K-actress Seo Ye Ji Sues Malicious Commenters Including Former Staff Member and Returns to Television as Guest in TV Chosun Variety Show
Has it been four years already, since March 2021 when the scandal broke in K-ent involving Seo Ye Ji, Kim Jung Hyun, and the production of the MBC K-drama Time. To recap, it was revealed that Seo Ye Ji and Kim Jung Hyun dated in real life, and that period intersected with his leading man turn in Time, during which he was a jackass on the set especially towards female lead Seohyun, culminating in the most awkward drama press conference of all time where he was as stiff as an Eastern Island statue and trying to avoid Seohyun as if she had the plague. Text messages were leaked that showed Seo Ye Ji being a controlling girlfriend and Kim Jung Hyun basically her simp boyfriend as she ordered him to stay away from women around him and do as she asked. Nothing about this scandal was morally wrong to any third party as it showed a highly dysfunctional relationship, other than it did impacted the production of Time and the people who worked on that. Seo Ye Ji was cancelled and Kim Jung Hyun also never recovered his leading man in prime time dramas career. She’s returned two years ago with the drama Eve and last year signed with a new agency. This week her agency revealed that she’s sued online commenters for spreading malicious comments about her and it includes a former agency staff member. Netizens assume it’s a former staff member of Kim Soo Hyun’s agency Gold Medalist since that was her former agency, which aligns with an unsubstantiated claim revealed during the Kim Sae Ron scandal the past two months that GM would engage in coordinate efforts for online attacks as needed and it included towards own agency star Seo Ye Ji. She’s definitely trying to move on as she’s been back on the small screen already as a guest in the mukbang eating variety show Huh Young Man’s Food Travel airing on TV Chosun.
Happy to here, Seo Ye Ji AND Kim Jung Kyun are excellent actors, hope to see both of them showcase their skills in the future. Their ‘bad behaviour’ doesn’t compare to that of some brilliant Western actors who very few would think of cancelling/boycotting.
EVEN though KJK clearly had a lot going on, was very unprofessional on the Time production set, treated his costars and co-workers badly, his performance was still the best in it.
Hear, not here!!!
Happy to hear, Seo Ye Ji AND Kim Jung Kyun are excellent actors, hope to see both of them showcase their skills in the future. Their ‘bad behaviour’ doesn’t compare to that of some brilliant Western actors who very few would think of cancelling/boycotting.
EVEN though KJK clearly had a lot going on, was very unprofessional on the Time production set, treated his costars and co-workers badly, his performance was still the best in it.
No need to drag more names into Kim Soo Hyun scandal. Just leave Seo Ye Ji to her career.
I feel many will somehow get dragged in somehow though. Kind of inevitable. No need to fret about it. Scandals ebb and flow that way. Does not mean anything. Just rumors and hearsay.
I heard that during the scandal even kim junghyun offered to help clear up the issue to seo yeji’s scandal but it was blocked by her former agency. They said it was to cover up some issues kim soohyun had at that time. I wonder if it’s really true
Well… I am glad Seo Ye Ji’s can move on from this..and allow public to watch her in another perspective in variety shows.
Wow…
I was always somewhat skeptical about the whole scandal. How did her text messages get leaked? Who leaked them? And apparently it was discovered later that it was taken out of context because her text was in reply to his demands of her to “stop kissing onscreen” as well? It was a lover’s tiff but somehow it was played out and she took the fall for it. It was just really odd for the text messages to be leaked like that? I thought it was his side that leaked it but now with the claim that she was used to divert attention from KSH’s issues during that time, it makes sense too.
That is pretty messed up if true.
Seems like both of them shouldn’t be actors if they can’t be professional about romantic scenes lmao.
That said, I don’t know about her text messages being “taken out of context”. I’m sorry, but I just don’t see how these texts can mean anything else other than her being unprofessional and a manipulative, dominating type of partner:
Seo Ye Ji: Kim Stiff. Take out all of the physical contact.
Kim Jung Hyun: Of course.
Seo Ye Ji: Why aren’t you telling me how you did today?
Kim Jung Hyun: Today I didn’t greet a female staff member. I was really stiff with other people.
Kim Jung Hyun: I made it clear to Director Jang again that I won’t do romance.
Seo Ye Ji: haha okay. Keep behaving stiffly.
Kim Jung Hyun: The script for episode 9 is complete, but I think it will need to be modified entirely.
Seo Ye Ji: Do a good job with the modifications.
Seo Ye Ji: Be stiff no matter what you do. Make sure everything is modified well. Physical contact is a no-no.
Kim Jung Hyun: Of course. Kim Stiff!
Seo Ye Ji: Are you managing your actions well?
Kim Jung Hyun: Of course. The teaser is being done by a female assistant director, and I’m acting stiff.
Kim Jung Hyun: I didn’t even make eye contact with females.
Seo Ye Ji: Modify everything well so there is no romance and no physical contact.
Kim Jung Hyun: Seo Joo Hyun (Seohyun’s real name) is currently filming, so just us guys are talking right now.
Kim Jung Hyun: I just asked Director Jang to completely remove the romance. I said it logically.
Seo Ye Ji: How did you greet [the staff]?
