On October 31, the South Korean entertainment industry’s attention shifted to the controversy over Han So Hee’s alleged age falsification. It turned out that the actress was born in 1993, not 1994 as previously reported. Her management company clarified that Han So Hee did not intentionally lie about her age; rather, she had to take a year off from school due to her mother’s circumstances, and upon returning, she graduated with the 1994 cohort.
Now, netizens have brought to light another alleged case of dishonesty involving this actress. In 2021, Han So Hee starred alongside Ahn Bo Hyun in My namewhere the two had a steamy scene together. In an interview, the actress said that she only learned about the intimate scene during filming: “I found out there was a scene in the bed while we were filming. At first I wondered if it was any good. I wondered if this would hinder Ji Woo’s revenge goals. I realized that this scene was the only time Ji Woo felt human. Rather than seeing this scene as an expression of love, I saw it as a moment where he accepts his true feelings and genuinely wants to live as a human being.”
Han So Hee’s comments subjected the film crew and director to intense backlash for two weeks. Netizens did not hesitate to criticize the director of My name for allegedly tricking Han So Hee into filming the intimate scene where “It was already too late.” The situation escalated to the point that his management company, 9Ato Entertainment, had to issue a clarification regarding their artist’s statements.
According to the clarification, Han So Hee’s sentence, “I found out while we were filming” led to misunderstandings. The intimate scene had been discussed during the pre-production phase. At that time the script was not yet completed, but both parties agreed to shoot the scene based on the emotional development of the character, defining the exact timing only later. After extensive discussions, the crew proceeded to film the intimate scene with the consent of Han So Hee and the production team. The director and screenwriter also discussed in depth how to depict the scene. In summary, Han So Hee was aware that there would be a scene in bed with Ahn Bo Hyun; he simply did not know in advance when the filming would occur, which led to his misleading expression.
This controversy resurfaced alongside the age falsification scandal, causing netizens to lose faith in Han So Hee. Many Korean netizens expressed their criticism: “From now on I start to doubt everything Han So Hee says. Maybe his story about studying abroad in France is also a lie”, “He seems to lie every time he opens his mouth”, “I feel like he’s the kind of person who needs to lie to get attention”, “Why are you like this?” This? Do you like making others suffer?” “He’s an unreliable person”, “It’s one thing to lie about other things, but this caused too much damage to the director”, “I didn’t know about the company’s clarifications, so I still think that director is rubbish”, “This is the first time hearing about it. I’m honestly shocked; I can’t believe he would do something like that to the director.
