MBC to minimise Kim Soo-hyun's scenes from 'Good Day'

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South Korean broadcaster MBC said on Monday (March 17) it will edit out actor Kim Soo-hyun's scenes from its variety show "Good Day" as much as possible amid an ongoing controversy over his underage dating allegations.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00South Korean broadcaster MBC says it will edit out actor Kim Soo-hyun's scenes from

00:07its variety show, Good Day, as much as possible amid an ongoing controversy over his underage

00:13dating allegations.

00:15The 37-year-old Queen of Tears star has been under intense scrutiny since March 10th, when

00:22a YouTube channel first raised the allegations that he dated late actress Kim Se-ron when

00:28she was a minor.

00:29The network said the decision was aimed at preventing any misunderstanding regarding

00:34the program's intent and to maintain audience trust.

00:37Kim is a cast member of the music production show hosted by K-pop icon G-Dragon.

00:43Despite the ongoing scandal, Kim is said to have participated in filming last Thursday.

00:48MBC said it was awaiting an official response from his agency before making any further

00:53decisions on the matter.

00:55Meanwhile, luxury fashion group Prada confirmed on Monday that it has mutually decided to

01:01end its collaboration with the actor.

01:03The company provided no further details when questioned.

01:06South Korean cosmetic brand Dinto also announced the termination of its advertising contract

01:11with Kim.

01:12Kim's agency Gold Medalist has denied claims that the two were in a relationship dating

01:16back to 2015, when Se-ron was a minor.

01:20She was also managed by the agency, but her contract was not renewed in 2022, the same

01:25year that she was involved in a drunk driving incident.

01:29Kim has not commented directly on the allegations.

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