Viewers and fans of Marry My Husband are wondering why the show’s lead actress Park Min Young is controversial and what that controversy is all about. Here is everything you need to know.
Why is Park Min Young controversial?
Park Min Young is controversial due to a controversy that is strongly connected to her ex-boyfriend Kang Jong Hyun and her apparent involvement in his illegal activities.
A week ago on January 15, the South Korean news outlet Dispatch released a report that claimed that the Marry My Husband actress received ₩250million (which is around 190,000 US dollars) while she dated Jong Hyun. Dispatch also produced evidence stating that the money was disguised as “living expenses” and routed to Park Min Young’s account via a complicated three-step process.
Back in September 2022, Park Min Young’s agency Hook Entertainment released a statement saying that Park Min Young had not received significant monetary benefits from her ex-boyfriend following their break up.
In January 2024, Hook Entertainment released a statement that was written in Korean in Sports Chosun but translated to English by Soompi where it revealed that Park Min Young had participated in a witness interview with the prosecution regarding the use of her account as a borrowed bank name account, with the interview ultimately concluding that Min Young neither participated in any illegal activity nor received any illegal benefits.
The statement also clarified that the 250 million won mentioned in Dispatch’s report was only being used by her ex Kang Jong Hyun and not for the former’s living expenses.
What has Park Min Young said?
Park Min Young has claimed that the truth would always prevail in response to false reports.
Taking to Instagram, she put up two happy selfies and wrote in Korean, translated to English, the following:
“sick of it all, However, I will believe that honesty will prevail, and now I have firm feelings of wanting to protect my [fans]. Don’t worry,”
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