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The drama ‘River Where The Moon Rises’ has temporarily halted production.
KBS
The popular Korean drama River where the moon rises canceled filming on March 4 due to bullying allegations against his star actor Ji Soo.
The incidents of physical violence and sexual assault allegedly occurred when the 27-year-old actor was in high school. The drama stopped filming when representatives of the television network, KBS2, deliberated what to do with the remaining episodes. Eighteen episodes of the 20-episode drama have already been filmed.
The actor’s agency, KeyEast, promised to carefully consider the allegations, and shortly thereafter the actor posted a letter of apology on his Instagram account, admitting his guilt and apologizing. In the letter he said: “I sincerely apologize to the people who suffered because of me. There is no excuse for my past misconduct. They were things that cannot be forgiven. “
He also apologized to the other cast members for any problems that his previous behavior might cause them.
Ji Soo previously appeared in dramas. Scarlet Heart Ryeo Y Strong Woman Do-Bong-Soonas well as the drama Angry mom, which focused on bullying.
KBS2 has yet to decide whether to continue filming with Ji Soo as the male lead or whether to announce his departure from the series. An online petition to remove him from the drama has already garnered more than 5,000 signatures.
River where the moon rises It is not the only Korean drama that has been affected recently by allegations of bullying in the past.
The KBS drama Dear m is on hiatus after lead actress Park Hye-soo was accused of bullying during her school days. Park, who appeared in the 2020 hit movie Samjin Company English Class He denied the allegations and has vowed to take legal action against his accusers.
Naeun, a member of the k-pop girl group APRIL, has also been accused of bullying and this may affect her casting in the upcoming crime action series. Taxi driverstarring Lee Je-hoon. SBS, the network that produces the drama, is investigating the allegations.
Harassment allegations in the past have also recently affected the careers of K-pop stars such as Stray Kids’ Hyunjin and singer Hyuna. After anonymous allegations were made in February, Hyunjin took a break from his career. The same month, allegations of bullying were brought against singer Hyuna. She has denied the allegations.
River where the moon rises is based on the korean folk tale Princess Pyeonggang and On Dal and it also stars Kim So-hyun and Lee Ji-hoon. The drama was successful, reaching 10% in Nielsen ratings nationally in February.
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