Han Ji-sang opened his mouth directly to allegations of sexual harassment..Transcripts are also released [Star Issue]

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Musical actor Han Ji-sang recently expressed his position on allegations of sexual harassment surrounding him.

On the 13th, a video titled "Hello, I'm Han Ji-sang" was posted on the YouTube channel "Han Ji-sang."

In the video, Han Ji-sang insisted on his innocence by explaining in detail the process from his relationship with A, who he had a past relationship to the controversy over money demands, and the recent results of the malicious commenter complaint.

Han Ji-sang explained how he first met A in 2017 with the introduction of a fellow senior at the time. Han Ji-sang said, "We went to meet each other as if we were introducing a man and a woman," adding, "We had a good relationship with each other in our lives, and we had a touch in an atmosphere where we felt more and more favorable." "It was not one-sided, but a process of expressing each other's favor," he stressed.

A recording of the call released to support the claim contained A's voice, saying, "I drank and I had a crush on the actor."

However, the relationship between the two changed rapidly in September 2019, after the meeting was stopped, when A mentioned sexual harassment. Han Ji-sang explained, "Suddenly, the title was changed to 'Actor,' and a text message described as a one-sided sexual harassment came." "As an actor, I was scared," he said, recalling the situation at the time. "I thought of compensation because I told him to apologize and think of compensation to solve it alone without telling my family and notifying my agency."

Regarding the money request, Mr. A claimed that he first proposed a specific proposal. Han Ji-sang said, "The criteria the other person wanted were 'No. 1 500 million to 1 billion' and 'No. 2 public relationship for a year,' and added, "After that, the amount was lowered to 300 million." So I said, "Did you do it wrong by 300 million?" and now he refused to talk anymore. I have never offered or thought of 300 million won," he said. Han Ji-sang added that A tried to justify the amount of 300 million won, citing the case of breaking up with his ex-boyfriend.

He explained that the reason why the case was not known to the outside world was because he was afraid of exposure that could occur during the resolution process through agents. Han Ji-sang said, "I was scared that if the other person went through an agent, it would flow outside and pay for the crime of learning," adding, "In the end, I informed my family and agency just before transferring 300 million won." And I got to inform my agency and my acquaintances. "The agency advised me to stay still when I talked with my agents," he said.

He also mentioned the background of the subsequent complaint case that was concluded to be innocent. Han Ji-sang said, "I was acquitted because of the judgment that the demand for money or public love was not at the level of intimidation enough to cause harm and the failure to prove the specificity of the musical industry." I lost my professional life," he said.

Han Ji-sang emphasized that his innocence was proved in the process of suing the haters who described him as a sex offender. "The indictment on false and timely defamation stipulates that 'the victim Han Ji-sang has never committed a sex crime or been punished for a sex crime,'" he said. "In fact, the other woman also said (in the call) that it was not sexual harassment."

Finally, Han Ji-sang said, "Again, in my relationship with men and women eight years ago, I never committed a crime in my personal life. And I never did anything unethical in my private life. In terms of material compensation, we did not induce the other party to separate, he said. "There is a judgment by the judicial authorities on the charge of defamation of the haters and obstruction of business, so I ask you to consider it again."

Meanwhile, Han Ji-sang was embroiled in a controversy over sexually harassing a female fan in 2020. In this regard, the agency at the time explained, "Since the relationship with A, who had a good relationship with each other in 2018, Ji-sang has been threatened by 'apologizing sexual harassment' and 'pay a large amount of money if you have a public meeting'. Later, Han Ji-sang sued A for attempted blackmail and coercion, but the prosecution cleared A of the charges.

In the midst of this, the news that Han Ji-sang's appointment as a lecturer was recently canceled due to strong opposition from students of Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Acting Arts. A professor of acting arts at Sungkyunkwan University said in a notice, "The faculty of the Department of Acting Arts at Sungkyunkwan University replaced the instructor (Han Ji-sang) of the voice class in the first semester of 2026 through consultation and faculty meetings with the university headquarters."

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