Social media suddenly became excited again with an old photo of Jung Hae In when attending an awards event. The portrait showed when the actor came to the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards on May 3, 2018. It seems that moment became the "darkest" memory for the star of the drama " Love Next Door ".
At that time, Hae In was still a young star who had just caught the attention. A photo taken at the end of an awards show made her the center of criticism. Specifically, the photo showed Hae In standing in the middle, front row for a photo with filmmakers.
This was considered a serious mistake in the Korean entertainment industry, as the front row center position is usually reserved for artists who have won the Daesang (the most prestigious award at the event) or the Best Actor/Actress award. At that time, Hae In had not even won the Best New Actor award.
He only received the Most Popular Actor award, a category voted by fans. Meanwhile, his opponent in this category, Bae Suzy , who is much more famous and also a host, stood quietly in the back row. Because of this incident, Hae In received sharp criticism from the public.
Many netizens even labeled Hae In with various harsh comments, such as "disrespecting seniors" and "eager to be the center of attention". As the controversy escalated, a journalist from a local media outlet tried to calm the public outcry, exonerating Hae In from the controversy.
The journalist claimed that Hae In was, in fact, polite and respectful to her seniors and did not compete for the position. The seating and standing arrangements were determined based on factors such as height and the number of male and female participants.
Hae In was simply following the staff's instructions regarding her position. A staff member who was present at the event also defended himself. "He was about to leave because he didn't know there would be a group photo. When he found out, he waited on stage for the seniors to come and bowed to them.
Since he's a rookie, he didn't know where to stand. The seniors who came later didn't know anyone either, so everything got messy. He most likely ended up in the middle by accident. We are very sorry that this turned into a malicious scandal," he said.
More than three weeks after the incident, Hae In finally spoke up in an interview. She explained, "I really wanted to run away. I would be grateful if people could understand the situation, but it became too serious.
I think it was a valuable lesson and experience to help me handle my work better in the future." For more than a decade in the entertainment industry, Hae In has rarely been involved in scandals, which made the "center position" photo the darkest stain on his career.
Fortunately, he managed to regain public support and achieved great success in his acting career with major works in films and television such as "Love Next Door", " DP ", " Snowdrop ", " I, the Executioner ", and more.
One proof of Hae In's success was when he managed to bring home two trophies at the 2024 Blue Dragon Awards held on November 29, 2024. Hae In received trophies for the Popular Star Award and Best Supporting Actor categories.
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