The $ ponsor casts listed on Naver and Daum portal sites on the 16th are Han Chae-young, Wisdom, Lee Ji-hoon, and Ji E-Suu. Lee Ji-hoon was first known as the main male character, but the order changed with Wisdom in the name notation. The cast's name notation order is one of the sensitive parts of the industry because it is a criterion for assessing the influence of Actors.
The production company Victory Content also posted a photo of Han Chae-young and Wisdom on the official SNS with a "$ponsor" promotional post. Netizens are raising doubts that "Lee Ji-hoon was not a South Korean" and "Lee Ji-hoon is not there."
"Lee Ji-hoon has been organized because the schedule for the production presentation is not right," an official from the $ponsor said. However, it is unusual for the main Actor to not attend the production presentation schedule. Some observers say that they are conscious of negative public opinion due to various controversies surrounding Lee Ji-hoon.
Earlier, Lee Ji-hoon was baffled by a conflict between an acquaintance and staff (FD) at the filming site of "$ponsor" last November. At the time, the $ponsor staff group room posted a revelation about Lee Ji-hoon, and the author claimed to have been abused by Lee Ji-hoon acquaintances. Lee Ji-hoon apologized through his instagram, saying, "I sincerely apologize for the friction between my friend and the FD on the spot."
It seemed to be over with Lee Ji-hoon's apology, but when the $ponsor was produced under the title of "desire", controversy was raised again as the writer claimed that half of the staff was replaced by Lee Ji-hoon's "Gut". Lee Ji-hoon denied that "I am a person who does not have a distribution to Gut", and then evolved, saying, "I have solved misunderstandings with the artist and talked about cheering and reconciliation with my heart."