The latest episode of 2 Days & 1 Night Season 4 broadcast part two of ŌĆ£1st Chunam Selection Contest Special.ŌĆØ And throughout the episode, Kim Seon Ho was nowhere to be seen except for being occasionally caught in group shots. The production team edited him out as much as possible, even using split cuts. According to Nielsen Korea, this particular episode recorded 10.5% nationwide ratings, which is a 0.4% rise from the previous week. However, mixed reactions poured out over the showŌĆÖs choice. Some agreed with the crewŌĆÖs choice to erase traces of the actor who got swept up in a scandal over his personal life. On the other hand, some questioned whether it was really necessary to edit him out completely. After the broadcast, some viewers expressed their disappointment on the viewerŌĆÖs bulletin board. They write posts with titles like ŌĆ£Please take back your decision to remove Kim Seon HoŌĆØ or ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs not like heŌĆÖs a criminal. You guys went too far.ŌĆØ Meanwhile, Kim Seon Ho has been embroiled in controversy over his personal life. It caused a stir when the actorŌĆÖs ex revealed that he tricked her into thinking that he would marry her and even encouraged her to get an abortion.
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