Recent Years K-star Scandals Make Nostalgic or Popular K-dramas Hard to Rewatch

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• Damn, I yet have to watch The Girl Who Sees Smells. I don't think I could enjoy it now.

  • It's not the same with everything that has transpired. Ironically, there was an episode with a bathroom pervert Yoochun was trying to arrest.

• I loved the princesses man too ?

  • That's one of the most enjoyable K dramas I've watched. And now....:((((

• I watched all of the said four dramas (including SKSK) and none of them can be rewatched now. It's like I used to like Hugh Grant in all his classical works of British period dramas and An Lee's film as well. I grew up watching these British classics at home and he was a huge name in the field back then when those dramas were produced. He's really a very good actor who exuded unique aura just right for the heroes in classics like Jane Austen. I could never watch any of his romantic movies after his prostitution scandal that was just too hard to comprehend for a young mind like me. He only got caught in illegal prostitution that was consensual. Not to mention all these K scandals all involved serious violation of personal rights as a human being. Being indicted or not is one thing and I'm not in the right position to judge like jury. But for me to watch dramas for simple entertainment purposes, it's hard to root for a romantic figure that's suspicious of criminal nature in real life.

  Sad for these used-to-be promising entertainers. Once they tumbled like this, it's a shame that their entire careers are pretty much going down hills. Not necessarily fair to them who might not have committed any said charges at all. But it's the cruel reality that the image of a celebrity still matters.

• And they're all crimes toward women

• Feel bad for the heroines and other actors in the dramas...what the heroine thinking now epecially they have kiss scene..but it must be professional...

  • Totally agree with you. I feel bad for han ji min ( Rooftop prince helped her to achieve another level of popularity and she is beind said to be a good friend) , the actors of sungkyunkwan scandal, and especially Yoon eun hye ( she made a campaign with kim hyun joong, I miss you was popular in china, She worked with Jung yong hwa in MHIYD... She won't be back soon even if she still popular overseas . Here in France we are still waiting for his come back.

    • YEH made a movie with PSH in China after his rape scandal. Has anyone watched this movie? Is it good?? I am just not sure when YEH can ever return to the K-drama world...

    • @candycane

      I doubt that movie will be ever released, its been a long time, almost 2 years since they had wrapped up the shooting !!!

    • @thomas&lisa - thanks. I didn't know if it was shown in China at all as I don't live there... what a waste of money (ie. investment from producers)... unless PSH didn't get paid because of his bad reputation which might be affecting the movie release... LOL...

  • @candycane

    Its planned to be released simultaneously in Korea, China and Japan but until now none of these countries show the movie yet. Its been postponed several times since last year. Same with you i pity its producer and investor.

    • Yes, i forgot the movie with psh. This girl ( that i like a lot) just seems to attract bad luck. Hope that Gong yoo and kang ji hwan are clean because she seems to have work with only "trash people" . I m not a religious person but hope that his faith will help her in th future.

    • I 'm french and i must say she stills popular here. a few months ago i decided to sell some of dvd dramas and those with Yoon eun hye , park shin hye were sold in few days. Dramas with others actresses like han ji min, lee bo Young, go hyun Jung, hwan Jung eum,... are still in my shelves...even with lower prices.

• I fail to understand this particular mentality. Maybe because I'm European, I've never thought that "real" would intrude "reel". I see where Miss ockoala and some viewers are coming from when their favorite celebrities/idols/actors are involved in felonies, especially against women (I'm not talking about those stupid "dating" scandals that, in real world, are not even worthy of a single line in a serious news outlet) but it happens all the time everywhere.
  Sure, I still find Michael Jackson's songs a bit off, however who can deny he was truly talented? And how about all those actors/entertainers who were ratting their peers out during McCarthy's madness? So many careers were ruined because of the Hollywood blacklist but who hasn't watched On the Waterfront or East of Eden?
  Cheating one's wife/husband, DOA, alcoholism or illegal drugs seem to be a standard procedure in entertainment business these days. Beating paparazzi or even a complete stranger is no news anymore.

