JAKARTA - Park Sung Hoon reportedly left the drama production with Yoona SNSD, The Tyrant's Chef. Park Sung Hoon's departure was the result of his controversy uploading a poster of the Japanese adult film version of the Squid Game parody on his social media account some time ago.
The news of Park Sung Hoon's departure from the drama was first revealed by local media OSEN, on January 11, 2025. This news was finally responded to by the production of the drama, namely Studio Dragon.
It is true that Park Sung Hoon chose to leave the drama The Tyrant's Chef. This decision was taken after they had a joint discussion between the studio, Park Sung Hoon, and his agency.
"After a lot of discussions, the production team and actor Park Sung Hoon have made the decision that it will be difficult for him to continue this project together," the drama production statement said, quoted from Soompi, on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Studio Dragon also said Park Sung Hoon and his agency had apologized for the decision to withdraw from the drama, because of the situation that did not support them to work together.
In connection with the recent incident, the actors and their agencies have discussed various situations carefully. After the discussion, the production team and Park Sung Hoon decided to continue their respective paths," he explained.
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Apart from the drama production side, Park Sung Hoon's agency, BH Entertainment also confirmed the departure of the actor from The Tyrant's Chef.
"It's true that Park Sung Hoon left The Tyrant's Chef," the agency said.
As is known, Park Sung Hoon previously drew the spotlight after successfully playing the character of a transgender woman named Cho Hyun Ju in Squid Game 2. However, in the midst of his popularity, he uploaded a poster of an adult Japanese film, which parodied the story of Squid Game.
Although in a short time the post was immediately deleted, the screenshot has been widely circulated on social media. This eventually made the actor draw strong criticism from netizens, although the agency has confirmed that the post occurred because of an accident.
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