The long -awaited return to Son Jin’s cinema after becoming a mother would have been a triumphant moment. Instead, a joke in a press conference unexpectedly turned into a vast scale controversy, with an online backlash, the past clips that refund and the public opinion that becomes strongly divided.
A joke went wrong
At the press conference on August 19th for his new film No other choiceHis son Ye Jin became emotional while reflecting on his role as a mother. “Since she became a mother, it is easier to play warm and affectionate characters”, he said. The atmosphere was hot: until the co-protagonist Lee Byung Hun fought with a joke: “The child actress who plays her daughter has always asked many questions, but her son Ye Jin has never answered: she has just pushed it to me. Now she says that behaving like a mother feels natural, but I see it differently.”
The room laughed. The comment was clearly understood as a humorous anecdote. However, once the clip circulated online, some Netizen interpreted it differently, the son accused of being cold and even labeling his behavior as “abuse of stars of minors”.
Public backlash and clarifications
The recourse was quick, with critics who questioned his attitude and parental instinct. Some turned their anger towards Lee Byung Hun, criticizing it for what they saw as an “insensitive” attempt of humor. Others insisted that his story revealed Son Jin’s “true character”.
In the middle of the storm, the mother of the actress Child Choi So Yul – who plays the daughter of Son Ye Jin in the film – is forward to defend her. He clarified that his son Ye Jin had been warm and generous on the set, even giving his daughter an expensive gift and keeping a friendly communication with the family. Despite this, the online debate continues to infuriate.
The past has revisited
As the tensions grew, the internet climbed more deeply. A clip joke of 2014 from Infinite challenge He re-emerged, in which his son Ye Jin falsified a breakdown during dance practice, deceiving his co-protagonists. While the act was subsequently revealed as part of a hidden gag, some members of the cast had joked, initially they thought it was simply “difficult”. The clip is now cited by critics as proof of its presumed “unpleasant personality”.
Adding Fire Fuel, a 2003 quote from the GO ARA actress during the press conference for the film SharpThen only 14 years old, he re -emerged: “The directors say that his son Ye Jin is false. I think so too.” Another shocking moment revisited was a comment made by Go Ara in 2003.
The observation unleashed a turmoil at the time, pushing sm enterTainment to explain that Go Ara was too young to grasp the negative meaning of “false” and had made a mistake as a compliment to acting. Later, Go Ara apologized and stressed that she admires her son Ye Jin. Although later explained as a misunderstanding and followed by excuses, the comment re -emerges again every time his son Ye Jin is under control.
A star under a microscope
Once the “first love of the nation” is nicknamed, his son Ye Jin now finds himself captured in a network of criticisms deriving from a single joke. What was supposed to be a carefree moment triggered a wave of past disputes and a renewed speculation about his personality.
The accident highlights the intense control faced by female celebrities in Korea, where an observation, an old clip or even an misunderstood joke can turn on a scandal overnight.
Sources: K14
