Park Seo Joon Criticized for ‘Unpleasant’ Attitude During ‘Concrete Utopia’ Event — What Happened?
Park Seo Joon's "unpleasant" attitude during the media event of his upcoming movie "Concrete Utopia" received negative reactions from fans. Here's what happened.
Park Seo Joon Criticized After Refusing to Do THIS
As cited by a media outlet on August 7, Park Seo Joon was embroiled in a controversy over his stage greeting attitude. An online community posted an article discussing Park Seo Joon's gesture toward his co-star Park Bo Young.
Park Seo Joon
According to the source, a fan who was present on the stage greeting prepared couple headbands for Park Seo Joon and Park Bo Young, who play as a married couple in the movie.
The actress received the headband and took one for herself, and handed the other to Park Seo Joon. However, the actor refused to wear it, gesturing that he had sprayed his hair, and it might ruin his hairstyle.
Park Bo Young immediately understood and nodded to him.
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As this video went viral online, negative reactions poured in. Based on the article, the stage greeting is a place to say thank you to the viewers who came to see the film the artists and staff prepared, but some fans said that the fan service at that time was lacking.
Is Park Seo Joon Lacking in Giving Fan Service?
This is not the first time Park Seo Joon has been caught up in a controversy over his attitude.
At the "Concrete Utopia" press conference held in June, the actor was embroiled in a dating rumor, which was mentioned at the event, he was criticized by some for sticking to the principle of no response, giving an ambiguous answer that was neither positive nor negative, saying that it's a personal matter.
In addition, in an event of a famous brand held in July, he did not actively respond to reporters' requests. He was asked to do a heart pose, but did not do it and left the photo op after taking a few poses only.
His real-life friend Park Hyung Sik, who was also present at the brand event, was embroiled in an issue after he refused to do the heart pose since he was not informed ahead of time that he needs to do it.
What's Next for Park Seo Joon: 'Concrete Utopia,' 'The Marvels,' More
Meanwhile, Park Seo Joon is about to make his immediate silver-screen comeback through the disaster movie "Concrete Utopia," which will be released in cinemas on August 9.
Prior to this, his film "Dream," which premiered in the first half of 2023, garnered 1.12 million cumulative viewers and failed to make a box office hit, falling short of the break-even point of 2.2 million.
The heartthrob will also meet international viewers in November as he makes his Hollywood debut in the American film "The Marvels." The K-star is already receiving high expectations for his first American movie.
After almost three years, Park Seo Joon is marking his small screen return in the fourth quarter of 2023 through Netflix's "Gyeongseong Creature."
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