korean have no problem with creative freedom as long as famous historical figures are not disrespected or korean history is distorted to a huge level... even dramas that are supposed to be biopics of historical figures have fictional elements in it like empress ki... the entire background of empress ki is fictional and the korean kingdom they show is also fictional but nobody had a problem with it and it had high ratings... mr,queen had high ratings even though it received a little backlash at the start... if people like professors and even the korean royal family makes a statement against the drama then the problem will be that high... even all the sponsors backed out... if the backlash is to this level then there will be something that offended people to that level we international fans are not aware of... there are plenty of dramas like backstreet rookie, mr,queen, its okay to not be okay, moonlight drawn by the clouds which received some kind of backlash from the knetz but none of the dramas lost sponsorship or had to be canceled...
non-koreans need to stop telling koreans on what topic they should feel offended about and not.. its their history and it airs on their public channel... its up to them to decide what they want to watch and what not...
even dan brown's novel and movies based on that are banned in a lot of countries because a lot of Christians felt offended by its content... every country or religion has things thats dear to them and they wont be fine with people disrespecting it...
this shows how protective koreans r about their history to the stage that they won't even tolerate a fantasy drama…
korean have no problem with creative freedom as long as famous historical figures are not disrespected... even dramas that are supposed to be biopics of historical figures have fictional elements in it like empress ki... the entire background of empress ki is fictional and the korean kingdom they show is also fictional but nobody had a problem with it and it had high ratings... mr,queen had high ratings even though it received a little backlash at the start... if people like professors and even the korean royal family makes statement against the drama then the problem will be that high... even all the sponsors backed out... if the backlash is to this level then there will be something that offended people to that level... there are plenty of dramas like backstreet rookie, mr,queen, its okay to not be okay, moonlight drawn by the clouds which received some kind of backlash from the knetz but none of the dramas lost sponsorship or had to be cancelled...
Here's another great example of "Alternate History".--> Philip K. Dick's novel, The Man in the High Castle (1962),…
even the drama you mentioned received criticism and complaints about its advertisement poster and amazon prime has to take it down...
not all countries share the same sentiments when it comes to their history... even today a lot of celebs get backlash if they make any ignorant comments regarding Hitler or nazis...
if someone makes a movie/drama where Britishers were good people and helped India rise that will be disrespecting the freedom struggle of India... for non-indians/pakistanis/Bangladeshis it will be just a well-made movie and its easy for them to say its just fiction and indians/pakistanis/bangladeshis are just overreacting and they should just suck it up and just watch it and enjoy it...
This! Knetz are not stupid and sensitive for reacting in this way. The frustrations and anger are a build up,…
exactly... the writer had plenty of time to make changes in joseon exorcist after seeing the backlash mr.queen received... but since having real historical figures were crucial to the story and the problems werent as severe, everything died down and mr.queen had a successful run... mr.queen controversy happened in December and JE aired in march... there was plenty of time to make changes... they could have simply put joseon exorcist in a fictional setup and tell the story like kingdom and got all the creative freedom they want...
His character isn't paired with the FL and there is no romance in this drama... also the female actor is 25-26…
rowon did one noona romance and even jcw in his 20s mostly acted with actresses older than him... most actors in their 20s get actresses older than them... how is 5 yrs a big age gap? they belong to the same generation... actors cannot always be of the same age, they can only belong to the same age group and 4-5 yrs difference are of same age group... in this drama the FL is a teenager and the magician is in his early 30s and he isnt childish.. its a psychological movie and not a rom-com... the entire vibe and genre is completely different...