  • Me too, I still like shun oguri movie no matter lot people in there call him unfaithful man,or rihanna and beyonce song no matter how vulgar they video clip. If you just see a creation or drama just because who the artist,is ok! But yeah They public figure too. poor with the crew maker,and the all people who working hard for this drama.

    • That's totally not the same thing when someone do a criminal offense.
      There is big line between a cheater and a rapist.
      "So called vulgar" videos don't hurt anyone but these men are raping and beating women.
      very different.

  • I completely agree with you.For me basically, I don't like an actor's work because the said actor is a paragon of virtue in real life. I like their work because of the drama or films quality.
    On a side note, I find it polarizing that in a country where "loveteams" doesn't exist, people can get so affected by actors being real humans and committing mistakes and crimes. Where I come from "loveteams" on screen are almost always marketed as "real life" loveteams even having the actors go into contract relationships for their career. And when actors get in a scandal, we give them some time off, and next thing you know they're back on the screen again. Oh well. I guess these blacklisted actors can always go elsewhere and do their thing.

  • I felt that this article was "much ado about nothing". No, I am not downplaying all the crimes that celebrities commit. But I'm able to make the distinction between drama and reality. They may be successful artistes but their personal lives may be in shambles. And many "normal" people are this way too. Your colleague who is enjoying a meteoric rise up the career ladder may be perpetuating domestic violence back at home. We should always condemn crimes and sins. But let's not forget that all of us are more than the sum of our sins. I think having such a mindset is important especially when we're dealing with ex-convicts that are re-entering society. They've paid for their crimes and now we should all move on and help them get back into society.

  • I think the difference comes down to this: moral weakness vs. Serious crime. I will NEVER watch a Roman Polanski film because he used his power to drug and rape a 13yr old girl. I can continue to watch Heath Ledger because although he suffered and died from drug abuse, it was a personal struggle from inner demons. When you watch a movie or listen to music from a criminal you are not only saying that the type of human they are doesn't matter, but putting money into their hands to fund their crimes. It makes me feel like an accomplice to rape, child molestation, or battery. I'm not a person who believes that "the ends justify the means". There are thousands of Actors, directors, musicians, and producers. There is no need to attach such significance to any one that we absolve any crimes or harm they commit.

    • Agree.Rapist and abusers are a BIG No No in my book

    • Beautifully said

    • Totally agree! I also refuse to watch any Brian Singer films. And Bill Crosby is another terrible human being.

• I have always wanted to see Princess's Man but didn't manage to before PSH's scandal and now I don't know if I can. And I love Sungkyungkwan Scandal but a rewatch now would be hard. :(

  • Same here!

• Princess Man was a great drama but yes, I admit, it will be hard to re digest. My first Kdrama was winter sonata and now I don't even have the guts to rewatch it, I think park yong ha's suicide made the biggest impact for me.

  • I was late to know Park Yong Ha was actually also a singer. I like the All In ost..
    For those who got in any troubles, emotional or mentally stress...please seek help. Do not ever think to suicide. This word/action should never exist.

  • I started to watch Attic Cat and felt so bad for the heroine because absolutely everyone was horrible to her. Then I found out that the actress, Jung Da Bin, committed suicide a few years later. I stopped watching, and I will never be able to finish that show. I felt like the plot, all about everyone dumping on this one poor girl, mirrored her life and the whole thing sickened me.

    When I watch a show, I look for metaphors and reflect on how the show mirrors real life. When I know something terrible about one of the actors, I can't help but see echoes of their real-life issues in the characters they play and the stories they tell. For this reason, the film Manhattan, where Woody Allen is dating a 17-year-old...just the thought of it is disgusting now. How much of that screenplay was wish-fulfillment for him? Did its success make him think that going after young girls was socially acceptable? Ugh. I can't watch any of his films, ever again.

• Other than his drama. For someone like Yoochun that is part of legend group, TVXQ, now it's hard to listen to their song. It's a pity because their song is good.

  • Tbh I couldn't bear to listen to Tv5q after 2009 :(

• Kim Hyun Joong....what an epic fail!!!