Jung woo-sung appeared on stage with Hwang Jung-min as the presenter of the Largest Audience Award at the 45th blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony held at KBS Hall in Yeouido on the afternoon of the 29th. The two then announced the news of winning the Largest Audience Award for ’Spring in Seoul’, which they starred in. With director kim Seong-soo and producer Kim Won-guk, CEO of Hive Mediacorp, on stage together, the four people expressed their thoughts about winning the award one by one.
Jung Woo-sung took the microphone and expressed his thoughts. He said,”I stand here today with the hope that my personal matter will not be left as a stain on the film to all those involved in ‘Spring in Seoul’,” and explained the reason why he insisted on attending the blue Dragon Film Awards even when there was talk of him not attending.
He then mentioned the controversy surrounding him, saying, “I would also like to apologize for causing concern and disappointment to everyone who showed me love and expectations.” He said, “I will accept and bear all criticism, and as a father, I will fulfill my obligation to my son to the end.”
His move is seen as a direct confrontation with the controversy surrounding his private life that has recently arisen.
jung Woo-sung recently announced that he is the biological father of Moon Ga-bi’s son born in March of this year. On the 24th, the agency Artist Company acknowledged that Jung Woo-sung is the biological father of Moon Ga-bi’s son and said, “We are discussing the best way to raise the child, and as a father, I will fulfill my responsibility for the child to the end.”
Though, after admitting to having an extramarital affair, several rumors related to Jung Woo-sung’s other private lives emerged around the online community. A conversation window containing someone telling an acquaintance that Jung Woo-sung has a non-celebrity lover with whom he has been in a common-law relationship for 10 years was captured and posted on an online community. In addition, captured photos were released in which Jung Woo-sung is believed to have attempted to communicate by sending DM (direct messages) to ordinary women’s Instagram accounts.
In relation to this,the artist company responded cautiously on the 25th,saying that it would be difficult to express an official position.At the same time, he said, “There are too many speculative stories. If you add more words, it may lead to more speculation,” but Jung Woo-sung said that he will take responsibility for related situations. in addition, regarding DM, he stated, “It is difficult to confirm the SNS exchange between individuals as it is the realm of the actor’s private life. We are sorry.”
Meanwhile, Jung Woo-sung appeared at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, which was broadcast live that day, and directly conveyed his position, attracting even more attention.