And when does criticism become too much?It’s up to the individual viewer and that’s because many of the issues people found with the drama are valid critiques regardless of whether you personally feel offended or hurt or disturbed by them. allkpop® is a registered trademark of 6Theory Media, LLC. Backstreet Rookie (Korean: 편의점 샛별이; Hanja: 便宜店 샛별이; RR: Pyeonuijeom Saetbyeoli; lit. Backstreet Rookie has been inspired by a webtoon of the same name. The drama also featured drawings of nearly naked women during his scenes.The Korea Communications Standards Commission committee member Kang Jin Sook criticized the drama for objectifying women and treating them like a commodity, she questioned whether the drama could be enjoyed together with the family. It’s not often that you hear a kdrama getting backlash from Koreans and international fans for its content, but “Backstreet Rookie” has become one of those rare kdramas that drew a lot of controversy.Many people aren’t aware of what had transpired for this to happen, and today, I am here to discuss why “Backstreet Rookie” became so controversial across the board.Note: this article will include reactions from Korean and international fans.“Backstreet Rookie” is based on a webtoon that was rated 19+ and for a family drama during a timeslot that’s usually reserved for such, many fans had worries about adapting this webtoon into a drama. I think the mistake was saying it's for all ages when it's probably more appropriate for adolescents and adults, e.g. With this in mind, netizens tuned into the first episode of SBS's 'Backstreet Rookie' on Friday evening. I was so excited to see a rastafarian character in the previews but the flies in the hair is so insulting and they always show him as dirty and stinky which is such bad representation.Firstly, we’ve seen far more dirty character in many other dramas than tat of dal sik in backstreet rookie ,why can’t you people just accept it as a character, if dal sik character was played by any other Asian actor, would you guys even find it as an issue…let me tell you , f you’re thinking tat they’re showing balck culture as dirty means, it’s just tat your mind is dirty bcoz there’s no bakck n white culture in world, I belive there’s only humanity in world n tats the only culture exits, seceondly, is tis your first tym seeing a school going character kissing ?? Jung Saet Byul is a 22-year-old, four-dimensional girl with amazing fighting skills, loves her friends, family, and retro-fashion. What do you think of the controversy surrounding “Backstreet Rookie”? iQIYI original Korean drama, based on the webtoon Convenience Store Saet-byul. Convenience Store Saet-byul) adalah seri televisi Korea Selatan tahun 2020 yang dibintangi oleh Ji Chang-wook, Kim Yoo-jung, Han Sun-hwa, dan Do Sang-woo. Many people found the content closer to 19+ than to 15+.The shooting angles for the young female characters gained a lot of bad press as well, the cameras photographed female students from down to up in a manner that many found problematic. If you can't see the manga, Please use webbrowser GOOGLE CHROME (available for PC,android,IOS), if not, please change another photo server. Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung are the stars of the show. Even without limiting the time period, it is definitely one of the greatest number of complaints received.”KOCSC’s subcommittee (chairwoman Heo Mi Sook) held a meeting in Seoul on July 8, and they decided on listening to a “statement of opinion” from the production team after determining that the first episode of “Backstreet Rookie” (June 19 broadcast) violated provisions of broadcasting regulations including “maintaining class” and “broadcasting language.” The process of conducting a “statement of opinion” involves calling a representative of the broadcasting company for the program in question to explain the reason for creating such a broadcast. But prior to the drama's premiere this weekend, SBS assured viewers that the drama version, remade as 'Backstreet Rookie', would be a hilarious, family romantic comedy for all ages to enjoy. It is an iQIYI original series and is also the first Korean drama invested by the global channel Lifetime and produced by Taewon Entertainment. Dal Sik is seen not only culturally appropriating black culture but also portraying those who have dark skin as dirty, with flies flying from the dreadlocks and odor coming out of the character.Various international viewers have attempted to contact SBS regarding the matter to explain why the character is offensive but haven’t received a response yet.There is also another particular scene between a Nigerian man and Dal Sik character that got a lot of backlash from international viewers.In the first episode of “Backstreet Rookie,” Kim Yoo Jung’s character which is portrayed as a minor early on in the drama reaches out to kiss Ji Chang Wook’s character out of the blue.The scene rubbed many fans the wrong way and it ended up Back when the drama was promoted ahead of its release it was promoted as 15+ and a ‘family drama,’ this in turn confused a lot of people when they tuned in to check out the drama. I mean isn’t it too common in k-dramas ??
It was accused of objectifying teenage girls.In another scene, Choi Dae hyun (Ji Chang Wook) goes to find Jung Saet-byeol’s (Kim Yoo Jung) house only to accidentally get arrested for prostitution. The webtoon was already controversial among netizens for romanticizing romance with minors, while the webtoon was graphic and had many 18+ scenes, the drama adaptation toned it down a lot, but still, many fans had reservations about adapting such a controversial webtoon and questioned why Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung would sign on for such a project.Many international fans found issues with this particular character in the drama.
Language that was heavily sexually suggestive and lewd were used indiscriminately. The webtoon-based series portrays her as a feisty young woman who scores a job at a convenience store and develops an interest in her boss.