The identity of the chaebol third-generation character in "Sapiens" revealed... Kim Dong-hee, who apologized for school violence, quietly makes a comeback [Star Issue]

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It was recently revealed that actor Kim Dong-hee (27), who had been embroiled in a school violence controversy, appeared in the new film "Sapiens" (directed by Lee Ho-bin).

At the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which closed on the 15th, "Sapiens," an invited work in the Korean Cinema Today-Special Premiere section, was screened for the first time.

The film depicts a story that unfolds after O Jong-hwa, a chaebol third-generation and vice president of Sanghyeon Construction, disappears, and Seo Hee-jae (played by Yoo Jae-myung), head of the construction company's legal team, receives a video containing a kidnapping threat message. Although he confronts Na Do-han (played by Jung Sung-il), the only suspect in the kidnapping, who claims to have dissociative identity disorder, he has no proper memories. Every time Na DoBank of Korea awakens, he gives different testimonies. The multiple perspectives reconstructed by one suspect create two different types of suspense. It follows the process of finding edited memories to determine who committed the kidnapping and who Na DoBank of Korea is.

The casting lineup included Jung Sung-il, Yoo Jae-myung, Ryu Hyeon-kyung, and Park Myung-hoon. The "Sapiens" unveiled at BIFF also featured Kim Dong-hee, surprising audiences. Kim Dong-hee played the role of chaebol third-generation O Jong-hwa.

Kim Dong-hee gained attention through works such as the 2018 drama "SKY Castle," the 2020 series "Itaewon Class," and the Netflix series "Human Lessons," but was embroiled in a controversy over being a perpetrator of school violence in 2021. At the time, he faced allegations of bullying a disabled friend. Kim Dong-hee sued the reporters for defamation, but they were found not guilty.

Ultimately, Kim Dong-hee apologized, stating, "I seem to have deeply failed to understand my friend's feelings due to my hasty judgments and thoughts in childhood," and "I sincerely apologize for the wounds that friend received from me. I want to resolve this."

Kim Dong-hee, whose activities had been halted due to the aftermath of the controversy, announced in January of this year that he had signed an exclusive contract with Neo S Entertainment.

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