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| ▲This photo shows S.Korean actor Yoo Ah-in. (Yonhap) |
SEOUL February 9 (Yonhap) -- The news that actor Yoo Ah-in is under police investigation regarding frequent administration of propofol has also become a hot topic in China.
Investigation of Yoo Ah-in regarding the misuse of propofol has received over 900 million views on Weibo, China's leading social media and managed to rank within the top 10 frequently search terms as the cumulative number of views continued to increase.
Chinese leading medias also rushed to report on the subject matter of investigation regarding misusage of the contraband by Yoo Ah-in in the form of quoting Korean media reports.
In addition, promotional materials and photos featuring the South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in used by Chinese clothing companies, have disappeared from some Chinese online commerce platforms, such as Taobao.
Yoo Ah-in has established himself as a successful actor with good acting skill throughout his appearance in the South Korean drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” released in 2010, and through movies such as “Veteran” and “The Throne” in 2015.
Due to the deepening anti-Korean sentiment in China after the THAAD conflict, it has become difficult to find Korean celebrities throughout media of China, however Yoo Ah-in managed to land the contract as a clothing advertisement model in china.
"Actor Yoo Ah-in has recently participated in the police investigation regarding the use of propofol,” adding “He will actively participate with all the related investigations and will explain the problematic sections being raised from the further investigation,” addressed actor’s entertainment agency UAA.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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