An official from SBS told 10Asia, ŌĆ£My Little Old Boy will not be dealing with items related to Hong Jin Young for the time being, so her mother will not be participating in the studio recording as well.ŌĆØ He added, ŌĆ£The plagiarism controversy over her masterŌĆÖs thesis is the reason behind the decision.ŌĆØ In the latest episode of My Little Old Boy, which aired on Nov 29, Hong Jin Young and her sister Hong Sun Young were nowhere to be seen. Even in the studio recording, Jung Woo appeared as a guest, but he was only welcomed by the mothers of Park Soo Hong, Kim Hee Chul, Kim Jong Kook and Lee Tae Sung. The Hong families were also not spotted in the teaser released at the end. The singer recently came under fire when her masterŌĆÖs thesis was reported to have recorded a 74 percent plagiarism rate in the plagiarism review site Copy Killer. Hong denied the accusation but decided to return her dissertations. Nevertheless, Hong has pushed ahead with her promotions and appearance on TV shows. However, as the negative opinions mounted, My Little Old Boy also decided to take part in ŌĆ£erasing Hong Jin Young.ŌĆØ The day before, MBCŌĆÖs Buddy Into the Wild has also cut out Hong from the episode. Source (1)
