K-drama actor Jung Woo-sung apologises after scandal on love child

One of South Korea's top actors apologized after it was revealed he fathered a child with a woman he is not married to, sparking nationwide scrutiny in a country where births outside marriage are still seen as taboo.

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Jung Woo-sung, an A-lister in South Korea's film industry since his debut in the 1990s, made headlines after his agency confirmed on Nov 24 that the 51-year-old actor is the biological father of model Moon Ga-bi's son born in March.

Days earlier, Moon, 35, revealed she recently became a mother, without disclosing the identity of the child's father. A local news report claimed that she wanted to marry Jung to "provide her child with a family", but the actor declined.

Although Jung vowed to "fulfil his responsibilities" as a father, his silence on plans to marry Moon sparked intense backlash in a society where deep-seated stigmas against unmarried mothers and their children persist, with many calling him "irresponsible".