Actor Zo In-sung was caught up in a sudden wave of politically charged comment attacks.
Recently, Zo In-sung's SNS account was flooded with out-of-place comments complaining about the exchange rate. "Talk about the exchange rate again", "All celebrities are leftists" and similar comments mentioning political leanings poured in.
The controversy was sparked by a part in which Zo In-sung, appearing on MBC's 'Questions from Sohn Seok-hee' broadcast on the 4th of last month, mentioned the exchange rate during filming. At the time, Zo In-sung appeared as a guest with director Ryu Seung-wan on the broadcast and talked about the film "Humint" they worked on together.
Coincidentally, the 12.3 emergency martial law incident occurred while overseas locations were being scouted for the filming of "Humint." As a result, the exchange rate suddenly surged at the time, and the production costs for "Humint," which was shooting abroad, also rose sharply. Director Ryu Seung-wan talked about this, and Zo In-sung also agreed. As the exchange rate recently surged, far-right-leaning internet users who discovered this belatedly are flooding Zo In-sung's recent SNS posts with abusive comments.
Among the abusive comments, the majority mocked Zo In-sung's remarks with lines such as "Because the exchange rate is like this now, filming has all been called off, right?", "At this exchange rate, shouldn't we emigrate?", and "What to do, now that the exchange rate has risen you won't be able to go on location shoots." Eventually, personal attacks also appeared, saying "Say something neutral" and "If you don't know, you should learn."
Conversely, some responses defending Zo In-sung were considerable, saying "Don't pay attention to the malicious comments", "Seeing the far-right units rush in is actually a badge of honor. Zo In-sung seems to have lived a good life", and "After seeing the comment chaos, I realized he was more admirable than I thought."
Zo In-sung's most recent SNS post was published on the 20th of last month. He has not responded to the comments. However, he has continued his daily life, posting photos of merchandise of his favorite Korea Professional Baseball team Hanwha Eagles on his ephemeral story, adding amusement with a cool response that seems unconcerned by the abusive comments.
In addition to Ryu Seung-wan's "Humint," which recently opened, Zo In-sung is scheduled to meet audiences again with Na Hong-jin's "Hope." Regardless of the abusive comments, Zo In-sung's busy streak is expected to continue.
[photo] OSEN DB, source: SNS.
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