Hwang Jung-eum recalls her days as the "No. 1 casting choice," getting upset: "Until the embezzlement case"[Star Issue]

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Actress Hwang Jung-eum reminisced about her prime years when she was the top choice for casting.

On the 29th, Hwang uploaded a video titled "The Day I Summoned 'Believe Me, Hwang'" to her YouTube channel.

That day, Hwang visited a studio to find a new profile photo.

The production team asked Hwang, "In what year was the drama 'Kill Me, Heal Me' released?" Hwang replied, "It was 2015. After finishing 'Kill Me, Heal Me,' I filmed 'She Was Pretty.' Both were huge hits."

When the production team then asked, "Did you audition for 'Kill Me, Heal Me'?" Hwang became upset and said, "What audition? Since 'High Kick,' I was always the No. 1 choice for every drama casting."

She continued, "Until ○○, I was absolutely the No. 1 choice for casting. Really." In the video, a two-syllable word was muted, but based on her lip movements, it appears she said "embezzlement."

Meanwhile, Hwang Jung-eum married former professional golfer Lee Young-don in 2016 and has two sons. The couple submitted divorce mediation documents to the court four years after their marriage in September 2020 but reconciled in July 2021. However, it was revealed in February 2024 that they filed for divorce three years after reuniting.

Subsequently, Hwang Jung-eum was indicted last May on charges of embezzling approximately 4.3 billion won from her one-person production company's funds and received a sentence of two years in prison with four years of probation in the first trial. Since Hwang did not appeal the first-trial verdict, the sentence became final.

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