!!!
WHy, Eom Ki-joon, WHY did you drink so much — and drive?!?!?!
As much as we may miss him if he leaves Scent of a Woman, really we can not dismiss the seriousness of drinking while drunk. Luckily, he was not injured and, more importantly, he did not seriously hurt someone else but DRINKING AND DRIVING KILLS PEOPLE! Sorry for the caps, but it happens all too frequently.
*driving
I agree – driving under the influence is a very serious matter. He should not have driven. He’s very lucky that it was only a minor accident. He should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. I hope he learns his lesson. Tragic stories everyday in regards to drinking under the influence. I’m not sure why he made such a bad judgement call but hope he can remedy that.
I think it would suck if he was pulled from the drama but he should have thought about that before getting behind the wheel.
Oh please no!
oh I didnt realise this guy was the doctor… he looks so much better in that photo hehe~
He is the person holding the drama ,acting wise.
Unless the find a great replacement,they will lose viewers.
most probably production is thinking that they could lose more of their viewers if they hold on to EKJ.