Clearly a comment from someone who only cares about entertainment and don't give 1 single F* of the people in…
It's over, Koreans, I think you guys need to accept the fact that your history might suffer some changes because we have a couple of people here who want to watch a love triangle drama.
They cancel all these promising shows and leave us with Hello Me and Oh My Ladylord please-
Clearly a comment from someone who only cares about entertainment and don't give 1 single F* of the people in the country who might have a problem with what's being produced.
Is the drama publicly funded? If not, they have no right to demand for cancellation. If you believe in freedom…
"Is the drama publicly funded? If not, they have no right to demand for cancellation. If you believe in freedom of expression, there is no other way to look at it."
I completely agree with you here, BUT if the drama's plot is as bad and they think it is, then the backlash will be like something we've never seen. I think they're going to air it, but everything will need to be perfect. The whole "This story is based on fiction and it has no connection to real story events" they put on pretty much every drama won't cut it. Because it clearly has.
It's also important to analyze who is funding it, and honestly, it does not look good. It's one of those cases where not only you need to do it in good faith, you also need to show it's in good faith.
For me it is good. It's a drama that makes you think a lot because each episode is a theory. You can get a little…
"makes you think a lot because each episode is a theory"
This is fun and all but it also makes writers mess up in the end or creating a plot twist out of nowhere to finish everything. I want to start it but I will wait until the end.
It's all fine and good until China tries to change YOUR country's history. I usually think Koreans overreact about those things but I think they did it right this time. JTBC has nothing to fear here, if anything, this is just exposure for them and their "black comedy" set in one of Korea's darkest times.....
Their statement didn't sound too convincing, but that's none of our business. I wonder if this would get this heated reaction from international fans if Ji Soo wasn't involved in this. I honestly don't think all these A-list actors would ruin their careers like this because of a single drama, so I think the script is not as bad as it sounds, but I also support the discussion.
It's funny. People keep defending "historical accuracy" for "Joseon Exorcist" or "Snowdrop", when they are not…
"dramas taking place in Europe, back in the time, with black, Asian or any non-European people (for example, it could be anywhere else)."
Please enlighten me, where does having a black lead in Bridgerton cause any kind of damage for the viewers that live where that tv show takes place? Why do you think there was no backlash from that?
Koreans are claiming that having this drama airing could cause real damage to their fight against a dictatorial regime that took place 30 years ago. Not 100, not in the middle age.... 30 years ago. The person responsible for that is still alive, the people who suffered under his regime are still alive.
As for Joseon Exorcist, we're talking about pride here. China has been slowly trying to influence how Korean Dramas are shown to the viewers, especially for international fans. Look how Tencent basically killed free-speech on Reddit, I don't think it will be any different in South Korea. Their country is pretty small, the population is aging and their allies are pretty far away. I don't think they're overreacting. We also forget that kdramas is a product made first for Koreans, they will always put their own first, except if it's financed by another company, and that's exactly the case for JTBC after Tencent's 100M dollars investment. I wouldn't like to see my country's history being associate with Chinese clothes and food either.
I know you want to see Ji Soo on screen, but we just don't have a say in this.
I also wonder about the Korean actors and actress if this continue in long term.Maybe after this many of the big…
Woah, that's interesting. And those services have an agenda of their own. I might be hyperbolic here, but I think if things like these keep happening, the landscape of what korean entertainment means to koreans and international fans could change in ways no one could've predicted
If this thing keeps on going, I wonder how their partnership with Netflix will be. They would probably have some kind of agreement that would make them suitable to remove their content from there whenever they want, but I don't think Netflix would like that.
Omg, I can see that and it’s gonna be sad as hell :/
I guess it depends how much bargain they will have. If this is on Netflix I would say they get the green light, but South Korea is a "monster" of its own. Let's wait and see.
Omg, I can see that and it’s gonna be sad as hell :/
The fact that they released the plot summary a few weeks ago and then came out today to say that the plot is not going to be what they said it would (dark comedy, huh?) Makes it even worse in my book. Everyone will be looking at it and knetz will try to find things even where there isn't nothing to find. Play it safe is their best option, and you know exactly what it means.
If you believe in freedom of expression, there is no other way to look at it."
I completely agree with you here, BUT if the drama's plot is as bad and they think it is, then the backlash will be like something we've never seen. I think they're going to air it, but everything will need to be perfect. The whole "This story is based on fiction and it has no connection to real story events" they put on pretty much every drama won't cut it. Because it clearly has.
It's also important to analyze who is funding it, and honestly, it does not look good. It's one of those cases where not only you need to do it in good faith, you also need to show it's in good faith.
This is fun and all but it also makes writers mess up in the end or creating a plot twist out of nowhere to finish everything. I want to start it but I will wait until the end.
Their statement didn't sound too convincing, but that's none of our business. I wonder if this would get this heated reaction from international fans if Ji Soo wasn't involved in this. I honestly don't think all these A-list actors would ruin their careers like this because of a single drama, so I think the script is not as bad as it sounds, but I also support the discussion.
Please enlighten me, where does having a black lead in Bridgerton cause any kind of damage for the viewers that live where that tv show takes place? Why do you think there was no backlash from that?
Koreans are claiming that having this drama airing could cause real damage to their fight against a dictatorial regime that took place 30 years ago. Not 100, not in the middle age.... 30 years ago. The person responsible for that is still alive, the people who suffered under his regime are still alive.
As for Joseon Exorcist, we're talking about pride here. China has been slowly trying to influence how Korean Dramas are shown to the viewers, especially for international fans. Look how Tencent basically killed free-speech on Reddit, I don't think it will be any different in South Korea. Their country is pretty small, the population is aging and their allies are pretty far away. I don't think they're overreacting. We also forget that kdramas is a product made first for Koreans, they will always put their own first, except if it's financed by another company, and that's exactly the case for JTBC after Tencent's 100M dollars investment. I wouldn't like to see my country's history being associate with Chinese clothes and food either.
I know you want to see Ji Soo on screen, but we just don't have a say in this.