8 (Allegedly?) R@cist Kdramas That Netizens Tried To Cancel!

[@paulmorris5166]

There have been hundreds of reports over the years of Arab Princes partying like there is no tomorrow in London.

[@MiraclesandMessages333]

Right.. it was probably from the writer's own experience. I myself was witness to an Arab prince drinking at my hotel bar cavorting with blondes and leaving with them 😂

[@SainyaHokage]

London, elsewhere and even in Saudi Arabia, Dubai...

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

My exact thought while listening to this was, oh brother, like there aren't at least a few of those? I hate cancel culture. The white man sure doesn't seem to have any protections, though. They're portrayed as all kinds of evil in many dramas, and I don't take offense, as some white men ARE evil, just like every other race.

[@ATLG1RL727]

New York and LA as well!

[@SainyaHokage]

Most of these cases are fake controversy and some do not have anything to do with race. Why this happens so much with kdrama? I don't see this with cdrama, jdrama, twdrama or lakorn...

[@justlibby2142]

Seriously some people are just to precious. Does every drama have to please every person. If people don’t like it they can just watch something else. This cancel culture has to stop.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@justlibby2142 - …until a drama shows up and affects you. Then I bet there'd be some sort of exception as to why you'd agree that it should be boycotted.

[@waterwitch8902]

Dramas are just that, a story, fairy-tale. It's not a documentary which tells a true story. I lived in NY during 911, the drama didn't affect me as being in bad taste as it wasn't a documentary about 911, it was a drama about 2 people in love that are separated. These dramas are fictitious,, people need to know the difference and not get upset, if they can't, than maybe don't watch them. Find other entertainment that won't upset them.

[@catrinafarr3402]

Agreed

[@pacificocean9074]

What type of shit logic again?

[@pacificocean9074]

If someone disrespect your country your culture then it's your insult. You need to broaden your view

[@robtucker6303]

I used to use K Dramas and Kpop as my get away from every day stresses… but unfortunately those days are gone now too.

[@Alexis-ew9jh]

Joseon Exorcist was so good with an amazing cast. I was heartbroken that it was cancelled. As an American I couldn't understand the blowback. I knew there was cultural tension between China and Korea, but I had no idea it was sensitive enough to scrap the entire drama and not even given the chance of editing or writing out the sensitive topics. They even erased it forever. You can't find the 2 episodes that were aired.

[@lauriemcnaughton5916]

People need to grow up! If you are offended by something in a show, don't watch it. But stop trying to prevent everyone from watching it. I am so sick of people trying to force their views on everyone else.

[@vilmamy]

In the case of King the Land, the authors simply used the stereotype of an extremely rich Arab. I understand that the Arabs don't like this character, but their rich people keep getting away with crazy parties and spending money. Now Lee Junho is also becoming a victim of stereotypes. Many new foreign "Fans" immediately accuse him of plastic surgery just because he is a South Korean artist. (He has not undergone plastic surgery, all changes are only due to age and weight).

[@Overdosed_On_Tea]

"but their rich people keep getting away with crazy parties and spending money." What is that supposed to mean? and its right for foreign fans to be angry. i am angry too. kdrama's are Korean dramas so why are they portraying arabs? why? who gave them the right?

[@vilmamy]

@@Overdosed_On_Tea As a European, most of what I hear about rich Arabs is about lavish parties, prostitution and crazy spending money on all kinds of whims. This is a stereotype that those people continue to create about themselves. After all such stories, I see Prince Samir as a very sweet person and I don't like that someone hates him. I understand that Arabs don't like such a stereotype, but I don't like their hypocrisy, as if they don't have such people at all. Are Arabs the navel of the world that someone should ask permission to play them?

[@Overdosed_On_Tea]

​@@vilmamy I don't understand your and others' problem with Arabs. I would have been okay but Arabs already have so much bad representation in media. can't they have 1 good representation? And the writers are not innovative at all. they clearly stole it from somewhere. and yes someone should ask when they are representing a culture. because a bad representation could be very harmful.

