Actor Jang Dong-yoon faced allegations of deceiving fans related to crowdfunding for Nuruok, but the production costs for Nuruok have been confirmed to be 100% paid by Jang Dong-yoon out of his own pocket.
According to OSEN reporting on the 26th, the film Nuruok was produced with 100% of the director Jang Dong-yoon's personal funds.
In this regard, a film industry source told OSEN, "The funding was done after the film was completed for GV-related merchandise production costs and for a signing event," and "The film production costs were 100% paid by director Jang Dong-yoon personally. The film was not produced with fans' money at all."
Earlier, the marriage news of Jang Dong-yoon and Kim Seung-yoon was reported exclusively by OSEN on the 25th. The two plan to hold a quiet ceremony in October with only family from both sides invited after a long period of dating.
On the same day, Jang Dong-yoon wrote a handwritten letter and announced that he would marry Kim Seung-yoon, whom he met as director and actor in films he directed, including Become My Ears and Nuruok.
However, after Jang Dong-yoon's marriage announcement, it became known online that Nuruok, Jang Dong-yoon's first feature directorial work starring Kim Seung-yoon, conducted crowdfunding for about one month from November to December last year ahead of its release, and that the amount raised at the time was about 26,350,000 won.
In particular, those who contributed 100,000 won or more to the funding were reportedly given Nuruok GV invitation tickets and opportunities to participate in director Jang Dong-yoon's autograph signing, leading to reactions that fans had effectively served as stand-ins for the couple's collaborated work.
However, some argued that the couple's private relationship and the film crowdfunding should be seen as separate issues. In particular, since a film industry source stated that Nuruok's production costs were 100% paid by Jang Dong-yoon personally, fans' reactions are expected to be mixed.
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