The Park Shi Hoo case, seemingly in limbo for the past month and a half since the police submitted their investigation summary to the prosecutor’s office with a recommendation to indict Park Shi Hoo for rape, injuries stemming from rape, and quasi-rape, has reached a sudden and definitive ending. Alleged victim A has just dropped her complaint against Park Shi Hoo and K. With the complainant unwilling to pursue the charges and provide testimony, the prosecutor has also dropped all charges against both Park Shi Hoo and K. The media is writing that there is no information available as to whether Park Shi Hoo and A settled quietly, but in all likelihood the two parties reached a financial settlement because all counterclaims are also in the process of being dropped. Is anyone surprised by this outcome? I’m actually surprised it took so long for the two sides to reach a settlement and all charges dropped. If the two sides could have settled earlier, perhaps Park Shi Hoo’s career wouldn’t have taken such a devastating blow. Whether or not the allegations are true will never be determined now. Park Shi Hoo’s fans will obviously take this as a victory on all fronts, sticking with the story that their oppa is innocent and they always believed him and that slut A dropped her charges because she got paid off as she wanted all along. Others who believe a rape did happen that night won’t take this as an exoneration of Park Shi Hoo’s guilt, but will instead be a sad validation that the rich and famous can buy their freedom at the price of a pretty penny. I’m relieved this ordeal has ended for both sides, in the end it was an alleged crime that impacted only one alleged victim, and if that alleged victim wants to drop the charges for whatever reason, who am I to care on her behalf? I do have my final opinion on this all – I don’t think I will ever be able to watch a Park Shi Hoo drama or movie again. In my mind, he’s sleazy for sleeping with a young inebriated girl that night whether or not it was forced or consensual. He should have known better by virtue of his age and experience, and I’m not keen on wasting my limited drama viewing time on an actor that fairly exudes douchebaggery in my eyes.
I doubt A will ever enter the entertainment industry after this matter dies down. Her name and face is plastered everywhere online and Korean starlets are required to have either a girl-next-door image or quirky ingenue. She’s been painted as an aspiring fame whore and/or gold digger with a body made for sin (not my words, mind you) so her idol career is probably kaput before it’s even taken off. As for Park Shi Hoo, I must say he has some…..dedicated fans, who have stuck with him through this experience and may have never wavered about his innocence. Even those who think he did it, when enough time has passed he’ll be back on the screen and viewers will grow to accept him again. I may as well, one never knows, and frankly he’s just an actor whose job is to act and who am I to pass judgment on whether he’s “qualified” to resume his acting career. Criminals who have paid their dues (served time, paid a fine, settled with the alleged victims) have resumed their lives and ought to have such a right. I think this matter died a slow death long before news of this settlement broke and its with a disenchanted heart that I conclude my coverage of this sordid tale of a one night stand gone wrong.
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WHUT!!! Is this for real???
What a sad state of affairs for S. Koreans and women in general!
I am no longer eager to watch his dramas unlike before :(
Totally agree. I am sure this woman had had enough, that a settlement became easier to bear than the protracted hell of a jury trial. And her career will definitely, definitely never happen - frankly, she should probably move to another country at this point, one where she can be at peace from crazed fans whose zeal is only surpassed by a jaw-dropping lack of judgment.
I also agree that I will never be able to watch Park Shi Hoo again - I can't look at him without thinking of a total sleazeball who slept with a drunk, vulnerable woman young enough to be his daughter, and who then relied on his money and his mommy (and three teams of lawyers) to get him out of it.
What bullshit! I think these two 20 year olds thought they could wrangle some money from a famous actor. I think that's sleazy. It was that bitch's behavior for becoming drunk whose fault it was. Why did she even get involved with an older guy?
Park Shi Hoo's career will suffer and he is too old to have time for recovering. As for the girl, going out getting drunk luring a man then claimed rape, a young girl who can strip off her clothes easily cannot be trusted. I am sure she is paid handsomely from both ParkShiHoo and his enemy so she doesn't need an acting career.
I think you are judging her too harshly. As for me I was never a real fan of PSH and this case didn't change much. I never was able to make a final judgement about who's the victim, and I think that no one will really know only those involved do, and maybe the reality is even more complicated than that, with alcohol involved and all. With that being said, I'd have to agree with koala that what that case really showed, is PSH's poor judgement. Even if its consensual, having a one night stand with a girl he just met who's about a decade and a half his junior doesn't say much about him. Whether it was rape or not, we know he will not risk such a thing again. As for the girl, I don't think she'll have a future in Skorea thats for sure. I think one thing both parties would agree on is to hope that case is forgotten fast from people's memories :P
Im sorry but 1 bottle of soju cant get three people drunk so i beleive the girl is a liar. If any of you women assume that every cry of rape is real, wake up and smell the gold diggers.
Well, I totally agree with you that finally the ordeal has ended for both sides.
Thanks for recaping the drama till the end :-)
If "A" drops all charges.... and she is the victim here... what´s wrong with here! where is justice in this! is sad that money resolve it all!
If "A" drops all charges... and she was a liar! damn you! park shi hoo reputation is tammed forever!
In my opinion either he is guilty or not is not the case! i´ve never understood WHY this girl!! of all the girls in the world that will sleep with him gladly!!! you have to choose this girl... drunk and in love with your friend, and above all, a girl you just met! i cannot believe it! the magnitud of his stupidy! really! mans!!! they all think with the "other" head! never believe him his story of love! please!!!!!!!! just tell that you just want to habe sex with her! period!
The bitch dropped the charges because she got some money. Not because she was wronged. I think she planned in the first place and it went overboard! First of all, she was sleazy enough to go after the actor and make him believe she was interested in him. Probably thought herself lucky and he was stupid enough to fall for it.
I would not be surprise if he paid a big sum of money to get out of this...but whatever, the world is very fair, if he doesn't pay for the consequences now, he'll pay it sooner or later. So who's next in line to get charge?
no worries, there is always cause and effect to everything we do. karma, karma, karma
+1
his acting career is basically over..so. Justice may not be fully served, but life aint gonna be easy for him... from here on out.
There was no like botton for me to press :P but really like what you said!! Who ever is the victim will get their justice in the long run. I I believe in that ;)
How can someone take a side when no one knows the truth?? They all made big mistakes that night, and I am sad that the truth is not revealed, but that's it, I am still going to watch my favorite korean drama - Family's honor - any time I'm in the right mood.
I agree Irene. They mutually chose not to have a judge and jury decide what happened. Who knows what really happened other than them? Did he commit a crime? Did she try to scam him? I'm not going to pretend to be a judge or juror. They resolved it. Move on.
As expected with money and power.
Seriously. I don´t understand how an investigation on a violent crime can just be dropped even if the plaintiff drops their charges (if their complaint has not been proven wrong).
Thank you for finding the perfect words for this mess once again. I am relieved that it is ending and sad about it all still.
Boy it was hard keeping quiet through all the insane comments coming in.
At the end of the day, PSH slept with a girl. And then it all went wrong.
My conclusion- even as a foreign fan I find it hard to stomach any of his dramas now.
Also,it's not only his career but any of his future ? relationships ? future one night stands is just too much to even contemplate at this point. He's definitely not going to end up in a relationship with a female celebrity after this. His reputation will rub off on her. Maybe. Or not.
Either way, thank goodness it's OVER. I never want to read about this ever again.
I belived him bsc i had been met same woman..who make it for money and famous...