Simply gross. I wish I could unwatch Hometown and Start-Up to erase the yuck feeling.

I have two questions:

1. Will Kim Sun-ho should retire from entertainment business as well as his own career?
2. If so, will Kim Sun-ho go/enlist to military like Seungri did?

Image is everything in Korea and he fucked up bad. But he's a man so im sure in a couple of years, he will begin his return. SMH. This is why I don't believe anything that k-entertainers put out, cause at the end of the day it is all a carefully crafted image and the cracks will show sooner or later. It's sad that Korea has such high standards for k-entertainers cause at the end of the day, they are just as human as we "normal people" are.

Whoops... @stroopwafel forgot to add two more upcoming film Kim Sun-ho projects that will either confirm/remove it or not: Dog Days and Sad Tropics
As for upcoming film Sad Tropics, Go Ara was reportedly in talks for confirming a female lead when this movie's former(?)/original male lead actor Kim Sun-ho issued an apology. That's possible coincidental. I hope to find the best male lead actor that replaced Kim Sun-ho.
Also, this article forgot about the details on Miss A about death threats to Kim Sun-ho and of course, a status on Kim Sun-ho's mental health that broke his own tears during 2D1N last November 2020.
So here's an excerpt from the rare featured article that found on Hello Kpop about his status on mental health aside from his own beautiful drawing: https://www.hellokpop.com/featured/did-you-know-that-kim-seon-ho-is-deemed-idol-in-koreas-theater-world-has-a-drama-kissing-scene-with-over-11-million-views/

Sun-ho's Woes
Subsequently, the members' drawings were also explained by a professional expressive arts therapist. The expert surprisingly was on point in delineating the personalities of the members. When it came to Kim Sun-ho's turn, she revealed the actor's mental state meticulously citing his current worries. Nodding his head in agreement, he tried holding back his tears affirming to all the explanations of the therapist to how he has been pushing himself to his endeavors, albeit the many inner self conflicts he's battling. She advises him not to worry since he has a strong motivation to work on the challenges he has on hand. Eventually he shed tears while the members pour in their understanding to his worries right now.

On Kim Sun-ho's rising popularity fame before the recent scandal, he achieved on K-dramas Start-Up and recently-concluded Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.

I hate men like that, they date, they have sex, but when it comes to responsibility they run, it is especially sad that he made her abort the child for the sake of his career and then left her, poor woman, he probably already was planning to leave her when asking her to get rid of the baby not to be tied to her.

I actually have a theory about what happened because the timing is uncanny. It's right after Homcha when some people haven't even watched/processed it yet!

So I think ex-gf got triggered when watching Du-shik in a wedding scene...holidng a baby (although not his)... and enjoying domestic bliss. She probably flew into a rage thinking that could have been her life, you know? So she got drunk and anonymously posted on the forum all that had happened, vomiting every sordid detail that Seon Ho did. And I think this is true because based on the apology she posted after his statement, she didn't even THINK of the way this would bomb his career!

It's show mimicking life or vise versa. And since it's come to that, I suggest Seonho should move to a rural seaside town where nobody knows him or doesn't care about his past... and just start doing odd jobs.

I'd never abort a fetus, even if the guy promised me billions and stars. Bu I would likely get an abortion if I were in my twenties. The baby-daddy would factor like 1% into my decision, honestly. This sounds like a common-place tale of a naïve woman and a jerk. In Korea, this translates into direct financial repercussions, and there's something that doesn't sit right with me at all about this. I wouldn't discount a woman's agency in this whole mess so quickly, she has indeed undergone a (now) legal medical procedure. Whether she was under extreme duress is up to speculations and online vitriol. He's a good actor and a good entertainer, even if he's a jerk.

Knetz are praising the ex-girlfriend for being considerate in waiting until the drama was over to not damage the cast and crew, but in fact, her timing is genius -- expose him when he's at his most popular. The finale's ratings hit 12.665%. He would be receiving love calls for CFs and interviews to celebrate his success. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

He's only apologizing because he got caught. He didn't deny any of the accusations. The baby would've suffered if s/he were brought into this world. His hoobae who pretended to be the baby's father is a saint (watch he turn out to be trash too).

To his fans who think he deserves a second chance, why should the industry promote actors who are (possibly) problematic when there are plenty more where he came from who are unproblematic? These scandals ought to be a wake-up call to every actor that just like how you can become famous overnight, you can lose your fame overnight.

Something off to me about his apology letter. There is lack of spesific mention in what he did wrong despite lots of accusations by his ex. This part to me seems like he is acknowledging nothing, or at least, no guilt experienced as much as he should if the accusations is true as it said. But at the same time, there is no self defense in his letter. As if he is admitting for everything that is being thrown at him. This part seems like guilt talking. He makes no excuse for what he has done. The apology either insincere, just for the sake of formality, or from the heart. What do you think?

