'Drug Offender' Yoo Ah-in, Accompanied by Director Jang Jae-hyun.. Joint Screening After 'Vampire' Casting Rumors [Star Issue]

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Actor Yoo Ah-in, who caused controversy over drug-related charges, drew attention for attending the VIP screening of the film 'Hope', and it is reported that his companion was director Jang Jae-hyun.

Yoo Ah-in is reported to have attended the VIP screening of 'Hope' (directed by Na Hong-jin) held on the 13th at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

According to eyewitness accounts spread on online LINE communities and SNS, Yoo Ah-in met with an acquaintance while wearing a cap, greeted them with a bright smile, and even embraced them.

Yoo Ah-in is reported to have appeared alongside director Jang Jae-hyun that day.

Recently, reports emerged that Yoo Ah-in would make his comeback through director Jang Jae-hyun's film 'Vampire'. This has drawn further attention to the two appearing together.

On the 3rd, NEW, the investment and distribution company for 'Vampire', cautiously stated regarding Yoo Ah-in's casting rumors: "It has not been confirmed yet." This is not the first time Yoo Ah-in's involvement in 'Vampire' has been rumored. At the end of last year, news of his joining was also reported, but at that time, his agency drew a line by saying, "Nothing has been decided."

'Vampire' is director Jang Jae-hyun's next project after he became a million-director with 'Exhuma'. Following the success of Korean-style occult films such as 'The Priests' and 'Sabaha', the film is expected to expand its universe once again. If Yoo Ah-in's casting is confirmed, he will make his screen comeback approximately three years after the drug allegations.

Meanwhile, Yoo Ah-in was indicted for habitually administering medical propofol and other substances under the guise of cosmetic procedures' sedation anesthesia at hospitals in Seoul from 2020 to March 2022, on 181 occasions.

Additionally, Yoo Ah-in illegally obtained prescriptions for two types of sleeping pills totaling over 1,100 tablets in his own name and others' names on 44 occasions between May 2021 and August 2023. He also faced charges of smoking marijuana with Mr. Choi and others in the United States in January 2024 and inciting others to smoke.

Yoo Ah-in was sentenced to one year in prison and detained at the first trial in September 2024, but his sentence was reduced to one year in prison with a two-year probation period at the second trial last February, leading to his release. The Supreme Court has since confirmed the original verdict.

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