[@kdfrk247]

Exactly! Only today in the UK (London) a large extremely wealthy middle eastern family where caught using Philippino slaves. The ladies pleaded for help through Facebook and were rescued. Absolutely disgusting. 🤬

[@Overdosed_On_Tea]

​@@kdfrk247 you are talking as if only very rich middle eastern people do that. everyone does that. AMERICA,EUROPE ITS ALL AROUND THE WORLD. ITS MORE TO DO WITH MONEY. don't you dare think i am justifying them . people like them deserves the worst. but anyway what I mean is that, just because of them you cannot humiliate innocent arabs and muslims. arabs have the right to get angry. because media doesn't show them in good light. arabs are human too. they too have good and bad sides. but the media only shows bad side.

[@jacklinekarwitha9413]

Its amazing how no one talks about shooting stars,but maybe it’s because there aren’t as many kdrama fans who are Africans

[@albo3323]

RIGHT?!!!!

[@TheMaryweather]

What is surprising is they got rid of Lee brother on Penthouse possibly because of the backlash. I just remember seeing him and thinkng we were gonna have suffer through the portrayal.

[@MyDramaListOfficial]

Kdramas are generally loved all over the world (as this video goes to show!). What country are you watching this video from?

[@the3rdbean]

usa. florida

[@8_de_revolution]

South africa. Most from Netflix.

[@HijadelRey0107]

USA

[@grazzka]

Poland 😊

[@Nameless-sl8ql]

Russia

[@LawranTrevillyan]

Okay so to start off with.... What I'm about to say is not meant to be rude, offensive or dismiss anything anyone might be feeling on certain topics addressed in this video (to be fair it is just my general opinion as someone who reads books of many cultures and genres "even FICTION" and even shows). The thing that a lot of people seem to forget all the time when it comes to movies and books outside the world of stories, shows/movies based on real life events or even documentaries is that not EVERYTHING put on television is made from real life events and cultures. Things that have happened to people and what not. Cultures, events and aspects in the world of FICTION get thrown around all the time, it's why it's FICTION, it's not real, it's not meant to be real... So why do people always make it that way? It can be offensive but only if you're so insensitive that you see it that way.. It's a frictional piece of material written to not follow a real life story cause it's not REAL. My opinion stands that in the world of people who look at everything logically or one sided should just not watch TV unless it's the news. When watching something you have to draw a very clear line on the borders of reality and fiction.. It's why all shows and even television channels are labeled with these amazing things called genres. Most shows even tell you at the beginning "this is a frictional show where all religions, characters, cultures and events are not based on real facts. VIEWERS DISCRETION ADVISED" it might use real names and events but it's not following the real events for a reason.. A good example of this (The King: Eternal Monarch) it uses both real life historical events and even names but tells them two VERY different ways (haven't seen the show, highly recommend it. It was very good). My point here is this... A show gets cancelled cause someone finds something to be offended about knowing very well there are watching a show that is meant to be 100% fake, not real FICTIONAL and then everyone else who might enjoy the story than has to suffer cause someone couldn't leave reality out of fictional content. Even more so someone who was hired to act the role out and the production has to apologize.. For what? Someone who does not know fact from fiction... I fail to see how that is fair..

[@elvenmageus]

Something is going to offend someone somehow. If you worry that something is going to offend, it restricts creativity. In America, we have such a huge issue with a small minority of people being offended by so many things or being offended for other people that it's become annoying. It's impacting what is coming out in movies and TV, and it's really showing in how little money movies are making. Personally, I watch very little American movies or TV because of this. For a good few years now, Kdramas probably are 90-95% of what I watch. I just don't like having shows remade with characters changed to be politically correct or updated instead of bringing in an original story or a character that already existed that could be brought into the story. With the hours I work, 12 hour nights, my time off, I want to relax and get out of reality. I don't want to watch something that forces me to deal with everyday politics.

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

Hear, hear! I could have written that same post, except for the 12 hour shifts (God bless you!). I found KDramas 3+ years ago and never looked back. Sickening to find that Koreans are turning into Americans, trying to cancel excellent dramas because they're offended about something. Must give them a feeling of power or something. Ugh.

[@ATLG1RL727]

Same here!!! I can’t recall the last time I watched American television and I live in the Southern US. There is simply nothing on that appeals to me. I discovered K-Drama and C-Drama during the pandemic and I’ve been hooked ever since. Even when I travel to foreign countries for work or holiday, I download a few on my iPad to watch on the flight and while I’m in my hotel room at night. It’s how I roll! 🫶🏽

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

@@ATLG1RL727 I wonder how many of us found KDramas during Covid! haha I have heard this same statement many many times, so I'll bet it's in the thousands, if not millions, world-wide.

