Internet users are continuing to argue that actor Kim Jung-hyun apologized for the controversy over his past attitude in public for the first time in six years.
Kim Jung-hyun was selected as a candidate for the Best Actor in a Feature Drama for KBS 2TV's "The Iron Family" and attended the "2024 KBS Acting Awards" held on December 31 last year. As the national mourning period has been set due to the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster, KBS decided to proceed with the awards ceremony as scheduled, but to broadcast it as a recorded broadcast instead of a live broadcast.
Since then, online communities have posted that Kim Jung-hyun made a public apology at the ceremony. According to the author, Kim Jung-hyun apologized during his acceptance speech, saying, "I'm sorry to those who suffered from my immature parts (in the past)."
Although Kim Jung-hyun apologized and did not refer to a specific target, it is widely speculated that one of the MCs of the ceremony was Seo-hyun, who was damaged by controversy over his attitude in the past, so he was conscious of him and delivered a belated apology.
Earlier in 2018, Kim Jung-hyun refused when Seo-hyun, his counterpart, tried to put his arm in photo time at the MBC drama Time production presentation. He also drew questions throughout the event with his lackluster attitude, consistent with an expressionless expression.
Suspicions later emerged in 2021 that Kim Jung-hyun was gaslighted by actor Seo Ye-ji, who was dating at the time. At that time, a transcript of the conversation that Seo Ye-ji instructed Kim Jung-hyun to remove the scene of touch and romance with the other actor while filming was shocking.
Since then, Kim Jung-hyun has spent a period of self-reflection and returned to MBC's "Season of the Cranes" last year. At the production presentation at the time, he said, "I personally had a lot of things, but I think it was a time to look back and try to be strong and show myself a good side." This is the first time in six years that I have faced Seohyun since
'Time', and there are many opinions on how to apologize. Critics say that it has been too long and that it was a form of apology that embarrassed Seo-hyun, who is watching the ceremony, so attention is being paid to whether his comments will be broadcasted without being edited.
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