Lee Jun Ho and YoonA were attacked, King The Land team had to "take action", fiercely confronting Taecyeon

In just 4 days from the weekend before episodes 7-8 of the Korean drama "King The Land" aired, the drama's score on the iMDB platform dropped seriously, only 1.8/10. point.

As of July 13, there were 106,000 viewers who gave the film 1 point with reviews that criticized the content and called for a boycott.

On the online platform Netflix, the number of moviegoers watching the movie decreased by 400,000 views in the past week, being surpassed by "Celebrity" on the global charts.

The reason is due to the Arab audience's boycott of the content of episodes 7 and 8. In these two episodes appeared the character of Arab Prince Samir, played by Indian actor Anupam Tripathi.

But as described by the male lead Gu Won ( Lee Jun Ho), Samir is a "playboy", who likes to drink, party and flirt with women. Upon arriving at the hotel, Samir quickly made a plan to flirt with the heroine Sa Rang (YoonA).

The Arab audience said that the film smeared the culture of the Arab country when it built the image of a prince with many bad habits.

One day after the controversy broke out, the "King The Land" producer spoke up and explained that: "The characters, regions, places... appearing in the film are fictitious and not intended. satirizes or distorts a particular culture. The production team respects different cultures."

But this action did not calm the boycott. The audience was not satisfied when no apology was given, and asked the producer to remove the episode.

The boycott "storm" has affected the film, and the actors have also been affected. On social networks, many extreme viewers used words to attack the two main actors Lee Jun Ho and YoonA.

Faced with that situation, on July 13, the producer side through JTBC's social network account to officially apologize to the audience.

The film production company "King The Land" deeply and sincerely apologizes to the audience for their lack of understanding, not taking into consideration different cultures, although the company did not intentionally belittle, distort any nation's culture.

In addition, the company said, they are reviewing the episodes with controversial content to find a way to modify accordingly.

Returning to the small screen in June, the movies "Royal Hotel" (King the Land, Lee Junho/YoonA) and "Heartbeat" (Heartbeat, Taecyeon/Won Ji An) are placed on the balance sheet. Compare when two works have different advantages and disadvantages.

It can be seen that, compared to his groupmate - Taecyeon's return is somewhat more muted. The story of the movie "Heartbeat" revolves around the story of Seon Woo Hyul (Taecyeon) half human - half vampire.

In the past, Woo Hyul had feelings for Hae Sun and wished to meet again soon, and have a heart-fluttering love. However, when his dream of becoming a human is about to come true, Woo Hyul misses the opportunity because he is awakened by Joo In Hae (Won Ji An).

After 6 episodes, the film applies simple storytelling, mixed with humorous details from the past to the present. Taecyeon continues to be a bright spot, "cutting the hearts" of the audience because of his handsome appearance and charming acting.

Transforming into a vampire, the 2PM member made the audience laugh many times because of his different actions along with trying to adapt to the times. However, this is not enough to keep viewers, when the female lead of the film - Won Ji An is entangled in a controversy about acting.

In the first 2 episodes, if she did well the image of In Hae being cold and independent, in recent episodes, the actress's expression was criticized despite acting in surprise or anger.

Won Ji An's radio also lacks emotion, making it difficult for viewers to immerse themselves in the story. This led to a continuous decline in the viewership ratings of the series, from 4.1% in episode 1 to 2.8% in episode 1.

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