“River where the moon rises” has to cancel filming due to the scandal, KBS has reportedly made its decision to drop Ji Soo as the lead actor
The latest episode of ‘River where the moon rises’ has been canceled by KBS, the crew has decided to replace Jisoo
After actor Ji Soo posted a letter of apology for bullying his friends in the past, the schedule of “River where the moon rises” was canceled. Specifically, the filming schedule on March 4 of the movie was canceled by KBS. This information was shared by a member of the crew. This person also said that KBS is discussing whether to continue filming the drama or not.
“River where the moon rises” faced a boycott of the audience due to the male lead’s scandal, although the film has received good feedback from the audience. The drama has just aired 6 out of its 20 episodes so far, the scripts are completed up until episode 18, and Ji Soo has already filmed 95% of his parts up to that point. This left the crew in a difficult situation. KBS received a petition to kick Ji Soo out of the movie with 5,000 signatures.
Faced with an unfavorable situation, KBS has decided to drop Ji Soo as the lead actor. They are planning to find another actor to replace Ji Soo.
In addition, the crew is also considering whether to show the previously filmed videos of Ji Soo, how long it will take to show, or when to bring in the new actor to replace Ji Soo. Measures to deal with future damages are still being discussed.
In response to News1’s article, KBS said that they will make an official announcement regarding Kim Ji Soo on March 5.
Korean OTT platforms such as TVing, WaveV, Naver TV, YouTube … are gradually removing Kim Ji Soo-related works.
Previously, in the apology letter, Ji Soo also apologized to the crew. He wrote: “I am pained for causing an enormous amount of damage to the broadcasters, production crew, actors, and the drama because of my fault. I sincerely hope that no more damage will be put on the drama because of me. I sincerely apologize to all those that have been hurt by me.”
Earlier, Ji Soo was accused of school violence and bullying in a lengthy post made by one netizen. The victim (known as A) claimed to be a middle school classmate with Ji Soo from 2006 to 2008. This person was often beaten and cursed by Ji Soo and his friends. After the post, many other netizens self-proclaimed old friends of Ji Soo accused the actor of not only committing school violence but also sexually abusing other schoolgirls. KeyEast later released an official statement attempting to verify the truth.
Sources: ione
