'Single's Inferno4' cast member Guk Dong-ho was swept up in school violence allegations following gay rumors. He addressed the gay rumors and denied the school violence allegations, but they have not been fully resolved, so the outcome is drawing attention.
Single's Inferno, in which Guk Dong-ho appeared, aired on Netflix from Jan. 14 to Feb. 11 last year, running for about a month. In the finale, four couples formed: Guk Dong-ho and Kim Alin, Ahn Jong-hoon and Kim Hye-jin, Kim Tae-hwan and Bae Ji-yeon, and Yuk Jun-seo and Lee Si-an, but no so-called "real-life couple" continued dating publicly.
Because Single's Inferno4 ended amid criticism that it was promotional appearances by influencers, attention on the cast continued. While Yuk Jun-seo and others gained attention by appearing on MBC's Omniscient Interfering View, Guk Dong-ho has been at the center of negative issues.
First are the gay rumors. After Single's Inferno4 ended, Guk Dong-ho appeared on cast member Park Haelin's YouTube channel, "What Haelin?" and revealed behind-the-scenes stories from filming. At the time, in response to Park Haelin's question that "maybe the gay rumors caused them not to choose me," Guk Dong-ho said, "I need to say this clearly. I'll speak freely here," and gave his position.
Guk Dong-ho explained, "To put it plainly, I am truly a definite heterosexual. I mean it. So it's not that I didn't choose Haerin because of that," and added, "I wasn't angry and I wanted to make clear what kind of person I am."
One year and three months after the gay rumors, on May 4, 2026, allegations of school violence surfaced. A, who identified himself as the head lawyer of a victim-specialized law firm, posted on his social media that he had been bullied by school gang members during his school days and publicly named the person who tormented him in school as Guk Dong-ho. A targeted Guk Dong-ho, saying Guk Dong-ho's girlfriend had friends bully him.
Guk Dong-ho's agency said it would ascertain the truth based on objective evidence and stated, "Guk Dong-ho underwent a rigorous pre-screening process even when appearing on a well-known entertainment program, and our internal investigation confirmed there was absolutely no participation in the violent acts or the so-called 'exercise of power during school days' mentioned in the post." The agency added that A used his social status as a legal expert to spread unverified claims to the public and that the agency would correct the record through formal legal procedures.
Guk Dong-ho also insisted that the events A alleged never occurred and said he felt wronged. He questioned A's motives, saying, "That logic is not based on fact; it frames the argument by assuming the other person will not remember, setting the conclusion in advance and developing the logic," and noted that A's claims consistently end up serving as promotion for the law firm.
After gay rumors, Guk Dong-ho has now been hit with school violence allegations. Whether this is a smear campaign of falsehoods against him, as he claims—an "eok-kka"—or a victim's call for "truth finding" about events the accused does not remember, is expected to be revealed through their truth-seeking contest.
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