Park Sung Hoon AV Controversy Eventually Leaves Next Project <Tyrant Chef>, Reasons for Mixed Public Reactions (+ Who is the New Male Lead?)

Actor Park Sung-hoon has been caught up in controversy over a post he made on social media and has ended up leaving the highly anticipated tvN drama <The Tyrant's Chef>.

The public's reaction to the news of his departure from the next project is still mixed, and interest in the new male lead is also hot.

1. Park Sung-hoon, SNS AV controversy aftermath

On December 30, 2024, Park Sung Hoon caused controversy by accidentally uploading a Japanese adult film cover parodying 'Squid Game' on his SNS account. The post was quickly deleted, but not before tens of thousands of followers had already seen the scene.

The agency released an official statement saying, "The upload was made by mistake while checking DMs," and "the actor himself was shocked and is deeply reflecting."

However, the public criticism did not easily subside, and as a result, the script reading schedule for tvN's highly anticipated drama <The Tyrant's Chef> was also canceled.

2. Park Sung-hoon, tearful apology statement revealed

Park Sung-hoon later personally expressed his apology in an interview. Unable to hold back his emotions, he shed tears and said:

He continued, "I fully feel the seriousness of this situation, and I will continue my acting career with a heavy heart, being careful with my words and actions so that similar mistakes do not occur in the future. No matter what the excuse, I am the one who did wrong, so I hope you only criticize me," and apologized repeatedly.

3. Reasons for mixed public reactions

Public reaction was broadly divided into two.

4. Who is the new male protagonist?

As news of Park Sung Hoon's departure spread, fans are showing interest in who the new male lead will be. Some communities are mentioning the names of currently popular male actors and speculating. The production team also said that they are cautiously discussing replacing the actor.

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The news of Park Sung Hoon's departure left fans with great regret, but on the other hand, there are also positive reactions evaluating the careful decision of the production team. Attention is being paid to which male actor the drama <Tyrant Chef> will cast as the lead and create new expectations.