The magician is in his early 30s so JCW is apt age wise... The other two characters are teenagers... Since Korean…
i dont think they will since this is a netflix show and they mostly stay true to the source material... if the genre dont need romance in it they dont add unnecessary romance into it like sweet home, kingdom etc... the girl only has a mere crush on the magician because he is there for here and he reminds her of her father... thats just like admiring an older guy... the magician shows no romatic interest towards the girl...
why does JCW keep acting with actresses 10 years younger than him, in roles that require him a grown man to act…
His character isn't paired with the FL and there is no romance in this drama... also the female actor is 25-26 yrs old... Also his only co-star who was way younger than him was kim yoo jung and the leads had a huge age gap even in the drama... Kim ji won and woo jiah are in their late 20s and he is in his early 30s... Not much of an age gap...
hope these casts aren't finalized. tbh i'd prefer teen or early 20s actors since it revolves around hs students…
The magician is in his early 30s so JCW is apt age wise... The other two characters are teenagers... Since Korean celebs barely age actors in their 20s can easily pass off as high schoolers... Acting skills matter and if they cannot find strong teenage actors, they will have to go for actors in their 20s...
As an Indian I will be highly offended if some indian movie or drama portrays British empire as knight in shinning armour... For non-indians it might not be a big problem and can watch it as just a movie or a drama... It's the same with korea... As non-koreans we might not see these problems as that big of a deal but it's their country and their history... It's upto them to feel offended or not and not us... we don't have the right to say they are over reacting or not...
Summary of the issue / controversy:1) The characters. Koreans are really proud of their history and they don't…
I think instead of using the names of real historical figures they should have just went for an imaginary kingdom like 100days my prince which gave the creators the freedom to make the crown prince end up with the FL who had no political support or wealth but even then they showed her to be of upper class blood... It's the same writer as Mr queen and he already faced backlash for using real historical figure but since it was a comedy and they showed that the entire history of Korea changed it didn't cause this much trouble... Also cable channels don't have to care as much about the public opinion as national channels... They always just escape with an apology... Atleast sbs should have looked into it properly when problems with mr.queen happened... They had plenty of time to make changes...
https://twitter.com/lovariria/status/1374233081817690112?s=20OKAY this can be a spoiler if it's true.So open at…
It might just be the fact that jungwoo likes to be invisible and play god... He was orchestrating everything without showing his face for quite some time before he showed himself to zumba snake and wusang ceo...
i do believe she deserves punishment and a good amount of accountability, but domestic abuse? really? let us not…
Penthouse as a drama basically works on karma... Yoonhee killed seolah( even though she wasnt in her right mind) and as a result her daughter died ( even if rona didn't die, the girl literally went through hell and she never deserved that)... Compared to what happened to seolah and rona who never even thought of hurting anyone whatever is happening with seojin is not that huge... When it comes to this drama the moral compass is a waste... People get their karma in the worst way possible either they deserve it or not... The drama shows everything in an extreme manner... Bullying, physical abuse, killing are all wrong but literally everyone are prone to one or the other in this drama... Jenny was a down right bully and she changed only when she herself went through what she made others go through... It's the same for seojin as well... She is going through what she made others(including kids) go through...
i do believe she deserves punishment and a good amount of accountability, but domestic abuse? really? let us not…
i am against domestic violence but seojin slapped yoonchul multiple times when they were married, hit yoonhee multiple times( even cut her throat) and didnt even leave a 15 yr old seolah and bullied another 15 yr old kid (rona) on multiple occasions... she would have continued physically abusing others if she can... now jdt is physically abusing seojin because he can... she used to abuse her power the same way jdt did... i dont think saying she deserves what she is getting is romanticizing domestic violence... for her its basically 'karma is a bitch'... she felt powerful when she was the abuser and abused multiple people multiple times and now its her turn to be on the receiving end...
My favorite scene in episode 10 was the bomb scene XD. The cast is solid but have to mention Kwak Dong Yeon...…
He is really good... Even his cameo in iotnbo was amazing... My fav scene from ep 10 was also the bomb scene... I lost it when he said this is cheating...