This is the SECOND time it has happened over the last 3 months, and yes, I'm talking about the 8/13 incident from China. Saying goodbyes to talented individuals you like, is hard. While I had zero allegiance or moral obligations to side with the hate-narrative back then, (because I am not a Chinese), this one puts me in a tough spot because I am a woman, and I know who I should morally side with, and it's certainly not KSH. Still, hurts real bad.

On a related tangent, this puts me in a seriously bad head-space. As an 'involved' party, I wonder just how many of the well-loved public figures (including non-entertainment celebs) are secretly a sad excuse of a human-being. The more objective & rational 'fan' side of me wonders who's going to be on the chopping-block next, and just how many wonderful pieces of work will the public be deprived of, in the future, due to being 'cancelled' by the public.

Is KSH the big-bad villain? I shall refrain from commenting on that, as once again, there is no way for me to know. What little we do know, is the manufactured persona and lies they feed us. [Yes, I'm disillusioned & a tad jaded. Yes, it comes in phases.] But since his worth as a human does not diminish his talent, I will say this- He's a GOOD actor, and I will be sad not to witness the range I know this man is capable of.

That said, I'm going back to being a casual-consumer of Asian entertainment. I am a fragile snowflake, and my heart cannot handle this.

I think the reason why k-celebs get so scrutinized more than celebs from other countries is because most k-celebs tendency to do variety shows,live shows, etc and not just talk shows like celebs from most countries. They show an unscripted version of themselves which people misunderstand to be their real image. In this case, KSH got the image of a humble, hardworking person who could possibly not do any bad, which I think caused even more damage in this case because people have realised that it is not true. He was the golden boy, literally everyday so many articles kept trending about him because people loved that image.

If somebody is going to the court of public opinion with such issues, I feel manipulated and used. That is something I do not like and I rather stay out of it.

What it does highlight very much is the pressure these celebrities are under to maintain a perfect image. I am sure it is in the contracts with advertisers and the agencies. The money question as well. It was shown a little on the drama Imitation that it is the agencies and managers creating a K-pop star who get the money and the 'stars' seem to have to pay off debt for years. It would be a brave producer and director who would make a drama about this, but why would they, they are part of the system.

Unfortunately for him, the accusations against him are more akin to Ji Soo than Kim Min Gwi, who was railroaded for everyday relationship issues. The accusations against KSH are horrifying and creepy. He also doesn't deny them, but that could come later I guess. Be better folks, be better.

I don't agree with people publishing their private life like this.

They'r both adult, around the same age, in the televisual world.

Either she sues him for something, either she adresses their issues in a private way. But she let the public be a part of that, asking to take side when we will never know what really happened between them.

What happens in a relationship is a very private issue. Now that I've become older, I've learnt not to speculate anything or make any kind of judgement. It's not because I shouldn't do so, but it is simply because I can't. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, and it is simply impossible to think about what they should have done instead of what they did.

What I have learnt from all of this is that to like a public persona more than their acting abilities/ their talents has its consequences. In this case, I believed that he was a good boy based on everything I saw on the media. That was why I felt shocked and saddened by this turn of event. I won't go to blame him for everything that he did because everyone has the parts/past that they don't want to show it to the world, but the good boy image is shattered and destroyed. I think I'll be fine without having to see him in the media for some time.

Some of the allegations don't sound right to me because such allegations are what normal human beings do, but some hit me quite hard. What made me feel terribly bad is the promise of marriage upon aborting a child. What the promise was also a false promise, I don't think I can support him any further.

Bye EX-BB.

I’m no longer surprised by celebs turning out to be rotten apples. But somehow, it almost always baffles me how the fans fight for them anyway - like their lives depend upon their “good boy” being actually good. It’s completely ridiculous. When someone obviously has done something disgusting and when they’ve literally admitted to it - where is the room for arguments?! IMO, he deserves to be kicked out of his projects. But even if others think he’s not, what exactly is fuelling anyone to start hashtags saying #protectKSH or some such BS?

It never fails to make me laugh and think of 🤡

I was going to post this in tomorrow's OT, but here is more appropriate discussion page.

You can never fully trust what a celebrity is really like. The latest crash-and-burn example is actor Kim Seon-ho, who just recently jumped to his first lead roles, only to be taken down by his alleged bad behavior.

It may not be the only quick pandemic romance that goes sour. In 2020 when people were locked down, isolated, feeling lonely, stressed out about health, depressed and out of normal work, some people sought out the company of one other person to fill a huge void. The support was probably both emotional and financial. Two people in their mid 30s connected during the height of the pandemic, then change with an unwanted pregnancy to accusations of gaslighting, manipulation and fraud to induce an abortion. Then he broke up with her while trying to erase evidence of their relationship just as his career started to boom.