Kim Jung Hyun: I didn’t greet them all. (sends a video taken on set)
Seo Ye Ji: It’s right for you to not greet [the staff].
Seo Ye Ji: If they greet you first, you just have to respond stiffly.
Seo Ye Ji: I’m in a bad mood right now. Send me a video of the current situation.
Kim Jung Hyun: (sends a video taken on set)
Seo Ye Ji: It seems that the video you sent me was not taken on set?
Kim Jung Hyun: It is on set. It is inside the studio.
Kim Jung Hyun: I’m continuously looking at my script. I’m not doing anything else.
Seo Ye Ji: Make sure changes are made so there is no romance.
Seo Ye Ji: You are happy thanks to me, right? So you should make me happier.
Kim Jung Hyun: I’m going to look at my script.
Seo Ye Ji: Okay. Get it modified well. Physical contact, romance, no-no.
Kim Jung Hyun: Of course.
The whole “Kim Stiff” thing is just crazy. And Seo Ye Ji saying saying, “You are happy thanks to me, right? So you should make me happier.” is textbook manipulative behavior. She really just seems like a whole-ahh weirdo
Of course, she didn’t commit anything illegal, so I won’t judge other people if they still want to watch her work, but I personally wouldn’t support her. Each to their own
Too bad because I liked her in Hwarang and Lawless Lawyer
First thing to ask: Are these texts authentic?
Another question: Can agency staff easily access celebs’ cell phones?
I also like her in lawless lawyers. She was more impressive than Kim Soo Hyun in It’s Ok to Not Be Ok, and I was harassed by KSH rabid fans when I said so before KSH’s scandals LOL. (I’m so happy to see these fans humiliated thanks to their idol’s downfall.) SYJ is an acting talent. I don’t want to wrong her or see her being cancelled due to unverified rumors.
1. Based on none of the sides denied this text-messages, and both commented about them (SYJ’s agency said there’s another context of messages, KJH said despite these messages SYJ has nothing to do with his drama’s filming problems, and it’s only his responsibility), I think answer is yes, these texts are authentic.
@Ryuk
Seems like you got a lot of time on your hands to post the supposed text exchange. Nope, SYJ paid the price and a hefty one at that so she is appearing as the host for Episode 2 on SNL Korea. Not to mention she is the brand ambassador for Nick and Nicole and Sublime her agency are backing her 100% with legal action against malicious commentators. Furthermore, Koala should do her research before plotting out her article because there is some misinformation. For example it was not March 2021 it was April 2021 wehn everything went pearshaped. And Eve premiered in 2022 so it wasn’t 2 years it was just a year. So before you all start swinging from the rafters I told you it was lies and rumours over the last 4 years that SYJ was the basis of all the hate and anti sentiment thrown her way and I sure did get berated, mocked and teased but I perserved on this bog of a blog. However, now in 2025 all the chickens in fact the entire barnyard are all coming home to roost. Bullying claims, education blah blah blah was proven to be lies perpetuated by an alleged ex employee of Gold Medalist. Where’s the ex KJH now? Oh he’s no longer with his agency and haven’t read anything to date but my girl is living life to the fullest with the support and care of her fans and agency. And @Ryuk, If she is a weirdo then go cry a river on her IG page with her 2 million followers. I’m sure you’ll find a nice cosy spot there to rest your weary angry head.PS: BTW Koala didn’t want to name the agency ‘Sublime’ in her article but I have incase she’s conveniently forgotten. Peace and mungbeans be with you all!
Yeah @Ryuk I do admit that it sounded manipulative and obsessive when it came out. But I still do question how it leaked? She most certainly wouldn’t have leaked it? I thought it was his side but now that GM has been dragged into the arena, I am not so sure now. Hopefully it will all come to light now that she’s with another agency and they seem quite intent on getting to the bottom of it. She’s moved on now and back in the entertainment scene. I believe she apologized for all the drama that occurred as a result of the leak and stepped away for a bit before returning to the small screen with Eve.
It’s actually really good timing for her to make a comeback like this. All eyes are on KSH and GM and it’s been a while since her ‘scandal’. She also seems to go for a whole other public persona this time. The pictures show a warm bubbly sweet girl-next-door type, which is more personable than her former cold beautiful elegant rich queen type. I wish her good luck, if male celebrities with worse scandal can make a comeback, I think she should have a chance at it too.
LOL. How she manipulated her ex beau or the other way around is her business, nothing to do with her performance on public stages and screen. She has been looking pretty professional as an actress on screen so far. Did she commit a fishy crime as KSH? Why do some people still have qualms about her as an actress? How she treated her ex and how her ex treated her is none of your business, busybodies! It’s comical that people always have a lot more to say about celebs’ private lives than drama critiques. I can’t help wondering if people may be more interested in celebs’ gossips than reel dramas. Look at the numbers of comments on scandal blogs and how more actively some visitors participated in speculations of any juicy stories of celebs compared with those focused on drama discussions LMAO. These ppl always have more things to say about celebs’ personal lives off screen than their dramas on screen. They are real-life drama fans, not drama fans. LOL. And, Koala surely knows how to increase traffic. Hahahaha
To those of you that I sent leggo blocks to build a bridge to get over it when you kept whinging on about SYJ the last 4 years; can I please get them back?