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The drama's production company Samhwa Networks stated on the 21st, "Kim Jung Eun, and Kim Soo Ro suddenly notified us of their leave ahead of the 1st meeting between the cast, writer, and director on the 19th, which led to their appearance [in the drama] to fall through."

"Due to the 2 lead actors's sudden leave, we have trouble carrying out the production... Kim Jung Eun and Kim Soo Ro one-sidedly notified us of their leave due to discontent with the weight of role and change of cast on the 17th and 18th, respectively."

"When Kim Jung Eun decided to star in it, she requested that the drama's initial title 'Sales God Lee Soon Jung' be changed, and with the producers and actors' approval, the drama's title was changed. However, regarding the predetermined weight that the role will have in the drama and the theme, which the writer and producers had already decided on before, we were unable to reach a middle ground with them." 

"Right after the news of Kim Jung Eun's leave, Kim Soo Ro also requested to leave due to the change of his co-star. Although the producers tried to convince Kim Soo Ro because they had already adjusted all the filming and script reading schedules to accommodate him, they ultimately decided they could not spend any more time trying to convince him with the first filming right around the corner."

Describing the two's decision to pull out an 'irresponsible act', the production company has also revealed that they are considering legal action against the actors.

When the agencies of the two stars were asked about this matter earlier on, Kim Jung Eun's agency had revealed that their contract with the actress had already expired so they could not offer much details on her decision. 

Kim Soo Ro's agency also revealed that they are looking into finding out what the exact reason was and denied that this came about due to a dispute with the production staff. They also mentioned that his knee injury could have also played a part in the actor's decision. Both actors' sides have revealed that they are trying to organize an official statement to explain the situation.