Musical actor Ok Joo-hyeon sued Kim Ho-young for defamation.
On the 21st, Ock Joo-hyun's side said, "On the 20th, Ock Joo-hyun submitted a defamation complaint against the musical actor Kim Ho-young and those who spread false facts about the casting of the 10th anniversary of the musical 'Elisabeth' through the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul."
He added, "Ok Joo-hyun and Kim Ho-young also filed a complaint against two netizens who posted malicious comments.
It seems that the accusation against Kim Ho-young was caused by a recent posting on social media.
Kim Ho-young wrote in her SNS story on her last 14 days, "Asari board is a thing of the past. Now it's jade board".
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After posting this article, speculation arose as to whether the term 'jade plate' was referring to Ock Joo-hyeon.
In particular, since the posting was right after the musical 'Elisabeth' lineup was released, this network casting controversy was also aroused.
As if conscious of public interest, Kim Ho-young deleted her post.
The next day, Ock Joo-hyun posted an article that began, "It is not my job to explain speculations and speculations regarding the casting of the musical 'Elisabeth'."
He said, "Even if it is the owner of the tens of billions of projects, the production company will do it. We are preparing a lawsuit against the contributors of rude speculation and subsequent articles. Regardless of the facts, the snout and the finger The one who made fun of me. You should be scolded."
Then, he added, "The person in charge of the task has captured and collected the captures for two days.
Kim Ho-young's side said, "I cannot understand the fact that Ock Joo-hyun made a judgment on the situation only with unconfirmed content, and it is regrettable that he did not confirm the facts with the company and actor Kim Ho-young, and thereby damaged the actor's honor." showed embarrassment.
However, she said she would take legal action.
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The musical 'Elisabeth' will hold its 10th anniversary concert in August.
The production company EMK Musical Company recently announced the double casting of Ock Joo-hyun and Lee Ji-hye as 'Elisabeth'.
In addition, Shin Sung-rok, Kim Jun-su, Noh Min-woo and Lee Hae-jun are cast for the role of 'Death', Lee Ji-hoon, Kang Tae-eul, and Park Eun-tae are cast for 'Lukenny', and Min Young-ki and Gil Byeong-min are cast for the role of 'Emperor Franz Josef'.
The production company dismissed the casting controversy, saying, "New actors selected through intensive step-by-step auditions with the best staff in Korea, and actors selected through final approval from the original VBW original company, including those from last season, were cast."
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kim Ji-hye)