Actor Han Ji-min, left, stars as a meticulous headhunting firm CEO, alongside Lee Jun-hyuk as her extremely competent secretary, within the SBS drama „Love Scout.“ Courtesy of SBS
The SBS drama „Love Scout,“ which has been dominating Friday-Saturday scores, faces a essential setback following revelations about director Ham Jun-ho’s previous assault fees.
The manufacturing group launched an official assertion, Monday, saying, „We apologize for inflicting concern with disagreeable information concerning director Ham Jun-ho.“
“It’s true that director Ham Jun-ho was charged with assault and insult inebriated in early 2020,” the assertion mentioned. “Nevertheless, he sincerely apologized to all of the victims, reached settlements, and confronted authorized penalties. Moreover, the prior offenses reported 5 years in the past had been minor misdemeanors unrelated to this case.”
„Love Scout“ producer Ham Jun-ho / Newsis
The group additionally mentioned that Ham was suspended following the incident and spent three years in reflection earlier than resuming his profession as a director. „We ask for viewers’ understanding and forgiveness,“ it mentioned.
The controversy resurfaced after a web based neighborhood revisited the 2020 case, through which Ham had thrown a soju bottle at a passerby and engaged in indiscriminate assault in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul.
Director Ham returned to manufacturing with the 2023 SBS drama „Payback.“
The drama „Love Scout,“ which premiered on Jan. 3, stars Han Ji-min as Kang Ji-yoon, a meticulous headhunting firm CEO, and Lee Jun-hyuk as Yoo Eun-ho, her extremely competent secretary.
The romantic drama debuted with a 5.2 p.c viewership score and reached 11.3 p.c by its fourth episode on Jan. 11, making it the most-watched weekend drama, in accordance with Nielsen Korea.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Instances.
