Knock-off 'steps' on scandal, pays 14 billion VND to Kim Soo-hyun, still starts filming?

The production crew of the movie "Knock-off" said they will continue filming amid the ongoing love scandal of actor Kim Soo-hyun. However, the release date has not been set yet.

The production team of Knock-off has confirmed that filming is still going ahead as planned. The announcement comes amid reports in the Korean media that Kim Soo-hyun had an affair with the late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor. Kim Soo-hyun's agency, Gold Medalist, has denied the allegations, calling them "completely false."

Knock-off tells the story of a man whose life is turned upside down by the Asian financial crisis. Starting out as an ordinary office worker, he rises to become a global counterfeit goods kingpin.

Knock off is a film scheduled to be released in April 2025 with two parts, based on the story of Kim Sung Joon - the character played by Kim Soo Hyun - from a fired person to the "king of counterfeit goods" after the financial crisis in 1997.

Initially, the female lead Jo Bo Ah received many mixed reactions. Many viewers thought that Jo Bo Ah's acting was too "eye-rolling", and some even said that she ruined the film's chances, forcing Kim Soo Hyun to "bear the burden" of the entire work. Harsh comments such as "Can't stand the female lead's acting" or "Can we change the female lead?" caused Jo Bo Ah's reputation to be heavily affected by negative reviews from the public.

With Kim Soo Hyun's personal scandal in the background, the question is: Will the past difficulties and harsh criticism negatively affect the project? Or, on the contrary, will Jo Bo Ah's "transformation" in the eyes of the public become the catalyst to bring Knock Off out of the chaos of old prejudices?

In addition, according to previously reported information, Kim Soo Hyun is still maintaining his relentless efforts, even participating in training in the reserve force - a detail that further increases expectations about the actor's professionalism and determination in "awakening" the artistic vitality of the film.

With the unexpected changes from Kim Soo Hyun's personal scandal, the fate of Knock Off has also become uncertain. On the one hand, negative information related to the relationship and debt has raised concerns that the film project may be "disturbed" due to pressure from public opinion. On the other hand, the reversal in views towards Jo Bo Ah has opened up an opportunity for the audience to re-evaluate the overall artistic picture of the film.

The drama is directed by Park Hyun-suk of Stranger 2 and written by Han Jung-hoon, who is famous for the Bad Guys series. Kim Soo-hyun plays Kim Sung-joon, the mastermind behind the counterfeit empire. According to Korean media, the actor receives a salary of up to 800 million won (more than 14 billion VND) for each episode of Knock-off.

The controversy surrounding Kim Soo-hyun began when the YouTube channel Hoverlab (also known as Garo Sero Institute) alleged that the actor began dating Kim Sae-ron when he was 27 and she was 15. The late actress's family confirmed in an interview with the TV channel that the two had been in a relationship for six years.

Gold Medalist has firmly denied these allegations, stating, "The claims that Kim Soo-hyun dated Kim Sae-ron when she was 15 years old are false."

The management company said it is considering the strongest legal measures to combat the spread of false information and defamation. Currently, many brands that have cooperated with Kim Soo-hyun have removed his images. On the fan side, the audience asked the actor to speak up fully about the accusations soon instead of simply avoiding and denying.

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