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Fake social media account impersonates cancer-battling Kim Woo-bin
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The fake account of Korean actor Kim Woo-bin has sparked outrage among his fans. (Sidus HQ via The Korea Herald/-)
On Sunday, a photo of Kim Woo-bin was uploaded to an Instagram account falsely claiming to belong to the actor.
The account does not belong to Kim, a representative of Sidus HQ, Kim’s management agency, said Monday.
“Kim does not have any social media accounts,” the representative said. The uploaded photo was one taken a long time ago, the representative added.
Read also: Kim Woo-bin diagnosed with throat cancer
“We have expressed numerous times that the account does not belong to Kim, yet news reports keep popping up,” the representative said. “We will deal with the account.”
The account has sparked outrage among fans of the model-turned-actor.
Kim was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer, a rare type of head and neck cancer, in May. He has halted all filming activities and is concentrating on treatment. The shooting schedule for the film “Wiretap,” in which Kim was set to star, has been postponed.
This article appeared on The Korea Herald newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