[@helenweird]

Watched most of these and love all of them. 🇺🇸🇺🇲

[@ATLG1RL727]

Ditto!

[@denisecali2410]

My takeaway from this is that shows are only cancelled if the Korean fans complain but not international fans. Got it, 😢

[@TheMaryweather]

Oop

[@robtucker6303]

Not necessarily true… but for K Dramas, most complaints are done during the show being filmed or earlier… usually by the time international audiences get the show, it’s been out for a while. Honestly though most of the complaints are from toxic people who are just trying to cause drama… people are just way too sensitive and too ridiculous.

[@robtucker6303]

@@albo3323 Don’t be ridiculous… you can find something to offend someone In just about every situation… if you’re crazy enough. Intent is what matters and even then people can still find things to upset them… it’s mostly just woke behavior.

[@robtucker6303]

@@albo3323 I believe that you are being disingenuous with your comment. Show me where EVERY person of a Culture, Country, Group are ALWAYS shown in one way. The thing is, many stereotypes are based on some truths… granted not everyone is going to fit into any of all stereotypes… As an example, I have mostly Italian heritage, what pops into your mind when you think of Italians… give me your top five. For the vast majority of people around the world, most of their top five are some kind of stereotype. If someone says that they live in Texas… Alaska… Japan… southern part of the USA. We all have our own images that pop into our head. Now I do agree that being hateful or disrespectful towards anyone or any group is wrong, but most people are not that way. At least in my experience. Sure there’s hateful and bad people in any group, but much of the faux outrage and racism is directed by people who have an agenda and ulterior motives. We all should respect each other, but we all should be able to recognize what is truly hateful and what is just life.

[@ATLG1RL727]

@@robtucker6303I agree with the first part of your statement, but please don’t associate it with “woke” behavior. That term has been co-opted by the US right wing; It’s meaning diminished and repurposed to do exactly what you just did.

[@Overdosed_On_Tea]

king the land deserves it. they should think more before portraying things. why get political? kdrama is Korean drama obviously. that's why they should focus on Koreans if they can't do good representations of others.

[@poodlemuffin]

Genuine question, why is mentioning soup racist? I’m not getting the context.

[@robtucker6303]

Because so many people are nuts… trying to find anything to complain about.

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

@@robtucker6303 Exactly. I'm glad the producers ignored it and didn't cave to the mob for a change.

[@HijadelRey0107]

Cancel culture may be extremist but inaccurately portraying another culture is offensive, and more so when the actor is NOT of that culture. Not everyone is offended with that trope tho. Americans are usually portrayed in kdramas as awkward and not intelligent. They are given v menial roles and are treated condescendingly or talked about behind their backs. I get that that's how foreigners are treated irl yet americans don't take offense prolly bc we love kdramas, but we do take serious note. Some of us are transitioning to c, j, tdramas, not only bc of this, but mainly bc of boredom. I hope things get better and production companies go back to meaningful and beautifully written scripts. I would hate to leave kdramaworld which has been and still is part of my life for the last 16 yrs.

[@robtucker6303]

I tend to agree with you… especially about how incredible older Korean Dramas were… I fell in love with them in 2001… been watching ever since. Stereotyping can go too far, but there’s also some room for interpretation and exceptions.

[@ATLG1RL727]

Ditto! Well said!

[@bonnechance2958]

That’s so silly, there’s plenty of news about Arabic princes partying to the hilt. How is that disrespectful? The drama is fictional. If it’s true don’t get mad at the drama. If they don’t like King The Land and find it offensive, don’t watch it. I personally love King The Land. One of the best romantic comedy in a long time.

[@Brookejay21]

I know this is a KZbin comment no one will believe it so don’t care but my sister/ me hung out with an Arab prince (can’t confirm but he said he was also rich had hella body guards) he was exactly like how the dude was in king of the land lmao

[@Brookejay21]

He also wanted to marry my sister so he might just been a rich dude but basically what happened in king of the land happened to her kmao

[@Brookejay21]

Also the 2125 as a U.S. I don’t see anything wrong with the 9/11 thing since he was so traumatized from it they broke up and brought light to how awful it was idk how it was romanized

[@MyDramaListOfficial]

Which of these surprised you the most? Are netizens too sensitive or do you feel like their feelings were valid in these situations!

