‘Pachinko’ star Jin Ha apologises for “inappropriate” Tumblr blog posts

nme.com:

 Pachinko, had uploaded as many as 90 photographs of middle-aged and elderly Korean women to his now-deleted blog “Korean Flowers in Bloom” in 2010 and 2011.

The blog subsequently began to draw attention after the series premiered last week.Many of the photographs were taken in public areas like metro stations and streets, with the faces of the women left un-pixelated.

His posts were also often accompanied by overtly sexual captions, as reported by The Korea Times, and had included comments like “working with such a provocative model, I found it hard to keep myself and my concupiscence under control” and “now we have an excuse to stare directly at her right nipple”.Over the weekend on March 26, Ha apologised for his blog posts through a statement his official website. “My ‘Korean Flowers in Bloom’ Tumblr account from 2011 should not have been made at all.

It was a breach of privacy for the elder women, and many of my captions were inappropriate. I deeply regret my actions, and I apologize for them,” wrote the actor.Ha added that he had requested for Tumblr to remove the account, which was done immediately. “I sincerely apologize to the senior women whom I photographed.