Actor Jung Woosung's side said the viral allegations that praise for his acting flooded some communities are unfounded.
On the 14th, Jung Woosung's agency Artist Company told OSEN, "(Regarding the viral allegations) they are completely unfounded," issuing an official statement.
Earlier, Jung Woosung played prosecutor Jang Geon-young in the Disney+ original series Made In Korea, and immediately after its release some viewers mentioned exaggerated gestures and hearty laughter, expressing mixed reactions. Some said, "It feels somewhat awkward and forced" and "It feels like acting that breaks immersion," but other viewers responded, "It seems like an intentional setting that fits the character" and "It is understandable when you look at Jang Geon-young's narrative."
Meanwhile, on some mom cafés and other online communities, various posts praising or defending Jung Woosung's acting in Made In Korea were posted, and netizens who saw them raised suspicions of organized public opinion manipulation and viral activity for reasons such as "the format and posting dates of those posts are the same."
However, a representative of Jung Woosung's agency clearly drew the line by issuing an official statement saying, "Unfounded," expressing embarrassment.
Meanwhile, the new Disney+ series Made In Korea depicts Korea in the 1970s, when turmoil and leap coexist, and tells the story of company man Baek Ki-tae (Hyunbin) who seeks to make the nation a revenue model to rise to the pinnacle of wealth and power, and prosecutor Jang Geon-young (Jung Woosung) who doggedly pursues him to the brink, facing monumental events that span the era. The final episode of season 1 is released today (the 14th).
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