[@damnedseagull6194]

King The Land

[@somin1456]

I really enjoyed watching king the land.....

[@somin1456]

4:59 Twenty five twenty one is also good....

[@gmo4250]

You missed the controversy of the allegedly racist scene in Backstreet Rookie

[@abdullahmubarok9721]

​@@gmo4250not, it's just adaptation of the comics series to rl drama

[@doricemichelle3614]

There is a drama which defined Africa as a place with no water so they're the one who brought water into whole AFRICA, and that drama which keep saying "we're going to donate food and money to children in Africa" like Africa as whole continent, I couldn't finish those dramas too annoying

[@LostGirl-v5g]

I think u r talking about sh**ting star drama

[@doricemichelle3614]

@@LostGirl-v5g what's "sh**ting"?

[@raphchinnie]

Before bringing down those kdramas,they can wan wait until we are done watching them unless they want to see another set of netizens they will contend with.....what is it?they are dramas and mere fictional stories......

[@Concerned_Kitten]

Okay but are they "offended" or did they notice something that could POSSIBLY be racist if taken out of context? There is a difference. It sounds like people just want to start drama and ridicule every little thing, not like they're genuinely hurt or offended by these things. He mentioned Thai food? Y'all are crying over that? They had chinese props? So you're sueing them for causing trauma? Literally delusional.

[@6468May]

Netizens need to get a life. These are movies or dramas. They’re not real. I guess the first amendment doesn’t matter. It just not worth getting so upset about

[@misskingii]

I whole heartedly agree about responsibility when it comes to telling real stories and depicting true events.

[@athinaiti35]

then lets talk about ''Descendants of the Sun''who portraits my beautiful country like URK???a place destroyed with gungs?wars?drags?hunger ?mafia &everything you can imagine and we need korean army and the UN to save us??useing the most ikonic beach and scenery in the world as their backround and also churches and villages!yes i was pissed when i watch it even with its romantic senario productions must be careful with their senarios and locations!

[@Lizzied1301]

Ok. So in King the Land. What angers me is how people DEFEND their culture ALBEIT that stories could be based on TRUE events or personalities. Why must JTBC apologise .. when there are real life stories (in the media) of Muslim Arab royalty who drink and are womanizers (caught on camera) when they are away from home?

[@marymimouna]

I haven't watched any of these, but I'll certainly be watching all of them now, to find out what all the fuss is about.

[@priscyakinbolusere2764]

Am watching from Nigeria

[@Ghazan_KingLuffy]

Im from Pakistan

[@terripake2655]

Omg, they are Korean dramas not historical dramas. Who cares, every drama warns that none of the characters are real. People are way to sensitive and normally because the truth hurts.

[@LindaDana-x5d]

Unbelievable how crude and simply dumb some producers are. Be it the drinking Arab, or a kill score as something heroic! The often childish storylines are beyond the pale anyways, and maybe should be taken as that, but it seems that 12 year olds get to write the scripts and produce them. Think ahead, and be fine. Avoid insulting your customers and spreading stereotypes.

[@Lizzied1301]

Those people who mentioned movies/series that offended their culture .. SHOULD NOT WATCH ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED BUT BY THEIR OWN CULTURE THEN. If you are offended then STOP watching Kdrama. You love Kdrama but want the storyline to CHANGE the storyline because it offends you? YOU ARE HAPPY TO WATCH AMERICAN series/movies and have no issue which would be MUCH MORE OFFENSIVE. ONLY KOREANS SHOULD OBJECT because they are KDRAMA!

[@gmo4250]

Perhaps King The Land should have featured an Arab Prince who orders his underlings to chop up anyone that disagrees with him. The netizens may be happier with a more accurate portrayal. The keyboard warriors live to moan.

[@aliciavimbaimatangira9353]

So why didnt us Africans complain about Shooting Stars🤔🤔

[@Roy-G-Biv]

wow the subtitle in this are whack.........@5:09................. ironic.

