Actors and actresses in the world of Korean entertainment must maintain a positive public image and good behavior in their personal lives to be successful.
In the recent past, several stars became involved in serious scandals and were effectively blacklisted from the industry. In some cases, these incidents were related to criminal activities or substance abuse.
As a result, they lost their reputation in the entertainment industry and fell from being popular to living in the shadows.
This article will provide a list of 11 Korean actors and actresses who have been blacklisted due to scandals and analyze the events that led to their decline.
In July 2019, Kang Ji Hwan was arrested for sexually assaulting two female staff members in his home. As he confessed to the crime, he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, 120 hours of community service, and 40 hours of sexual violence treatment.
In 2010, it became known that Shin Jung Hwan was caught in the Philippines gambling illegally. For a while, he attempted to make the public believe that he was in the hospital fighting dengue fever, but the publicity was not convinced. The rockier was his way back to the top since that time, and eventually, he was blacklisted.
In 2019, Han Ji Sun was accused of assaulting a taxi driver and the police officers who came up to arrest her. She was believed to be intoxicated at the time of the accident, and as a result, this led to her being blacklisted by the industry.
was charged in 2013 with sexually assaulting three underage girls. He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and three years of wearing electronic monitor on the ankle for tracking the information.
In December 2013, Park Shi Yeon and Lee Seung Yeon were both charged with illicit use of propofol, a potent anesthetic, the same drug that had killed pop legend Michael Jackson. The court gave each of the women a suspended prison sentence.
They had the same issue with the illicit use of propofol, and the court gave them a suspended prison sentence.
Park Yoo Chun
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In 2016, Park Yoo Chun had charges related to sexual assault pressed against him. He was acquitted despite overwhelming evidence of him having had inappropriate relationships with women. Later in 2019, it became known that he was illicitly taking methamphetamine, which was confirmed by the test.
Lee Kyung Young
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In 2002, Lee Kyung Young was involved in an illicit relationship with a minor who was just above the age of 14, and charges were pressed against him. It resulted in him being sentenced to prison, and he was blacklisted.
