On April 4th on the official homepage of the “49th Annual Baeksang Arts Awards“, officials announced that actor Park Si Hoo has been taken off of the nominee list for popularity award.
The official announcement said that, “On April 4 at 6p.m., it was decided that screen actor Park Shi Hoo will be taken off as a nominee for the popularity award.”
Officials explained the situation as, “This was done in consideration of the opinions of movie fans who said that the nominee list should not include people under social criticism” and that, “Park Shi Hoo’s side also agreed that until the issues are all settled, it is best to refrain from most activities.”
The day before on April 5th, a statement was placed on the website, stating that, “Due to the change in the nominees list, we are planning to refund the fans that voted for Park Shi Hoo.”
Park Si Hoo had actually been leading the popularity poll with 47% of the vote before he had been removed from the list.
Source: soompi
Article by: KareBare
Edited by: Alona
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