It was one of the best episodes... Junwoo found out who vin really is and vin is no longer gonna hold himself…
It's a crime comedy and not a crime thriller... It's never supposed to be super serious and intense... It has its moments of being intense and serious at times like the fiery priest but it's more light than a normal crime thriller like signal or flower of evil... comedy is one of the main genre of the drama... In kdramas corrupt legal bodies backed by a big conglomerate is mostly the base of all crime shows because south korea is run by big conglomerates... It's like how Russia is the big baddy in almost all Hollywood spy thrillers...
man, hanseo told them who else burned down the factory, so it seems like he is perfectly fine with murder and…
Hanseo and the CEO of wusang are fine with people's death as long as they don't have to do it themselves... I guess the CEO of wusang is even more weak hearted than hanseo because he got terrified when junwoo said he hopes more than 12 people die in the next demolition... Before zumba snake came into the picture the CEO of wusang didn't really plan on killing people to complete his plan... He was more than fine with CY giving off money or emotionally manipulating the witness...
yes the comedy was really some cheap comedy. i also find it hard to look beyond it. but i dropped this, came back…
Isn't this the writer of the fiery priest? TFP was amazing and I have heard that chief kim is also hilarious... I have seen some clips of chief kim and it were hilarious... The writer has a his own style and till now I like the MLs of both tfp and Vincenzo... They are cool but can be silly as well...
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if people like professors and even the korean royal family makes a statement against the drama then the problem will be that high... even all the sponsors backed out... if the backlash is to this level then there will be something that offended people to that level we international fans are not aware of...
there are plenty of dramas like backstreet rookie, mr,queen, its okay to not be okay, moonlight drawn by the clouds which received some kind of backlash from the knetz but none of the dramas lost sponsorship or had to be canceled...
non-koreans need to stop telling koreans on what topic they should feel offended about and not.. its their history and it airs on their public channel... its up to them to decide what they want to watch and what not...
even dan brown's novel and movies based on that are banned in a lot of countries because a lot of Christians felt offended by its content... every country or religion has things thats dear to them and they wont be fine with people disrespecting it...
if people like professors and even the korean royal family makes statement against the drama then the problem will be that high... even all the sponsors backed out... if the backlash is to this level then there will be something that offended people to that level...
there are plenty of dramas like backstreet rookie, mr,queen, its okay to not be okay, moonlight drawn by the clouds which received some kind of backlash from the knetz but none of the dramas lost sponsorship or had to be cancelled...
not all countries share the same sentiments when it comes to their history... even today a lot of celebs get backlash if they make any ignorant comments regarding Hitler or nazis...
if someone makes a movie/drama where Britishers were good people and helped India rise that will be disrespecting the freedom struggle of India... for non-indians/pakistanis/Bangladeshis it will be just a well-made movie and its easy for them to say its just fiction and indians/pakistanis/bangladeshis are just overreacting and they should just suck it up and just watch it and enjoy it...
they could have simply put joseon exorcist in a fictional setup and tell the story like kingdom and got all the creative freedom they want...
how is 5 yrs a big age gap? they belong to the same generation... actors cannot always be of the same age, they can only belong to the same age group and 4-5 yrs difference are of same age group...
in this drama the FL is a teenager and the magician is in his early 30s and he isnt childish.. its a psychological movie and not a rom-com... the entire vibe and genre is completely different...
the girl only has a mere crush on the magician because he is there for here and he reminds her of her father... thats just like admiring an older guy... the magician shows no romatic interest towards the girl...
It's the same writer as Mr queen and he already faced backlash for using real historical figure but since it was a comedy and they showed that the entire history of Korea changed it didn't cause this much trouble... Also cable channels don't have to care as much about the public opinion as national channels... They always just escape with an apology...
Atleast sbs should have looked into it properly when problems with mr.queen happened... They had plenty of time to make changes...
i dont think saying she deserves what she is getting is romanticizing domestic violence... for her its basically 'karma is a bitch'... she felt powerful when she was the abuser and abused multiple people multiple times and now its her turn to be on the receiving end...
My fav scene from ep 10 was also the bomb scene... I lost it when he said this is cheating...
In kdramas corrupt legal bodies backed by a big conglomerate is mostly the base of all crime shows because south korea is run by big conglomerates...
It's like how Russia is the big baddy in almost all Hollywood spy thrillers...
The writer has a his own style and till now I like the MLs of both tfp and Vincenzo... They are cool but can be silly as well...