BAD BLOOD BETWEEN ACTOR KIM JUNG HYUN, ACTRESS SEOHYUN and SEO YEJI

The drama of Kim Jung Hyun who is reluctant to do a romantic scene in the Korean drama The Time with Seohyun is getting spicier. Recently, Dispatch released news related to Kim Jung Hyun by dragging the name of the famous South Korean actress, Seo Ye Ji. Following news articles stating that he is reportedly dating actress Seo Ji-hye, “Crash Landing on You” and “Mr. Queen” star Kim Jung-hyun is facing bad press in South Korea after it was revealed he is in conflict with his agency O& Entertainment over the validity period of his exclusive contract.

In August 2018, Kim Jung-hyun stepped down from his lead role in the drama “Time” due to health reasons such as eating and sleep disorders, and went on hiatus for 11 months. He and Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun were the main stars of the drama. In a video clip of the press conference circulating on YouTube, Kim Jung-hyun and Seohyun were standing side by side to pose for the media and she tried to link her arm with him for the photo but he refused.

Kim Jung-hyun was expressionless at the event and when the four main stars of the drama finished posing for the press, he left the stage immediately to go to his seat, leaving his three co-stars.

At the time, he was criticized for his rude behavior but told the media at the event that “it is for my role,” the Korea Times reported in 2018.

The actress who skyrocketed after starring in the Korean drama It's Okay Not To Be Okay with Kim Soo Hyun was revealed by Dispatch to have been the mastermind behind Kim Jung Hyun's mean manner toward Seohyun. The SBS news story also added that Kim Jung-hyun’s change in attitude during the “Time” filming was because of his girlfriend, who was an actress at the time.

According to an exclusive report from Dispatch, they were able to obtain the original script for the Korean drama The Time and text messages between Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Ye Ji. Kim Jung Hyun is the male lead in the Korean drama The Time, who is supposed to act in a romantic manner. However, he avoided physical contact with Seohyun as much as he could, and he also demanded that the script be revised on the pretext of being too exaggerated. In addition, he also complained about eating disorders, and the production team for drama The Time had no choice but to listen to his alibi.

Unmitigated, Dispatch revealed that there were approximately 13 missing skinship scenes, and revealed the fact that Seo Ye Ji was the one who ordered Kim Jung Hyun to reject the skinship scene.

The first incident where the skinship scene was lost was during episode 5 at 48:45, when Sooho (Kim Jung Hyun's character) confessed that he wanted to die, and Jihyun (Seohyun's character) ran towards him, trying to stop him from jumping.

Meanwhile, Seo Hyun grabbed Kim Jung Hyun when they both fell, they lay apart while touching

However, The Time's original script indicated that Seohyun and Kim Jung Hyun should have been cuddling on the floor.

The scene never happened, and it was because Kim Jung Hyun didn't want to make a melodrama film, instead, Dispatch revealed that Kim Jung Hyun was actually loyal to real-life melodrama with Seo Ye Ji.

Dispatch was able to get the entire script of The Time, they analyzed and compared the script with the drama that was actually aired. From episodes 5 to 12, there are 13 missing skinship scenes that were in the script, but not on broadcast. It is revealed the reason why Kim Jung Hyun refused to touch Seohyun.

According to an exclusive SBS report on April 11, a “Time” staff in-charge of Seohyun said, “Seohyun cried a lot on the set.”

The staff member said Kim Jung-hyun did not greet Seohyun and had no eye contact with her, and he stayed in his car during breaks in the shooting. The staff member said Kim Jung-hyun showed signs of discomfort when there was a love scene during the filming.

According to the staff, after filming a scene wherein Seohyun and Kim Jung-hyun touched hands, he wiped his hands with a tissue and when she saw it, Seohyun burst into tears on the set. Kim Jung-hyun once apologized to Seohyun through O& Entertainment but his behavior did not change much after, the staff added.

On April 11, it was reported that Kim Jung Hyun's management company, O& Entertainment, filed a petition with the Korea Entertainment Management Association regarding the adjustment of the exclusive contract period. O& Entertainment is claiming that Kim Jung-hyun’s contract should be extended by 11 months to compensate for the time that he took a break after leaving “Time.” The agency has filed a dispute with the Korea Entertainment Management Association (KEMA) over his contract.