Kim Seon Ho’s Tax Evasion Controversy Ignites Calls for Removal from Hit K-Drama

Kim Seon Ho is facing major backlash after getting accused of tax evasion. The controversy is now hitting his upcoming K-Drama Bless the Congressman hard.

The scandal started when netizens linked Kim Seon Ho to a tax evasion method similar to that of Cha Eunwoo — both under Fantagio. No legal verdict yet, but fans and critics are already calling him out.

As the heat grows, many original fans of Bless the Congressman want Kim Seon Ho taken off the project entirely. The drama is based on a popular web novel about a congressman who dies by suicide in 2008, then wakes up as a ghost in 1998 and partners with a civil servant who sees ghosts to expose corruption.

Kim Seon Ho plays Cha Jae Rim, a righteous civil servant climbing the political ladder. But fans say the scandal ruins the fit for this role. Others just don’t think he matches the character’s look from the novel. Calls for his removal keep building.

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Fans on TheQoo are blunt:

“Why do they keep casting Kim Seon Ho? It’s not like he’s insanely handsome, and honestly, his image is terrible because of that whole scandal.”

“Ugh, I’m a huge fan of the novel, and this casting makes me so mad. It feels like the director has zero affection for the drama itself. Otherwise, how does this casting make any sense?”

“Even putting the scandals aside, he just doesn’t fit. They should’ve cast someone who looks sharper and more bright-eyed.”

“Ah, why him of all people…”

“Shouldn’t they redo the casting and reshoot this?”

Kim Seon Ho’s tax evasion accusations and the resulting criticism show no signs of dying down — and fans are watching closely to see if the drama company will respond or make moves on the casting.