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JTBC isn't Chun Do Hwan.

They are not the one who committed the atrocities.

They are simply the media and broadcasting company that wants the international audience to be aware of this chapter of South Korea's history.

Your right, it probably should not have been made. The political aspect doesn't enrichen or add anything to the romance story. I'm a bit surprised both Jisoo and Jung Haein thought it was a good idea to sign on to this.

Having said that, it was produced, and it is already airing. Jung Haein, Jisoo, and many other people have worked tirelessly to see this show to fruition.

Are there things fundamentally wrong with the drama? Absolutely.

Is this drama a propaganda piece? Most likely.

Should we shame the people who are watching for their favorites? No we should not.

Should we try to shame people to now watch it by guilting them on a broken moral compass. Absolutely not.

If you want to respectfully protest the mistakes the writers made by pushing through with the drama, that is your empirical right. But try to avoid making people who want to watch and enjoy it seem like they are lowlier than filth by watching it.

Watching a drama, and supporting the wrong ideologies it portrays are two different thing. Some people just want to watch for entertainment, nothing more than that.

Even if my favorite was not in this show, I would personally still watch it because I feel it's an interesting part of Korean history, and it has spurned me to do my own research to understand the truth about the series. I have learned a lot about korean history and politics by doing my own research.

what do you plan to do?

Yes of course, regardless if our opinion on a particular show will be different, that doesn't mean we cannot be courteous, helpful and respectful of each other!

Have fun!

We are on the same boat, I don't believe in censorship as well. Controversial films/dramas open up the topic for discussion, which can be a healthy way to increase our understanding of this subject.

I am sure that because of Snowdrop, people have been doing their own research, myself included to find out the actual truth.

Unfortunately, whether South Korea, America or wherever else in the world, sensitive people who get easily triggered will always exist, and they will want to cancel whatever irks them at that moment in time.

It's the new reality.

What kind of annoys me on MDL some times though, is if you are not on the side of the popular opinion, you just get labeled a hater or troll. Most people don't bother taking the time to open their mind and understand that people have differing opinions.

I respect you for not blocking me :)

NP! just curious why you want to know though?

worst comes to worst, if they do get cancelled, the whole series has already been filmed, just waiting to be released. So they can probably just sell it to Netflix or another streaming company. It will get released.

I'd be pretty shocked if it get's cancelled to be honest. It's not that big of a deal from my perspective.

The station has already said it will not get cancelled, plus I believe all the episodes have already been filmed.

American cancel culture is no better really. The generation of young adults have really gotten onboard the whole social justice warrior bandwagon, getting outraged over every single thing.

it's actually drumming up more publicity, which equals more buzz, and more people may watch it out of curiousity.

I still believe it is their original marketing strategy, but many people have argued otherwise, so I will leave it at that.

it would infringe on freedom of speech, so it's not happening.

A petition was started to take down JTBC, but it won't go anywhere, and is more symbolic than anything else to be honest.

huh?

Young Ro = Jisoo'

Her father is the director of ANSP

It's a fairly common thing on MDL actually.

They already said it wouldn't be cancelled.

oh lol!

I am not a kpop fan so the world is new and confusing to me lol!

it has that gospel type of quality, it's soothing.

Speaking of elections, the next South Korean one is I believe March 2022. So interesting timing for the drama I believe.

Kind of puts the drama's intent into a new light.

On Wikipedia, it says that younger voters are starting to lean more towards the conservative party. The opposite party of the current president. So from a political standpoint, it's not surprising that the blue house allowed a drama that paints the conservatives in a bad light.

The political significance of Snowdrop has made this an interesting political play.

South Korean's current party is called Democratic Party of Korea (liberal), and the main opposition is People's Power Party (conservatives)

Well, just so people know here, South Korea's next presidential elections is being held on March 9, 2022.

So there is a possible political play here, or some sort of propaganda being spread by one of the parties.

Who knows. I am not well versed in South Korean politics, but maybe there is a left and a right, similar to US politics.