There is a lot of online K-netizen chatter feedback with the release of the first official posters for tvN drama Jung Nyeon, adapted from the same name webtoon. The drama is scheduled for a mid October release so in two months and has been a high profile project thanks to its prestige roots – the female lead is award winning Kim Tae Ri with a supporting cast of Shin Ye Eun, Ra Mi Ran, and Jung Eun Chae and a story adapted from a female empowerment webtoon. But once it was revealed that the drama is eliminating a female character who has a lesbian love line with the female lead and also her own story of overcoming male workplace bullying, it upset fans who felt like two important storylines were being erased. The released poster has brought back those complaints and also criticism of the poor aesthetic design from one group but the other side thinks it’s too early to judge.
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