Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk denies school bullying allegation

Nam Joo-hyuk's agency has come out with an official statement on the school bullying allegation. Photo: Netflix

Nam Joo-hyuk – who has gotten praise for playing a warm-hearted character in 2022 K-drama Twenty-Five, Twenty-One – was accused of school bullying by a person claiming to have attended the same school as the actor.

A Korean media reported on Monday (June 20) that an anonymous source said that Nam was part of a group that bullied their classmates, and that the bullying went on for six years.