Kim Seon Ho: South Korean actor Kim Seon Ho's agency released a statement on Tuesday after the actor became target of social media backlash based on a viral post. On October 18, a social media user had uploaded a post alleging that she had been in relationship with a Korean actor "K" who had forced her to have an abortion on a false promise of marriage. After the post went viral, the online community began speculating that the actor referred to as "K" in the post was Ho, who had gained immense global popularity due to his hit K-drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha.
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Addressing the rumours that are doing rounds online Kim Seon Ho's agency Sail Entertainment said in a statement that it was currently checking the factual grounds of the anonymous post. "As the facts have not been cleared up yet, we earnestly ask you to wait a bit longer. We apologise for worrying you with an unpleasant issue," Sail Entertainment also apologised for not having been able to issue a quicker response.
On Monday, a post began doing round on Korean online community Nate Pann, in which a woman wrote that she was disclosing "actor K’s two-faced and shameless true nature". She said that she had dated the actor untill he broke up with her four months ago. Calling "K" a piece of trash "without the slightest conscience" or sense of guilt, the woman alleged that after she became pregnant with K’s child, he forced her to have an abortion. “He made me abort my precious baby on the false promise of marriage, and he forced me to make the sacrifice because he was sensitive when working on a project and because he was a star. The woman further alleged that she was going through severe psychological and physical trauma due to the experience.
According to the woman, "K" had convinced her for abortion by telling her that if he has a child now, he will have to pay 900 million won ($760,135) in damages. He claimed that he didn't have the said amount to pay. "It turned out that he didn’t have to pay a penalty of 900 million won, but he was coercing me to get an abortion with a lie," she added.
The actor allegedly had not only promised to marry her after two years, he also proposed that they could live together starting next year. As per the woman, "K" sent her a sum of two million won $1,690) for the abortion procedure and hospital fees. However, when a media utlet got the wind of their relationship, "K" allegedly broke up with her over a call.
"I told him to remember what kind of relationship we had and asked how he could break up with me on the phone like this, crying, and he got all worked up and said to me that he may have paparazzis on him and meeting up for the last time could harm him in terms of money and fame," claimed the woman.
She went on to say that she moved houses without telling anyone and even changed her vehicle's licensee plate. She further added that while she had not uploaded photographs or other evidence to back her claims out of legal concerns, she was contemplating doing so.
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The woman never named Ho in her post. there has been no direct clarification from the actor on the entire controversy.
Who is Kim Seon Ho?
Star of hit K-dramas like Start-Up and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Ho made his acting debut in 2017 with the show Good Manager. A graduate from the Seol Institute of Art, Ho has also been a part of several plays like Goal Of Love, True West, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Rooftop House Cat. Read more about him here.
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