![]() The characters’ lineages place them on opposing political lines: Yeong-ro’s father is the director of ANSP (the Agency for National Security Planning), and Soo-ho is a North Korean spy. Snowdrop takes place in 1987, a tumultuous period during which South Korea transitioned from dictatorship to democracy amid mass protests. Unlike Romeo and Juliet, however, Jisoo’s Eun Yeong-ro and Jung’s Lim Soo-ho have more to worry about than petty family drama. (The streamer has hit the ground running with plans to expand into K-drama ever since its platform launch in South Korea last November.) The series finds Jisoo starring as one half of the film’s central star-crossed couple, opposite popular South Korean actor Jung Hae-in. The inciting offense? Its political lens, some viewers and scholars allege, disregards and, worse, distorts a crucial moment in South Korean history.Īll 16 episodes of Snowdrop will become available Wednesday in select regions on Disney+. To name just a few factors working in the show’s favor, we have: 1.) Blackpink singer Jisoo making her acting debut in 2.) a Romeo and Juliet-style romance set against 3.) a historically inspired political thriller from 4.) director Jo Hyun-tak and writer Yoo Hyun-mi, the same team behind the successful satirical thriller Sky Castle.īut despite its popularity in multiple Asia-Pacific markets, the series has been embroiled in controversy for weeks. He then raised expectations for action acting in the drama, saying, "Because I have a lot of action scenes, I worked out hard to perfectly prepare myself for them.Disney+’s new K-drama Snowdrop has all the ingredients of a surefire hit. Jisoo said she learned a lot from her character, who always brings positive energy to people around her even though her life has been far from smooth sailing.Īctor Jung Hae-in said his character, Su-ho, is a man who changes slowly after meeting Young-ro and learns the feeling of love. "But when I went into the scene, I felt like I became Young-ro, and everyone took good care of me, so I enjoyed filming." "Since this was my first time, I was nervous and thrilled," the singer said during a press conference. The upcoming series is also getting attention from K-pop fans for being the acting debut of Jisoo, a member of popular girl group BLACKPINK. This photo provided by JTBC shows Jisoo and Jung Hae-in, the main leads of the upcoming melodrama "Snowdrop." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) ![]() He, however, stressed the writer's use of North Korea as its subject matter is not for any political or ideological purposes, but for building the main characters. Jo said the drama project began in 2008 when its writer, Yoo Hyun-mi, wrote a screenplay inspired by a memoir of a North Korean defector from a political prison camp. "Since the show will go on air soon, please watch it in person and check out those parts." ![]() ![]() "I don't think there's as much of that as you think, because both I and the writers are working with a great sense of responsibility and mission," the director said. Some have raised eyebrows at the show's story about Su-ho, a North Korean spy dispatched to lead the pro-democracy movement in South Korea, saying it may mislead viewers into believing North Korean spies were behind the pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju in 1980. ![]() This photo provided by JTBC shows a promotional image for the cable channel's upcoming drama "Snowdrop." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)īut since part of its synopsis and descriptions of its main characters were leaked in April, the drama has been mired in controversy that its script disparages South Korea's pro-democracy movement and beautifies the state intelligence agency accused of abusing its mighty power to suppress political dissidents and pro-democracy activists under military regimes from the 1960s to 1980s. ![]()
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