‘Kim Jung Hyun’s scandal is unprecedented’

In Korean showbiz, the alienation, rude behavior towards female co-stars and asking for script correction like Kim Jung Hyun is unprecedented.
Being uncovered by Seo Hyun’s scandal on the set Time (2018), Kim Jung Hyun’s career is likely to end. Korean and Asian audiences alike criticized the actor’s unprofessional, even rude behavior.

The audience reacted harshly because there were no male actors, including A and S-class actors like Jung Woo Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, Bi Rain … revealing Kim Jung Hyun’s behavior. “Actor Landing where he is caused an unprecedented scandal in showbiz “, Mydaily identify.

Disrespectful to seniors

Korea is considered one of the countries that most attach importance to dignity, dignity, and rank in communication. The culture of “senior – junior” exists and is rooted for thousands of years in the thoughts and life of Koreans, making each person always self-consciously put themselves in a lower position when meeting someone who is old or profound career years older than me.

Asian audiences can see and learn about this hierarchical culture in any game show or TV series.

In the case of Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Hyun, the actor not only provoked outrage at his poor treatment of women, but also violated the immutable Korean rule of respecting seniors.

Seo Hyun is a senior, 9 years older than Kim Jung Hyun.

Seo Hyun is one year younger than Kim Jung Hyun, but she entered the entertainment industry in 2007, when she was 16 years old. Up to now, the former SNSD member has 14 years of age. Meanwhile, Kim Jung Hyun only started acting in 2016, when Seo Hyun and her group were hailed as the “national girl group” for many years.

So, in Kim Jung Hyun’s public attitude post on set, one audience member commented on Kim Jung Hyun, “How could an unknown actor be able to face off with a member of the national girl group (Seo Hyun)? )? “. Obviously, not only the age of the profession but also the position in the showbiz of Kim Jung Hyun is inferior to Seo Hyun many times.

And of course, with a country still deeply influenced by feudalism like Korea, the disrespectful action of Kim Jung Hyun’s senior was unacceptable.

Going against men’s standards of politeness

There is a very famous term in Korea, “polite hands”. Male stars, when playing game shows, taking pictures or filming scenes where they need to hug, carry or hold, often hold their hands tightly, trying not to touch the actress’s body.

The fact that the male star tries his best to avoid touching the actress’s shoulder, waist or thigh has received many compliments from the audience. On the contrary, actors like Kwon Sang Woo, Kim Rae Won have been criticized for not closing their hands when interacting, making the actress awkward. The audience calls the actions above with the term “rotten hand”.

Kim Rae Won and Kwon Sang Woo were criticized for their “rotten hand”.

It was revealed that Kim Jung Hyun also avoided touching Seo Hyun, but in a completely different way. The audience commented that the actor’s behavior is difficult to accept.

SBS’s April 11 morning post revealed that Kim Jung Hyun was not only rude to Seo Hyun during the press conference, but also avoided her as much as possible on set. A source from the former crew member said Kim Jung Hyun never looked Seo Hyun directly in the face and wiped his hands with a wet towel after touching her.

The act of wiping her hands with a wet towel after contact made Seo Hyun burst into tears. She also many times could not hold back tears after ending the scene with Kim Jung Hyun, according to the staff of the film crew.

Kim Jung Hyun’s attitude and actions are classified as rude behavior, even somewhat contemptuous of Seo Hyun. Obviously, being polite is different from being rude, respecting the body of an actress is different from making a colleague feel awkward.

Contrary to Kim Jung Hyun’s attitude in TimeGo Kyung Pyo – an actor collaborated with Seo Hyun in Private Life – is especially close, caring and caring for her.

The interaction between Seo Hyun and Go Kyung Pyo is natural, not awkward, and makes fans excited. Actor Go gave her warm clothes to Seo Hyun to wear as the two waited for the next scene, he also tilted the umbrella to shield her from getting wet when the couple stood out in the rain. In addition, Go Kyung Pyo personally instructed Seo Hyun to act, helping her to be better in her role.

Not only Go Kyung Pyo, most of the Korean male stars happily talk and joke with their female co-stars on set to create a more intimate and easy-to-role atmosphere. On Korean forums, viewers have repeatedly played “fever” because of videos, gifs or images that capture the moments of handsome actors such as Jo In Sung, Jung Woo Sung, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Jong Suk, Kim Woo. Bin … sorry, patted his head or helped his co-star wipe his mouth after filming the kiss scene.

Many amateurs always pay attention to support the actress’s back, supporting the nape of the neck when filming scenes where impact occurs. Or when witnessing female friends wearing short skirts, having difficulty sitting or moving, male stars are willing to take off their shirts for them to cover their legs.

The emotional interaction is too good, the deep role-playing even makes many actors fall in love after filming the movie. Korean showbiz’s “fake love movies” star couples can include Song Joong Ki – Song Hye Kyo, Goo Hye Sun – Ahn Jae Hyun, Lee Bo Young – Ji Sung, Kim So Yeon – Lee Jung Woo, Eugene – Ki Tae Young …

Go Kyung Pyo graciously took care of Seo Hyun at the backstage of the movie Private Life.

Requires script editing, lack of professionalism on set

According to the SBS report, Kim Jung Hyun did not want to interact with her co-star Seo Hyun, many times being cold and rude made her cry on set. The actor even asked the scriptwriter to edit the script, removing 13 intimate scenes of two characters played by him and Seo Hyun.

In the Chinese showbiz, actors can ask the scriptwriter to edit the script according to his or her will to increase the stage or edit his character image. This is no longer a strange thing for Chinese showbiz, the more famous the actor, the greater power in the film crew.

But in Korea, it’s the director and writer who has the highest authority in the crew. The screenwriter can even be placed in a higher position than the director, holding the supreme power, especially in the selection of actors.

Jang Tae Yoo – director of super hit television Why bring you and many other works like The painter of the wind, Hyena – Share: “If any actors reveal their intentions to disparage the script or have star illness, the scriptwriter can let their characters disappear from the movie just by correcting the script immediately”.

Due to the Korean dramas’ characteristics of filming, recording, and broadcasting, erasing a role in the middle of the film is “within the reach” of the writers.

“But the Korean TV industry is quibble. Producers look at work efficiency, not people,” added director Jang Tae Yoo.

The A-list star of the screen, whether Kim Tae Hee, Jeon Ji Hyun or Song Kang Ho, Jung Woo Sung … must also work with seriousness, hard work and follow the script’s instructions, directors.

Therefore, the action of editing the script to avoid filming the emotional scene of Kim Jung Hyun is truly unprecedented. The audience cannot explain the reason for the crew Time Still accepting Kim Jung Hyun’s request, the director and screenwriter did not speak up and intervened.

Top showbiz stars like Kim Soo Hyun, Jeon Ji Hyun must also be humble, hardworking and follow the script’s arrangement.