Kim Seon-ho's scandal has not come to an end with his ex-girlfriend removing her original post online. The broadcast network tvN, which aired Kim Seon-ho's most recent show Hometown Cha Cha Cha, seemed to have cut ties with the actor.
The network decided to blur out Kim Seon-ho's face in their entertainment program Hong Jin Kyung's Movie Fan Life. It aired on October 22, after the scandal surrounding the actor had seemingly died down. But fans are extremely unhappy with tvN's decision to blur the actor's face out.
The program compared and analyzed the film The Founder and the K-drama Start Up, and used stills and scenes from both. In the latter, there were scenes featuring Kim Seon-ho and it was here that they blurred out the actor's face.
Fans say tvN and netizens are "Middle school level petty" after Kim Seon-ho's face is blurred
Fans of Kim Seon-ho found tvN to be petty for stooping to this level. Many slammed the network on Twitter and discussion boards where they expressed that Kim Seon-ho's personal life shouldn't influence his professional work, especially now that it was revealed he did not commit a crime.
Kim Seon-ho released a statement a couple of days after the accusations had surfaced, where he confessed to dating the woman who accused him. He said:
"I dated this person with good feelings. But during the relationship, I hurt this person due to my incompetence and lack of consideration."
He also said that he would like to confess to the woman and was waiting for the right opportunity. Kim Seon-ho's ex-girlfriend released a statement following this and said that she had received an apology. She said that there were misunderstandings between Kim Seon-ho and her, but now they were all sorted. She also said that they loved each other a lot at one point in their relationship.
She claimed she did not expect her note to affect Kim Seon-ho's career to the level that it did. At the moment, Kim Seon-ho has dropped out of variety show 1 Day, 2 Night, and movie 20 Clock Date. He also lost a few endorsement deals following the scandal.