Kim Jung Hyun In The Midst Of Romance Issues And The Breakup Of Agency Contracts

Kim Jung Hyun (Twitter @CJnDrama)

JAKARTA - Since last week, actor Kim Jung Hyun has been a social media conversation. Not because of his acting in the Korean drama, Mr. Queen, but because of the various rumors that befell him.

On April 8, people were horrified by the news of Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Ji Hye who had been dating for a year. Reportedly, their relationship was established after starring in crash landing on you in 2019.

Both denied the news and said the relationship was limited to friends between seniors and juniors. However, dispatch media then shared an exclusive photo of the two of them.

Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Ji Hye usually date in their respective apartments in turn. Kim Jung Hyun also moved to Seongdong area after Seo Ji Hye moved last year.

"They spend time together and celebrate birthdays together. Kim Jung Hyun is in a situation due to personal circumstances. Then he met Seo Ji Hye," the Dispatch reports.

New Agency

The news comes amid the issue of the expiration of Kim Jung Hyun's contract with O&Entertainment. Ilgan Sports media reported that the April 5-born actor is rumored not to be renewing an exclusive contract with O&T and is considering joining Culture Depot.

Culture Depot is the agency that houses Seo Ji Hye. They explain that Kim Jung Hyun talked to Seo Ji Hye about moving agency plans. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they met at home to discuss.

According to Hankyung, O&O's agency stated that they were facing a contract dispute with Kim Jung Hyun. This happened because Kim Jung Hyun wanted to move to a new agency even though the contract agreement had not expired.

Kim Jung Hyun claims his contract is about to expire. But the O&O side denied and said he still had an 11-month contract. It was calculated based on his vacuum period because personal problems were not mental problems as reported.

Korean Drama Time

A little flashback, Kim Jung Hyun dropped out of mbc's Korean drama Time production in August 2018. At that time, MBC explained that mental health was the reason for the actor's exit.

However, Kim Jung Hyun's attitude during the press conference was discussed. At that time she starred opposite Seohyun SNSD. When taking pictures together, Seohyun and Kim Jung Hyun were close together but Kim Jung Hyun showed a disapproval.

Ahead of the last four episodes, Kim Jung Hyun quit Korean drama Time and vacuumed for 11 months. Fans also found Kim Jung Hyun doing method acting for Korean drama Time.

Method acting is an acting technique in which actors display expressive emotions and often involve the real world in order to explore their roles.

Kim Jung Hyun plays a restaurant CEO named so Ho who is seriously ill. This 'dark' character makes Kim Jung Hyun have eating and sleeping disorders.

Acting

Actor Kim Jung Hyun is counted as a new actor. She began her acting career through the Korean drama Jealously Incarnate in 2016.

Later, she starred in Korean dramas such as The Rebel and Binggoo until she got the main character in drakor School 2017. Thanks to her acting as a troubled student, Kim Jung Hyun received critical acclaim and she received a 54th Baeksang Arts Awards nomination.

Not stopping from there, Kim Jung Hyun stole the audience's attention through Welcome to Waikiki for her witty acting.

Until finally she starred in the Korean drama Time in 2018. Her career was also in the spotlight as she starred in 10 Korean films and dramas within two years, which could have affected Kim Jung Hyun's health.

Co-Stars

Her Korean time co-star Seohyun also received attention. Citing SBS, a source said actor Kim Jung Hyun was very sensitive to his co-stars.

This action makes her co-star often cry on the set. Highlighting Seohyun's interview with MyDaily in 2018, Seohyun denied rumors of not getting along with Kim Jung Hyun.

"As a fellow actor, my heart hurts. While it's important to see the project to the end, first of all we're just ordinary human beings." Seohyun also mentioned that Cheon so Ho (Kim Jung Hyun's character) was a well-shot character.

Due to this news, Kim Jung Hyun and Seohyun became social media conversations. Kim Jung Hyun has also not given an official statement on the issue.