Actor Ji Chang Wook has apologized for “indoor smoking.”
On the 11th of February, Ji Chang Wook’s agency, Spring Company, apologized in an official statement to the press.
This happened after a making of video was published by JTBC for its “Welcome to Samdal-ri” drama, fans noticed that Ji Chang Wook was holding an electronic cigarette in an indoor set where actors and staff were present. This led to a controversy regarding Ji Chang Wook’s indoor smoking issue.
Since smoking or vaping indoors is prohibited in Korea aside from designated smoking areas, the footage went viral and caused a lot of backlash for the actor. There were also some netizens bringing up the topic of him smoking in front of the PD during filming rehearsals.
The video has since edited out the portion where Ji Chang Wook was seen smoking.
Here is the official apology from Ji Chang Wook’s agency!
Hello, this is Spring Company.
We apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable due to the actions of actor Ji Chang Wook in the drama-making content released on January 26th.
In the making content, there was a scene where Ji Chang Wook used an electronic cigarette indoors. We apologize to those who saw it as an inappropriate scene and caused discomfort.
Ji Chang Wook himself acknowledges that his behavior was inappropriate and feels sorry for disappointing many people. We deeply apologize once again to those who watched the content, the staff and actors on set, and the viewers who loved the work.
We will pay special attention to ensure that such inappropriate behavior does not happen again. Once again, we sincerely apologize for causing concern to many people through this incident.
Thank you for reading this long message.
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