The aftermath of actor Cho Jin-woong (49, real name Cho Won-jun)’s ‘juvenile offender controversy’ is strong. As he announced that he would end his career as an actor, broadcasting companies rushed to ‘erase Cho Jin-woong’.
Actor Cho Jin-woong, who sparked the ‘juvenile crime controversy’, announced his retirement. News 1
On the 6th, Jo Jin-woong said through his agency Saram Entertainment, “I apologize for disappointing those who believed in and supported me due to an unpleasant incident in the past. I humbly accept all reprimands and will suspend all activities as of today (the 6th). I will put an end to my path as an actor.” It has been a day since suspicions were raised that he committed a crime while in high school and was placed under juvenile protection.
Previously, an entertainment media outlet reported on the 5th that Cho Jin-woong was involved in a car theft and sexual assault case when he was in high school. Even after his debut as an actor, suspicions arose that he committed drunk driving and assault. Accordingly, Cho Jin-woong admitted to most of his crimes except for the suspicion of sexual assault and announced his intention to retire.
As the controversy spread, SBS replaced the narrator of the documentary ‘War on Gangs’ played by Cho Jin-woong and re-recorded it. This work, which has been airing for a total of four episodes since the 30th of last month, tells the story of a transnational criminal organization that crosses borders and the people who pursue it.
KBS made the documentary ‘National Special Envoy Cho Jin-woong Bring General Hong Beom-do’ to its YouTube channel private. This documentary, released in August 2021, contains a scene where Cho Jin-woong, who served as the national special envoy for the repatriation of the remains, flew to Kazakhstan and participated in the process of repatriating the remains.
It has also become unclear whether the tvN drama ‘Second Signal’ starring Cho Jin-woong will be broadcast. ‘Second Signal’ is the sequel to ‘Signal’, which achieved the highest viewership rating of 15% when it aired in 2016. Writer Kim Eun-hee took charge of writing again, and the main actors, including Kim Hye-soo and Lee Je-hoon, also appeared as they did in Season 1, garnering attention. While filming was completed last August, an unexpected variable arose. The broadcasting company’s position is that they are “discussing” whether to air it or not.
Since his official debut in the 2004 film ‘The Cruel History of Horses’, Cho Jin-woong has been active, participating in the films ‘Mean Streets’ (2006), ‘War on Crime: The Golden Age of Bad Guys’ (2012), ‘Roaring Currents’ (2014), and ‘Single Battle’ (2018). He realistically played the role of a tenacious detective in the 2016 drama ‘Signal’ and the movie ‘Officer’s Blood’ (2022). As controversy arose, which was completely different from his upright image, Cho Jin-woong eventually chose to retire.
Broadcaster Na-rae Park has recently been engaged in a legal battle with her former managers. JoongAng Photo
Meanwhile, the impact of the legal battle between broadcaster Park Na-rae (40) and her former managers is growing. Two former managers claimed that Na-rae Park had committed workplace harassment, verbal abuse and injuries, prescribing prescriptions on her behalf, and failure to settle expenses, and filed a provisional seizure of real estate with the Seoul Western District Court on the 3rd, and then filed a complaint against Na-rae Park at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the 5th on charges of special injury, etc. On the other hand, Park Na-rae’s side responded by saying, “The former managers demanded a large amount of money from Park Na-rae based on false claims.” Meanwhile, on the 6th, he filed a complaint against the former managers at Yongsan Police Station in Seoul on charges of blackmail.
Added to this was the suspicion that Park Na-rae had undergone illegal medical procedures. On the 6th, an entertainment media outlet reported that Park Na-rae received antidepressants and other drugs from A, an ‘injection aunt’ who did not have a medical license, and that she received injections and IVs at A’s home and vehicle, not at a medical institution. In response to this, Park Na-rae’s side explained, “I knew Mr. A as a doctor,” and “I only received a simple injection of nutritional supplements.”
Currently, Park Na-rae is currently appearing on MBC’s ‘I Live Alone‘ and ‘Save Me!’ Appearing in programs such as ‘Holmes’ and tvN’s ‘Amazing Saturday’.
