Jisoo's "Snowdrop" (BLACKPINK) aired for 3 consecutive episodes despite the wave of controversy

The station is looking forward to quickly explaining the misunderstanding in the next developments of the film.

"Snowdrop" used to be the most anticipated movie when it featured famous names like Jung Hae In, Jisoo (BLACKPINK)... However, the controversies related to the distortion of history made history. The film received a lot of criticism from Korean netizens, leading to JTBC having to suspend production for a while.

Until its broadcast, the work still could not escape the scene of boycott when petitions to cancel the film were sent to the Blue House as well as the sponsor to terminate the contract. Despite the backlash from the public, JTBC still firmly defended the film to the end.

According to JTBC's statement, "Snowdrop" will air 3 episodes instead of 2 as scheduled: "Episodes 3-5 of the drama will be broadcast this week from the 24th (Friday) to the 26th. Sunday). Episode 3 airs on the 24th, episode 4 on the 25th, and episode 5 on 26 according to the set time slot."

JTBC said the decision was made in order to relieve the audience's concerns about the film's script: "As a rule, we cannot reveal the story of any completed film during this time. airing time and this caused serious misunderstanding in the first part of the drama. Therefore, we decided to air the upcoming episodes soon."

Episode 3-5 of "Snowdrop" will reveal the reason why a North Korean spy like the male lead Su Ho was sent to South Korea as well as his relationship with the illegal power system and the cause. made him pose as a student protester. Also in the episode, the National Security Planning Agency is revealed to be an organization specializing in bringing spies from the North to the South and the real struggle for power and money between the leaders of the two Koreas will be. begins to take place in these episodes.

Finally, the episode will reveal how the young characters get entangled in secret deals between the powerful leaders of the two sides. Another factor preventing JTBC from canceling "Snowdrop" was the investment the film received from a Chinese company. According to the report, "Snowdrop" received a huge capital of 100 billion won (about 84 million USD) from the technology group Tencent.

Similar to the contract with Disney, JTBC will have to pay a large amount of money if "Snowdrop" is banned. Last but not least is a matter related to another JTBC project.

According to netizens, this cable station was unable to remove "Snowdrop" because their next drama "Until The Morning Comes" was also criticized for historical issues. The plot of "Until The Morning Comes" has many overlapping elements with "Snowdrop", this means that if JTBC cancels "Snowdrop", they will have to cancel their new project.

Meanwhile, "Until The Morning Comes" has filmed until the 8th episode and the producer will face many difficulties if they have to stop production of the series. According to statistics of TMNS (a rating research institute), the first episode of the drama aired on December 18 achieved a rating of 2.34% nationwide, ranking 11th in the Top 20 long-running TV shows. .

The second episode aired on December 19 recorded a high rating of 3.15% despite harsh criticism from the audience. This result helped "Snowdrop" climb to fourth place on the chart of Top 20 long-running shows..

On the Disney platform, "Snowdrop" also achieved positive results. According to data from online content rating website Flix Patrol, as of December 20, Snowdrop has risen to 12th place after just one day of release. The film immediately won high ratings after its debut in five Asian countries: Korea (3rd), Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines (2nd place) and Japan (5th).

Besides the praise from the public, the influence of "Snowdrop" is also reflected in the fact that the keywords related to the movie "climbed to the top" in global trending on Twitter during the broadcast. The phrase "Nice to meet Young Ro" even came in at number two on Twitter's global chart.

"Snowdrop" was voiced "protected" by the broadcaster to the end before more than 310,000 signatures requested to be removed. Rosé14:33:40 21/12/2021The broadcaster confirmed that there was no misrepresentation as netizens argued. JTBC released its statement, explaining the reasoning behind the decision to still broadcast "Snowdrop" amid the controversy. Accordingly, in a statement issued to the media on December 21, JTBC...