Yang Ik-jun (50), who is accused of assaulting a junior, has been referred to the prosecution. Nevertheless, he will continue with the scheduled promotional activities for his upcoming film.
According to the police on the 11th, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul has sent Yang Ik-jun to the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office without detention on assault charges.
Yang Ik-jun is accused of hitting junior film staff member A multiple times with a bundle of paper and verbally abusing him at a bar he operates in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, on December 13 of last year. A filed a complaint with the police on December 30 of the same year.
A shared the situation during an interview with TV Report on that day. A stated, “Yang Ik-jun scolded me for my tone during a meeting where he said he would provide a lecture opportunity, and I was hit multiple times with A4 sheets of paper totaling 20 to 30 pages,” adding, “He beat me in a humiliating manner.”
Despite this situation, Yang Ik-jun will proceed with the promotional schedule for the film 'Confession,' which is set to be released on the 19th. He plays the lead role of Ji-yong in this film and will attend the premiere on the 12th, where he will also participate in a stage greeting.
