Fans are worried that the ‘Snowdrop’ controversy will affect the careers of Jung Hae In and BLACKPINK Jisoo. Youth Organization has issued a warning that it will file a broadcasting ban.
On December 18, after JTBC aired its first episode, the drama ‘Snowdrop’ faced charges of distorting history and glorifying state violence. Not only that, but recently the film melodrama must faces another lawsuit demanding the show’s cancellation. More than 200,000 signatures have reached the Blue House, petitioning to revoke the horror movie’s broadcast.
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“It states that the film does not revolve around the pro-democracy movement and makes no reference to the main characters participating in the democratization movement. However, the heroine saved the life of a spy. North Korea after mistook him for an activist in the pro-democracy movement in the first episode”
Furthermore, the petition also criticized the performance for smearing “the values and reputation of the democratization movement.”
Before the fierce controversy, viewers said that Jung Hae In should be careful when accepting the offer
“He really should be more careful when choosing his next project,” one person mentioned, while the other wrote with the same emotion, “Well, you really can’t tell whether a film whether it’s successful or not just by getting the script.”
As for the singer-actress, fans have mixed reactions towards Jisoo headlining the cast of “Snowdrop.”
On Twitter, fans expressed their love for the 26-year-old star but fully supported the petition to cancel “Snowdrop” pointing out that the melodrama is “romanticizing” a tumultuous period.
Jisoo is literally my bias in blackpink but I'm gonna need them to cancel snowdrop asap. None of that glorification of the past and revisionist propaganda thanks.
— Perishing from thesis🌸🧋 (@roseetea) December 19, 2021
why are i-fans getting mad at knets for wanting to cancel snowdrop? its not even bc of jisoo starring. it's bc they're romaticizing very touchy history. many MANY people died during that time to fight for their democracy. i read facebook comments and i almost lost braincells.
— ❆ash1a❆ (@tyunhiyyih) December 20, 2021
Also, amid the controversy “Snowdrop” JTBC Kdrama could face a ban after a youth nonprofit, World Citizens expressed their disappointment with the series.
According to Yonhap News, the group announced on December 20 that they will be filing a ban on broadcasting “Snowdrop” saying that the series “glorifies state violence” and is being witnessed by millions of viewers. via OTT
“This is a clear insult to those who have resisted the military dictatorship with their whole body,” Co-CEO Lee Seol Ah said in a statement.
