The main role played by Jisoo in 'Snowdrop' is also controversial. The character of a young student named Young Cho, which he plays, is thought to be strongly inspired by real figures.
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In connection with the netizen boycott of JTBC's new drama "Snowdrop", the main character played by BLACKPINK's Jisoo (Black Pink) has also drawn controversy. The character of a young student named Young Cho that he plays is allegedly inspired by a real figure.
It was previously revealed that "Snowdrop" will focus on the love story of Young Cho and Soo Ho (Jung Hae In), a male student on the run after a failed attempt to plant a bomb near a government office. Soo Ho turns out to be a trained spy disguised as a student protester, whose mission is to conspire against the government.
According to several interpretations of the "Snowdrop" synopsis, the drama also features a love triangle between Young Cho, Soo Ho and a young officer from the National Intelligence branch, named Lee Kang Moo, played by actor Jang Seung Jo.
Netizens highlighted how Jisoo's character, Young Cho, was based on a real-life student protester from South Korea's historic 1987 democracy movement was highly controversial.
Young Cho was actually a representative of the student protesters who contributed to the 1987 democracy movement, according to one of the publishers working on the award-winning novel titled "Young Cho Unnie" by Seo Myung Sook. This novel is dedicated to the life of Chun Young Cho, a woman who was active as a student protester during the 1980s while studying at Goryeo University.
Chun Young Cho is not just a famous student protester who survived interrogation and torture at the Namyeong-dong National Police Agency, which was known as the most perfect torture chamber hidden back then. Her husband, Jung Moon Hwa, was also arrested and framed as a spy and conspirator for the government during the democracy movement. After being imprisoned, Jung Moon Hwa died at a young age due to malnutrition.
Besides, Chun Young Cho is still alive today. After her husband died, she moved to Canada with her son, where she was involved in a serious accident and lost her sight, as well as 70 percent of her brain power. He currently lives in Yangpyeong and is receiving treatment for life.
One publisher who worked with writer Seo Myung Sook on the novel "Young Cho Unnie" commented, "The fact that the dark comedy is related to the story of a spy hiding among protesters of the democracy movement can only be seen as an act of hate crime, mockery. those who devote their lives to the cause of democracy in Korea. "
Currently, an online boycott of the production and broadcast of "Snowdrop" is in progress. JTBC on the other hand has released a statement that the drama is in no way meant to mock South Korean history. (wk / chus)