Netizens criticize after seeing Snowdrop’s introduction on Disney Plus

They wouldn't change the main plot. But I thought the problem was the details, not the main plot.

oh man this plot sounds like abit of a mess

why gotta make a drama that main character is a spy terrorist? even romanticize it?

Can Knetz shut up. I am excited for Snowdrop and if it ends up getting canceled because of them.

I thought it was delayed so long because they were refilming it wtf

Ok

Episode 1 ratings are gonna soar through the roof for sure

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yeah I've read they've changed name of Jisoo's character

but overall Korea can boycott this, it doesn't change a fact that like one comment said, the whole world will watch it

It's not gonna be good for Jisoo tho

I know this is a sensitive topic to them, the story is based on actual event, but at least wait to watch the premiere before you ask for its cancelation

All their criticism and it will still air....

All eyes on Snowdrop in December.

I'm not saying their opinion isn't valid but at least wait for the first episode..after that then make the decision to boycott or not

I've been excited for this drama since the announcement and the plot makes me wonder what type of drama it will be, feels too soon to say it will romanticize anything

For one time I don't care about sk netizens.

All I want is for it to air.

They better not ruin Jisoo new drama... it's been too long since I've been waiting for her drama debut.

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I'm not saying their opinion isn't valid but at least wait for the first episode..

THIS

Jisoo has no luck poor girl

The plot must be so damn good or the details is gonna get dragged to pieces

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I don’t think they will romanticize that. Like in many Kdramas there is a twist or people being falsely accused of something etc etc.

and thats exactly what koreans dont want and it will cause even a bigger backlash bc its twisting history!

In real life these two characters are enemy of democracy who sent their fellow students to be tortured and die horribly at the hand of a dictator government.

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They wouldn't change the main plot. But I thought the problem was the details, not the main plot.

What is the problem?

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No, they changed the names of the characters, it’s a story on its own.

If the names are still on Disney Plus, it’s probably because Disney Plus copy pasted the old introduction.

Nah, it doesn't change much unfortunately. It's still based on a real life event, same year and many other similarities, it's not that hard for koreans to put 2 and 2 together. They will be able to dodge a bullet if they changed it up completely but it's still a sensitive topic for them, romanticizing it will only make it worse. Maybe that's why is getting a Disney+ premiere, the producers probably heavily rely on the international audience since it's already in hot waters in SK.

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What is the problem?

That the male lead was a North Korean spy and that the female lead was a real activist.

You can't tell if both are true from this synopsis.

wasn’t their petition to cancel the show denied by the k government already? Also, if SK is not gonna watch it, the rest of the world will. By how greedy Disney is, I don’t think they will waste their profit

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wasn’t their petition to cancel the show denied by the k government already? Also, if SK is not gonna watch it, the rest of the world will. By how greedy Disney is, I don’t think they will waste their profit

I don't expect the Government to be able to cancel it. It's censorship if they do. It would be kinda ironic for a government to censor a show because it undermined the democratic movement.

Joseon Exorcist was cancelled because all their sponsors pulled out, not because of the Government. No money = No drama.

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Joseon Exorcist was cancelled because all their sponsors pulled out, not because of the Government. No money = No drama.

they finished filming everything so will they still rely sponsers? If their biggest sponsor is Disney and Disney saw how good it’s doing internationally, I wonder if they will listen to the SK public.

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they finished filming everything so will they still rely sponsers? If their biggest sponsor is Disney and Disney saw how good it’s doing internationally, I wonder if they will listen to the SK public.

Disney+? No.

JTBC? Maybe.

But after what happened to Joseon Exorcist I don't believe they would be that stupid.

these losers complaining won't tune in in the first anyway so it's not like the show is losing anything.

watch it become a worldwide hit.

poor jisoo will end her career at debut

lol Knetz are irrelevant. I watched them praise Lisa to the heavens and nobody in Korea cared.

Well nothing more to do for blinks except pray that this doesn't damage her image in korea. Image is very important and jisoo's unlucky that her first drama is causing this much mess.

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oh man this plot sounds like abit of a mess

why gotta make a drama that main character is a spy terrorist? even romanticize it?

Yeah let’s hope they do not romanticize it but I do not get how people can oppose it that heavily without having seen it. It’s just a short description and not the whole drama. It could turn out quite differently or vice versa worse. After the airing I could understand the frustration if it turns out like this but without it idk. Also doing movies about controversial topics like war, death and so on should not be forbidden even if they are sensitive topics. Romantication of these should not be supported though

Is this why YGE made that announcement amount taking legal action against slander against BP?

I like Jisoo so I'll watching the first episode to see if I like the drama.

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can someone pls let me know where the "spy terrorist" bit came from?

i have not seen anything the alludes to hae in being a spy or terrorist. the initial backlash afaik came from jisoo's characters name?

the synopsis only says: "Im Soo-ho (Jung Hae-in) plays a graduate student who, after participating in a pro-democracy protest, is discovered covered in blood by Eun Young-ro (Jisoo), a female university student. It is revealed that Soo-ho is not who he appears to be."
and the character synopsis only says: "A college student who was raised in Germany and hides a secret."

the secret could be anything from him being a scorpion to a woman in drag-

where'd the spy bit come from?

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He plays a North Korean spy probably. The eastern part of Germany helped a lot of North Koreans before the unification of Germany.

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you say probably again

aren't we all just assuming at this point?

Yeah maybe I didn’t highlight but that’s what I also said in my post before. People should wait until the drama is aired.

But the conclusion stems from North Koreans who lived in the DDR (east Germany) and trained under the military to be spies in Western countries.