Go Young-wook praises Jeong Hae-in for 'supporting Kim Soo-hyun,' takes aim at Im Si-wan over 'stop-loss selling' rumors: "Their characters are different" [Star Issue]

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Singer Go Young-wook praised actor Jeong Hae-in for supporting Kim Soo-hyun's return. However, he made remarks that seemed to target Im Si-wan, who was embroiled in 'stop-loss selling' rumors regarding Kim Soo-hyun.

On the 15th, Go Young-wook posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account: "It seems one's character differs when they are descendants of an outstanding person."

He also shared a screenshot of an article headline stating that Jeong Hae-in had liked a post about Kim Soo-hyun's return.

The phrase 'descendant of an outstanding person' mentioned by Go Young-wook appears to refer to Jeong Hae-in. Jeong Hae-in is known to be a direct descendant of Jung Hak-yu, the second son of scholar Jeong Yak-yong (Dasan).

Go Young-wook also added: "When I was a regular guest on Choi Hwa-jeong's Power Time Radio alongside Hwang Kwang-hee, Im Si-wan often came along, saying we needed to boost the members' public recognition. I remember he unfollowed actor Kim Soo-hyun..."

Im Si-wan previously removed many accounts from his Instagram following list in April last year. At that time, as he unfollowed numerous acquaintances including Kim Soo-hyun, speculation arose about 'Kim Soo-hyun stop-loss selling.'

Meanwhile, Kim Soo-hyun became entangled in various controversies following the death of his late sister Kim Sae-ron last year. After halting all activities, he has continued legal actions. Kim Se-hee, CEO of the horizontal and vertical research institute, has persistently claimed via YouTube broadcasts since March last year that Kim Soo-hyun was in a romantic relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron since their minor years and bore responsibility for her death. However, investigative authorities determined that the voice recording files released by Kim Se-hee were fabricated using generative artificial intelligence (AI), and that the KakaoTalk conversation records between Kim Soo-hyun and the late Kim Sae-ron were also manipulated.

On the 23rd of last month, Kim Se-hee was arrested and prosecuted on charges including violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation by spreading false facts), violation of the Special Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes, violation of the Special Act on Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (distribution of recordings made with cameras, etc.), attempted coercion, and threats.

As a result, Kim Soo-hyun is set to return after 1 year and 4 months of controversy. Notably, on the 15th, the president of a Philippine clothing brand drew attention by revealing scenes from Kim Soo-hyun's commercial shoot. On that same day, Kim Soo-hyun also shared the post uploaded by the brand president on his own SNS account.

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