Netflix's 'Victory' 'Propofol suspicion' Yoo Ah-in's police investigation is in trouble

While actor Yoo Ah-in (real name Eom Hong-sik, 36) was investigated by the police on suspicion of using propofol, Netflix was put on alert.

On the 8th, Yoo Ah-in's agency, UAA, said, "Ah-in Yoo was recently investigated by the police in relation to propofol. We are actively cooperating with all investigations related to this and plan to actively explain any problematic aspects."

According to TV Chosun's 'News 9' on this day, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency summoned Yoo Ah-in for questioning on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. The police discovered that Yoo Ah-in had been regularly administering propofol while visiting multiple hospitals. Yoo Ah-in's body hair has been requested to be analyzed by the National Institute of Forensic Science in order to check whether he has been habitually taking propofol. A ban on leaving the country was also imposed on Yoo Ah-in.

Netflix was the first to fall victim to Yoo Ah-in's allegations of using propofol. This year, Yoo Ah-in released the movie ‘The Victory’ (directed by Kim Hyeong-joo) and the series ‘The Fool of the End’ (screenplay by Seong-ju Jeong, directed by Jin-min Kim) on Netflix this year.
) is about to be released. The movie 'High Five' (directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol) is also scheduled to be released on screen this year.

Among them, 'Seungseob' is in the public lineup for the upcoming second quarter. It is expected to be greatly affected by lead actor Yoo Ah-in's propofol accusation and condolences. 'The Battle' is a movie depicting the inevitable match between two legends of Korean baduk, Jo Hoon-hyeon (Lee Byung-hun) and Lee Chang-ho (Yoo Ah-in), who were teacher, disciple, and rival.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr