'Sexual assault charges' Nam Kyung-ju → 'Rape juvenile offender' Cho Jin-woong..I got goosebumps because of his acting as a "solid actor" for the rest of my life! [★FOCUS]

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South Gyeongsang Province and Cho Jin-woong. It is shocking that those who were praised as the best "acting actors" have been known to have deceived the public and performed methods in real life.

The two have been working well in the entertainment industry for several decades, but have been virtually expelled recently as their wrong past has been dug up.

The Seoul Bangbae Police Station sent Nam Kyung-ju to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office without detention last month on charges of adultery by force. He is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Seoul last year. The victim reportedly left the scene and reported 112.

Nam Kyung-ju strongly denied the charges in a police investigation, but the police sent the case to the prosecution, believing that the charges were admitted.

Even before the sex scandal, Nam Kyung-ju had two drunk driving problems and one unlicensed driving problem in the past. Nam Kyung-ju's license was revoked in December 2002 due to excess penalty points due to drunk driving. Not only that, but his license was revoked again in June 2003 due to the excess of penalty points due to drunk driving. At the time, he said, "I had to drive because I had urgent business."

However, despite the license being revoked, Nam Kyung-ju was booked without detention on charges of driving a car owned by his mother without a license on the road in front of Gyeonggi High School in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, the following year in April 2004.

In addition, he was known to have been taken to Samcheong University of Education because he was a troublemaker in his third year of high school. In this regard, musical actor Nam Kyung-eup said at the production presentation of the play "Rainman" with his younger brother Nam Kyung-ju in 2010, "My younger brother is actually a troublemaker," and added, "I went to Samcheong University as a third grader in high school. I went to the same high school as Gyeongju and even served as the head of the religious department, so I was scolded every day because of my younger brother."

Cho Jin-woong caused a stir on January 5th when his history of juvenile offenders became known. Based on the report, Dispatch reported that Cho Jin-woong was involved in serious crimes such as car theft, unlicensed driving, and sexual assault when he was in high school and was subject to juvenile protection.

In this regard, the agency, People Entertainment, admitted, "After checking with the actor, we confirmed that there was a wrong behavior when we were underage." However, he drew a line on the suspicion of sex crimes, saying, "It has nothing to do with sexual assault-related acts."

"This is based on some confirmed facts, and it is difficult to fully grasp the circumstances more than 30 years later, and the relevant legal procedures have already been concluded, so there are limitations," he said. "Even after becoming an adult, the actor himself takes it very seriously and deeply reflects on the moments that caused concern with insufficient judgment." Regarding the use of his father's name as his stage name, he said, "It is not for the purpose of hiding the past, but the sincerity of the actor from his determination to become a better person by himself."

Later, Cho Jin-woong said through his agency, "I bow down and apologize for disappointing everyone who believed in me and supported me due to unpleasant things in the past," adding, "I humbly accept all these reprimands, suspend all activities as of today, and end the actor's path."

As a result, the release of his masterpiece "Signal" next season was disrupted. While tvN announced its first drama lineup in 2026 on the 12th of last month, "Second Signal (hereinafter referred to as 'Signal 2)' was excluded from the lineup.

The lineup released by tvN included deadly romance thriller "Seiren" starring Park Min-young and Wi Ha-joon, "How to Be a Building Owner in Korea" starring Jungwoo Ha and Lim Soo-jung, "Creepy Love" by Park Eun-bin and Yang Se-jong, "Secret Appreciation" starring Shin Hye-sun and Gong Myung, and "Four Hands" by Song Kang, Lee Joon-young and Jang Gyu-ri. In addition, "Go to work tomorrow!" "Best Employee," "My Guilty Person," "Retired Agent + Management Team," and "100 Days of Lies" confirmed the organization.

However, "Signal 2," which finished filming last year, was originally scheduled to air in June, but it became unclear whether it would air in the aftermath of Cho Jin-woong's "Boycriminal Incident."

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