On the 23rd, Twitter users in Turkey, Portugal, Japan, and the States are sharing SimтАЩs post after translating it into their own language. Sim wrote this post two days ago after Snowdrop caused an uproar. Snowdrop has been accused of historical distortion, denigrating the pro-democracy movement, and glorifying the spies since the premiere.
тАФ ьЛмьГБьаХ (@sangjungsim) December 21, 2021 тАЬNot long ago, in response to the death of Chun Doo Hwan (t/n: elected military dictator de facto, he was the one who led the military during the Gwangju uprising. There is a very similar character in Snowdrop), I said, тАШWe must constantly reflect on whether the era of Chun Doo Hwan is over.тАЩ Watching the controversy over the drama Snowdrop, I realize that what I said is now a reality, not a warning anymore. IтАЩm sensing that [the drama] is attempting to re-evaluate the harsh era behind Chun Doo Hwan as well as Chun Doo Hwan himself. It is rather a problem if you do not see the issue in a drama featuring a pseudo-Chun Doo Hwan who is portrayed as the godfather of the mafia, a spy who infiltrated the movement, a righteous NSA, university students who show no worries about what is happening around them, etc. We must remember Chun Doo Hwan, who had manipulated us with his spy agenda and the torture that had continued for more than a century. The victims are still alive. If we are to shine a light in this harsh era, the protagonists should be ordinary citizens who shed blood, sweat, and tears for the democracy of the Republic of Korea, not on the NSA of the South in the dictatorship and spies. There is already a good precedent: Youth of May. Creative freedom should be humble in the face of the wounds of history.тАЭ These are some of the comments for SimтАЩs post: тАЬBlinks better realize this was never about K-pop; itтАЩs hurting a lot of people with real trauma.тАЭ тАЬThe entire statement is incredibly powerful.тАЭ тАЬI would rather listen to the current presidential candidate and the real victims instead of some fans.тАЭ One thing many of them were in awe of was the final sentence, тАЬCreative freedom should be humble in the face of the wounds of history.тАЭ Meanwhile, the petition demanding the showтАЩs cancellation on the Blue House has already garnered 339,900 signatures as of today. However, JTBC had expressed their desire to keep the show going, stating that тАЬthe misunderstandings will be resolved in the later episodes.тАЭ ┬а Source (1) ┬а
