This article contains mild spoilers. 1/5 stars Embraced by an adoring and continually expanding global audience, the horizons for K-dramas are bright. However, despite the industry’s generally sunny prospects there exists a significant obstacle on the home front, where sensitive viewer opinions can ground a show before it has had a chance to spread its wings. Much as with Joseon.
This article contains spoilers. An eventful 2021 for the K-drama industry ended on an ignominious note in December with the launch of Snowdrop, the highly controversial Disney+/JTBC drama which sparked a furiously negative reaction among Korean viewers, over 300,000 of whom signed a petition requesting its cancellation. Though many skittish advertisers jumped ship almost immediately, JTBC stood firm, issuing a.
The controversy involving the Korean drama “Snowdrop,” starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, continues.
A total of 34 professors and scholars of Korea signed a letter to raise concerns about the historical references in “Snowdrop.”
Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK's Jisoo in "Snowdrop" (left)
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