Shocking Reasons You Don’t See These Actors Anymore

Popular Korean actors LeeMinHo, JangNara and SongHyeKyo are some of the Korean actors who are ‘implicitly banned’ in the Chinese market.

Many Korean actors despite the hype of their popularity have chosen to enter the Chinese market to expand their careers.

Top actor  Lee Minho dominates the ranking of most popular Korean actors in Asia almost every year, but in China, he once faced criticism.

He came under controversy over asking for too high a salary and many other requirements. This caused him to get called out by Chinese media outlets for having a celebrity disease and overestimating his impact.

Perhaps this explains why Lee Min Ho rarely participates in acting projects and commercials in China.

Jang Nara used to be very popular in China. When she just moved to China to work, she was invited to play the main role while Liu Yifei only took on a supporting role in that film.

Besides, Jang Nara was the only foreign actor invited to participate in the traditional song of the Beijing Olympics (2008).

However, she was ostracized for saying: “Every time I lack money, I always go to China to work”.

The actress’s statement at that time made the Chinese audience extremely angry.

After that, even though she apologized, Chinese TV stations, producers, and audiences turned their backs on her, which led to her career going downhill.

SongHyeKyo is one of the Korean actresses with the highest recognition and biggest fanbase in China.

She has joined the cast of several Chinese films namely “The Grandmaster” and “The Crossing” alongside A-listers of China’s entertainment industry such as Zhang Ziyi, Tony Leung, Huang Xiaoming, and more. Having attracted plenty of fans and earned great opportunities in China, Song Hye Kyo also stumbled into a controversy over her attitude.

She was accused of having a celebrity disease. During her schedules in China, Song Hye Kyo was said to have made excessive requests such as staying in the presidential suite with 8 bodyguards on duty 24/24, traveling in a bulletproof car, and not meeting reporters.