His agency back loaded his soon to be ending contract with 10 CFS, 3 movie deals and another television series. Now, KSH faces millions in CF termination morality clause penalties and voided entertainment contracts. The agency was slow to react but rumors started to spread that the ex was “problematic.” The real problem is that she was a credible, known person in the television industry. Sponsors dropped him as fast as I have ever seen. But in true parasocial fandom, his followers began to attack his ex-girlfriend with malicious comments and death threats. He never denied the horrible allegations and she never retracted any of her allegations.

One can see the betrayal to a woman who supported the actor just before he hit it big to be dumped by him once he got rich and famous. And some could see the revenge motivation to make private matters public. But when the industry puts its stars on perfect pedestals of purity, morality and honor, the ramifications for failure is severe and extreme. Fans may want their fantasy couples have real relationships, but reality has more ramifications than a drama script.

This is a very sad story, that at best reveals an unprincipled actor, panicked that his career would be derailed by a child out of marriage, and a vengeful lover, probably as angry over being dumped as being urged to have an abortion.

But in order to soften the harsh reality, this does need to be turned into a K-Drama Romance. The series opens with Actor K and Ms. A playing as very young children. She says "we will marry and have 2 children" he smiles and agrees. Actor K and his family move away while he's young. Flash forward 20 years. Actor K's career is on the rise, aided by his college friend, Agent L. Ms. A is working as a waitress, but with fashion design aspirations. Her friend is the restaurant manager, Manager B. Actor K comes to the restaurant with Agent L. The connection between Ms. A and Actor K is immediate, probably a result of the dimly remembered childhood scene. But this attraction between Actor K and Ms.A dismays Agent L, who wants what is best for his friend and thinks Ms. A is gold-digging. Actor K and Ms. A begin a secretive affair, which results in the ill-fated night of passion and pregnancy. Upon learning of her condition, Ms. A goes to see Actor K, but he is away filming, and she is intercepted by Agent L. She confesses her pregnancy and he tells her that what is best for Actor K is that she have an abortion and never sees him again. When Agent L tells actor K what he did, several months later, he desperately tries to contact Ms. A, but is thwarted by Manager B, who blames Actor K for destroying her friends happiness. This episode ends with an awkward public apology from Actor K, which he issues while sobbing in his room. Meanwhile, Ms. A is sobbing separately in her room only a few miles away. The first phase of the show culminates when Manager B and Ms. A are watching actor K's new hit drama, and he says that he wants 2 kids. This triggers something in Ms. A, and she starts sobbing again. Manager B, enraged for her friend, urges Ms. A to write on social media. The furor destroys Actor K's career, and the threats to Ms. A force her flee to America.

5 years later, actor K has taken an assumed name and cut off all ties even to his friend and is working far from the big city lights in a provincial plant nursery. He has become skilled at nursing seedlings into beautiful flowers and trees. Meanwhile, Ms. A has had her big career break in Los Angeles, where she's become a world renowned fashion designer to the Hollywood stars. Manager B is now the CEO of a successful restaurant chain; Agent L heads a large talent agency. These two meet at one of Manager B's restaurants, and the chemistry is immediate. They begin to date.

Ms. A comes back to Korea to outfit stars for the latest K-Drama, which will be a huge hit, but she needs flowers for her model shoot. She goes to former actor K's nursery and is shocked to meet him there. She begins angry recriminations, but is mollified when he...

The internet world is really scary. When I looked to this scandal, I saw thousands of comments judging KSH just from one post. People lives are too complex. We do not know about their lives. You cannot judge who is good or evil in relationship from single post. What if he posted first that his ex-gf said that didn't want his child! in this case people will believe him and will attack her instead.

Adult private life cannot be exposed in this way. Every couples have their problems but "decent" man/woman will not use the internet to attack his partner or his/her ex. If I have problem with my husband I will not go to his work and make a trouble to expose him in front of his co-workers. His ex-gf wanted to get revenge and destroy him and she amazingly did this in less than 24 hours! does she won? never, because revenge got her as well and people reveal more about her life and this will affect both her personal and work life.

I saw many of my closed friends broke up, or got divorce or have big fight with their ex's but they never mentioned anything about their ex's private lives in front of me, why? because We ARE ADULT.

I can see that most commenters are intent content researchers, seers, and experts on individuals’ personal lives to not only judge them by their personal activities, but to know in detail all facts of events which transpired in individuals’ lives from public statements and tabloid news. You go internet, you shining. You my insperashun.