Namgoong Min’s New Drama ‘Lovers’ Embroiled in Controversy Ahead of Premiere — What Happened?
Ahead of its release, Namgoong Min's "Lovers" gets involved in a controversy that caused the production to terminate the contract of a casting manager participating in the series.
Keep on reading for more details.
MBC Terminates Contract of Casting Manager Due to Past Issue
On May 4, broadcasting company MBC, which handles the forthcoming series "Lovers," starring Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin, expressed its position regarding the incident involving one of the drama's minor actors.
"We are taking viewers' concerns related to the management company of auxiliary cast members of the series 'Lovers' seriously."
It was also stated that the confirmed external professional companies related to the minor actors are also participating in the drama's production investigation.
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MBC said, "In consideration of viewers' opinions and concerns, we decided to immediately and effectively terminate the contract with the company in order to fundamentally exclude the participation of the person in question. We will do our best to produce the new drama 'Lovers' until the end so it can begin its first broadcast with the attention and love of viewers."
'Lovers' Casting Manager Perpetrator of Sexual Violence
In particular, A, a mother who lost her two daughters in the "Death of a Sister in a Minor Role," posted a video, titled "Drama Lovers Non-Watching Movement" on YouTube last May 3. She announced that the perpetrator, who killed her sister, works as a casting manager for a minor role in the series "Lovers."
At the same time, A asked the broadcast company to exclude the perpetrator from work.
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Due to the multiple complaints posted on the bulletin board of MBC's Viewer Communication Center, the broadcasting company immediately took action.
In addition, to the video's content, A's daughter, graduate student B, suffered sexual violence from 12 people, including the agency's class president and casting manager, when she worked as a minor actor in 2004 and filed a complaint with the police.
However, during the investigation, she suffered while being threatened by the perpetrators. Her younger sister C, who introduced B to a minor actor job, also died on his own after suffering from guilt.
Meanwhile, "Lovers" is expected to release in the second half of 2023.
Other stars who will work with Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin are Lee Da In and Lee Hak Joo.
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