[@pranavkumar9877]

Watching from India

[@RC-yb5dp]

Rooted in admiration for the culture. Really. How can one person style of dress represent a whole culture. That character, Alex Lee, was way overdone and was ridiculous and only represents the fool that dressed him like that. This was a failed attempt to make a culture look bad. Black people don't all dress alike or all look the same. That comment the actor made was racist. Please go somewhere and sit down and shut up. How can one admire people you don't even know. Stop watching racist shows.

[@meeringmeetings]

LMFAO ali playing an arab is everything

[@albo3323]

Not gonna lie, he was fantastic. That bar scene ruined everything. Because once he arrived at the hotel, he was actually quite sweet and romantic. Not some alcoholic womanizer at all.

[@puddintane0693]

If it offends you, don't watch it. It's just that simple.

[@ExLibris-Alys]

👍🏻😊

[@robtucker6303]

@@junpei9445Exactly why is that a stupid comment? Explain…

[@albo3323]

It's not that simple because you don't always know what's coming

[@puddintane0693]

@@albo3323 You are right, there. I should have worded it, " if it offends you, stop watching" not "don't watch".

[@albo3323]

@@puddintane0693 ☺Thanks for acknowledging that. So refreshing. You are the bomb puddin

[@Rachel88009]

It’s a series/movie……shock horror 😮it’s fictional ffs

[@ycaceres3357]

Have you seen Muslim men overseas….

[@celia3773]

They don't represent islam, so now every humain doing something bad you will point of his religion, once again culture or any individual sin=/= islam

[@davidnonya7359]

it is ok to mock other races and cultures in entertainment!

[@davidnonya7359]

@@nandininivedita1997 ofcourse! isnt it allowed to mock? ooh wait you must be the snowflake from your generations. sticks and stones simple as that

[@davidnonya7359]

@@nandininivedita1997 brah you know i am not korean! i am a jew, go ahead make fun of us. i can tell you a joke about jews, that will give you a hreartattack! so no matter how much fun you make of me or my culture, it is nothing compared to what i have heard.! sticks and stones bra!

[@aliciavimbaimatangira9353]

l loved alex lee thou in Penthouse l did not see anything wrong about the hair and tatooes

[@navinavi1062]

It's fiction ffs.

[@akossiwak]

I wish Hollywood was held to this type of standard by viewers. 😅

[@phyllisloconte8780]

Not being an Arab person I didn't find the Arab character personally offensive.

[@kimble90126]

Omg

[@jlam6266]

Omg, those are just drama. WHY SO SERIOUS? just relax ok

[@_ElleMo_]

Damn Gen Z - enough with the boo whooos - it’s all fiction stop nitpicking EVERYTHING

[@vilmamy]

Why do you talk about racism when people belong to the same race?

[@BillyWhaler]

Eff the cancel snowflakes. Backstreet Rookie made a bad 2nd lead choice so i had a decision: DNF or keep watching. I kept watching.

[@rafaelmichael2366]

boasting about war crimes in vietnam? Jesus Christ

[@SainyaHokage]

What boasting and what crime?

[@rafaelmichael2366]

@@SainyaHokage SK was on the wrong side of history in the Vietnam War. Calling those veterans heroes is unacceptable. Also, the South koreans did a lot of human rights violations in Vietnam.

[@SainyaHokage]

@@rafaelmichael2366 It was war and they fought alongside with South Vietnam and the USA, Thailand, Australia... against the vietnamese communists and their allies USSR and China. When you see the situation of USSR/Russia + China now, how Vietnam is more and more mistrustful of Russia and especially China and connecting with the US, South Korea and SE Asian countries, who do you think was on the right side of history? If the Vietnam war was won by South Vietnam and its allies, Vietnam would be as great and rich as South Korea or Japan nowadays. Also North Vietnam and its allies committed as much atrocities and war crimes as South Vietnam and its allies did. To put the blame on the South korean soldiers only is hypocritical.

[@rafaelmichael2366]

@@SainyaHokage Tue Vietnam does not trust the USA more than Russia and China. And they work with China in many projects. Also, they are not as economically powerful because the USA bombed the country to the stone age (and poisoned a lot of land with agent orange) and after the end of the war they embargoed and sanctioned vietnam for years. Not because they are communist. Saying that th3 North V was qs bad as the USA eho literally leveled the whole country with bombs and poison is the actual hypocrisy here.

[@robtucker6303]

@@rafaelmichael2366I could not disagree with you more… communism is disgusting.