Byun Woo Seok & Kim Hye Yoon's ad eventually canceled due to fan protests... ”Why are they in it together?”

The underground advertisements of actors Byun Woo Suk and Kim Hae Yoon were suspended due to protests by some fans.

On the 22nd January, the media management team that facilitated the advertisement stated, "On 17th January, we will inform you about how the advertisement of Byun Woo-seok and Kim Hae-yoon, who were voted the No.1 actors of the November season, was suspended. After the relevant advertisement was published, there were more than 40 complaints on the part of the Korea Transportation Authority, such as ‘Why are the two of them in the advertisement together?"

The advertisement was suspended due to an internal policy of the Korea Transportation Authority, which requires the suspension of advertisements if even one complaint is received. The management explained that they had tried to resume the advertisement, but due to persistent complaints, it was impossible, and that they had sought the approval of the case selectors, revised the design, and tried to discuss the matter with all underground stations except Konkendai Entrance Station, but the matter was returned for the same reason. The project was returned for the same reason.

The Korea Transportation Authority and the Council tried to replace it with another proposal, "a proposal in which Byun Woo-seok and Kim Hye-yun appear for 10 seconds each", but complaints are still being received and the Council replied that it is impossible to proceed with the advertisement itself.

Finally, he added, "If complaints like this continue to occur, Byun Woo-seok and Kim Hye-young may have difficulty with not only our advertisements but all underground advertisements themselves, so we ask fans to be a little more generous and stop the complaints" and added, "We received your votes with sincerity, but we could not give you a satisfactory result. We are very sorry that we were not able to produce a satisfactory result, although you voted in good faith. We will try to quickly set up measures to compensate for the cancelled period."

Byun Woo-seok and Kim Hae-youn, who co-starred in the tvN drama ‘Sungjae Running on Your Back’, were voted as the best drama couple to see again in a month-long poll conducted by the relevant media last November. As a result, they publicly advertised for underground adverts, which were scheduled to be displayed in Seoul from the 13th to 27th January, but were eventually suspended due to complaints from some fans who were unhappy with the two-shots.

When this was reported, many netizens reacted that they did not understand the lecture, despite the fact that the adverts were an indicator of the drama and the two actors' chemistry and popularity.