> Are scandals that common for celebrities in SK

Oh yes. Everything is a scandal in such a competitive society, where cover ups are rampant just to avoid scalndal. Take this article about Seo Yea-ji for example:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/31298...

I think they are working to change the cover up culture, as it's almost always represented negatively in dramas.