"Celebrity DC · Rejecting Juniors": Kim Ho-young's Friend Requests Stop-Loss Selling [Star Issue]

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Musical actor Kim Ho-young revealed the reason for his "stop-loss selling" with a friend ahead of the friend's wedding.

Recently, the YouTube content 'Don Kitaka' featured a video titled "Paid 100,000 won in wedding gift money and got stop-loss sold?"

In the video, Kim Ho-young told fellow guests, "I'll share an infuriating story," adding, "Someone very close to me asked me to sing at their wedding. My friend was the groom (not the bride). Naturally, I was willing to perform."

He continued, "From the moment they first contacted me, I felt uneasy. They mentioned 'studio, dress, and makeup' (SDM) to me. It turned out to be very expensive. When they asked if celebrity discounts were available for SDM, I thought to myself, 'This doesn't seem right,' which shocked me."

The surprising part didn't end there. Kim Ho-young explained, "I had agreed to sing at the wedding, but about two weeks before the event (the friend's wedding day), a filming schedule came up that only I could handle. Since it was a smooth shoot if my schedule worked out, I had no choice but to introduce another junior artist to my friend. Moreover, I ended up paying the performance fee for that junior and sending them to the wedding."

He further revealed, "At that time, my friend said the concept of their wedding didn't match the style of the junior artist I introduced and asked, 'Can you introduce a more famous celebrity?' We ended our relationship over this, which caused even greater shock."

Adding, "There's always time spent getting to know someone. I never thought that person would say such things. You must be careful about who you meet," he concluded.

Meanwhile, Kim Ho-young was recently brought back into the spotlight amid repeated mentions of the so-called 'Ok-Jangpan' controversy involving musical actress Ok Joo-hyun, formerly of the group Finkle.

Recently, Ok Joo-hyun sparked discussion by referencing the 2022 'Ok-Jangpan' controversy on her SNS and fan communication platform Bubble. The controversy originated from suspicions that the casting for the 10th-anniversary performance of the musical 'Elisabeth' was based on personal connections rather than merit. Musical actor Kim Ho-young posted on his SNS, "The Asari-pan is old news. Now it's Ok-Jangpan," which led some to speculate that the post targeted Ok Joo-hyun.

In response, Ok Joo-hyun stated, "We are preparing to file lawsuits against those who initiated rude speculation and subsequent articles," and filed a defamation lawsuit against Kim Ho-young. On the other hand, Kim Ho-young's side expressed regret that "Ok Joo-hyun did not verify facts with the parties involved or with Kim Ho-young, thereby damaging the actor's reputation." Additionally, an explanation followed stating that the post was not intended to criticize Ok Joo-hyun but was meant to promote carpets sold by a friend's father.

As the situation escalated, prominent actors in the musical industry released statements of appeal, and Ok Joo-hyun later withdrew her lawsuit, saying, "I realized I was not careful enough during the process of addressing the suspicions surrounding me and explaining them."

More than four years after the controversy began, Ok Joo-hyun recently revealed that the 'Ok-Jangpan' frame, which started from a single person's words, became a nickname attached to her name, and she had to endure suspicions, mockery, and criticism created by those words for a long time. This brought the 'Ok-Jangpan' controversy back into the public eye once again.

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