Cho Jin-woong Admits to ‘Juvenile Offender’ Allegations..Official Statement

Actor Cho Jin-woong (49, birth name Cho Won-joon) has released a statement regarding the ‘juvenile offender’ allegations.

His agency, Saram Entertainment, admitted on the afternoon of the 5th that he had committed offenses as a teenager, stating, “After confirming with Cho Jin-woong, we have verified that he engaged in wrongful acts during his minority.”

However, they added, “This is based on partially confirmed facts, and it is difficult to fully grasp the circumstances of events that occurred over 30 years ago. There are also limitations as the related legal procedures have already concluded,” while denying, “We want to state clearly that this was unrelated to any acts of sexual assault.”

Allegations of assault and drunk driving even after his debut were also raised. In response, the agency offered a vague explanation: “The actor himself is taking very seriously and deeply reflecting on the fact that there were moments even after becoming an adult where he caused concern through poor judgment. We sincerely apologize to everyone who was harmed and hurt by the actor’s past wrongdoings. We are also sorry for disappointing those who have supported actor Cho Jin-woong.”

They added, “However, we earnestly ask for your generous understanding that actor Cho Jin-woong’s use of his father’s name as his stage name did not stem from a desire to hide his past, but from a sincere resolution to become a better person by making a vow to himself. We apologize once again for causing concern.”

This is the official statement from Jo Jin-woong’s agency, Saram Entertainment.

Hello, this is Saram Entertainment

We sincerely apologize for the delay in releasing our statement regarding the reports about actor Cho Jin-woong and for causing concern. We are now delivering our official position.

After confirming with the actor, we have verified that he engaged in wrongful acts during his minority. However, this is based on partially confirmed facts, and it is difficult to fully grasp the circumstances of events that occurred over 30 years ago. There are also limitations as the related legal procedures have already concluded. We want to state clearly that this was unrelated to any acts of sexual assault.

Furthermore, the actor himself is taking very seriously and deeply reflecting on the fact that there were moments even after becoming an adult where he caused concern through poor judgment. We sincerely apologize to everyone who was harmed and hurt by the actor’s past wrongdoings. We are also sorry for disappointing those who have supported actor Cho Jin-woong.

However, we earnestly ask for your generous understanding that actor Cho Jin-woong’s use of his father’s name as his stage name did not stem from a desire to hide his past, but from a sincere resolution to become a better person by making a vow to himself.

We apologize once again for causing concern.