Photos that supposedly started as a joke have turned into a scandal for actor Kang Ji Hwan.

The actor, who recently traveled to the Philippines for a magazine photo shoot, is the subject of scandalous photos that quickly circulated on the Internet. In the photos he is sleeping on a bed together with a woman.

The photos appeared on the woman's Facebook page with the caption "together sleep with Korean actor," then were quickly shared. Netizens wanted to know whether the two were in a relationship.

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