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Kim Seon-ho's ad comeback after scandal welcomed by fans: 'It's the best news'

After a controvery and a huge break, Kim Seon-ho is finally back with a sensational commercial

Hometown Cha Cha Cha’s dimpled actor, Kim Seon-ho who rose to fame among K-drama fans did not have a great 2021. Seon-ho was almost canceled after his ex-girlfriend made some shocking allegations in an anonymous post about him. After the post, things took a 180 in the actor's life as he was dropped out of films and ads. But now, things are finally starting to look up as people and ad agencies have been warming upto to him again.

An anonymous article by the actor's former girlfriend accused him of emotional abuse and forced abortion. While the identity of his ex-girlfriend is unknown, fans didn’t want to buy her story as it was posted right after the actor became the talk of the town. Indeed, there were people supporting her and slamming Seon-ho and the damage was done. Seon-ho and his agency ‘apologized’ for upsetting her in a heartfelt post. But sadly, Seon-ho was removed from advertisements and films such as 'Dog Days' and '2 O'Clock Data'. Since then, the actor retreated into silence while his agency claimed he was hospitalized. At the same time, Seon-ho donated 50 million won to Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation, which was revealed by a third-party insider while Seon-ho’s agency kept it lowkey. Seon-ho’s fans never stopped arguing against antis for causing him this cruelty and kept bashing ad companies for not bothering to hear his side of the story.

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Truth about Kim Seon-ho abortion scandal

After the actor apologized for the scandal, Dispatch came into the picture. While ‘Dispatch’ is sometimes known to make things worse for celebrities, this time they took a chance and solved the controversy. Dispatch published a thorough article with the screenshots of Seon-ho and his ex-girlfriend's texts. Through the conversation, fans speculated that Seon-ho was innocent in this matter and started to express how blindly many believed the girl without knowing his side of the story. After this truth emerged, the advertisement companies started to bring back his commercials to screen.

Kim Seon-ho is back

After brands like Domino's Pizza Korea and Food Bucket broke their contracts with him, brands like Miima, Canon Korea, and e-commerce platform 11Street have now signed him on. Seon-ho's new ads have his fans excited for him. According to the South China Morning Post, once the actor’s commercial was posted on November 11, 11Street reported a massive profit in a single day, producing 200 billion won in sales. Apart from this, Seon-ho’s Instagram followers hiked from 7.3 million to 7.9 million. On the other hand, Seon-ho is said to lead the film ‘Sad Tropics’ which is being awaited eagerly by his fans. Recently, when a mask company ‘Miima’ uploaded its advertisement, fans rushed to send their support to the actor.

Fans are extremely happy

Speaking of Seon-ho, his fans are truly loyal. In fact, even after this scandal, he was voted in shows and was given two popularity awards in 2021. Now that he is coming back, fans have been sharing their messages on Twitter with happy smiles. One fan expressed how happy they are regarding his upcoming film. They wrote, “Sad tropics for me will always be more than just kim seon ho’s debut movie. it was a miracle and a lifesaver. imagine not having anything to look forward to this year? that’s going to be so unbearable. 😭” Another fan posted a photo where we could see how they bought all the available mask shades just for Seon-ho. They posted saying, “For someone who can’t make up her mind which color to get, this set is perfect! #김선호 #KimSeonHo #MIIMA #MiimaMaskUp_With_Seonho” Additionally, here is the tweet of a fan who is happy for his comeback– “This is seriously the best news I heard today! Omg, welcome back Kim Seon Ho!!”