Overview

• On August 5, a social-media user known as Ms. A accused Park Si Hoo of acting as a connector by introducing women to her husband since 2020, sharing KakaoTalk screenshots and bank details.
• On August 7, Hoo Factory released a statement calling the allegations entirely baseless and announced it would pursue civil and criminal defamation proceedings.
• The accuser’s ex-husband told local media that he and Park were only hometown friends and that no introductions ever occurred.
• A woman whose image appeared in the alleged chat logs denied any involvement and warned she would bring a defamation suit if the posts were not deleted.
• Ms. A has threatened to release additional evidence, including phone call recordings, intensifying a dispute that remains unresolved.