Rookie actor Lee Seo-han denies illegal filming allegations, apologizes to fans

Actor Lee Seo-han recently denied allegations of illegal filming after posting a video of suspected sexual activity on his social media.

Lee Seo-han [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Actor Lee Seo-han recently denied allegations of illegal filming after posting a video of suspected sexual activity on his social media.

Lee on Wednesday uploaded a video to his Instagram story of what appears to be two people engaged in sexual activity. The video was removed one hour after uploading.

The actor later uploaded an apology, explaining the video as "a joke between male friends." He apologized to singer Bang Ye-dam and his fans for shooting the video at his studio, and to people who may have been affected by the video.

After fans discovered the video was shot in Bang's studio, some speculated that the man being filmed was Bang, and that the video had been filmed and posted without consent.

Lee has said that he and Bang are friends.

Bang Ye-dam [GF ENTERTAINMENT]

Despite Lee's initial explanation, the rumors failed to die down.

The next day, Lee took to Instagram again, apologizing for the short length of his initial apology. He proceeded to follow up with a more detailed version of the events that occurred.

“My close friends and I often listen to music, watch movies and have drinks in Ye-dam's studio. Yesterday, five people gathered to have a drink. A drunk friend and Ye-dam went home after 12 a.m.,” he said.

Lee went on, saying that he and his friends “post a lot of staged situation videos these days,” and that the video was intended to be posted to his private account. “It's not illegal filming or anything like that,” he said.

Lee still said, “I sincerely apologize for causing controversy with my inexperience.”

Lee said he will correct his conduct from now on. “I sincerely apologize to everyone who must have been offended by the video and to the fans who care about me. I will act with caution from now on. Again, I'm sorry.”

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]