Prof. Seo, “Don’t blame others” asserts that Chinese state media “Young people in Korea don’t understand history”
On the 8th, Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University said, “It’s more than plagiarism,” when the Chinese state media made an absurd claim that “Korean young people do not understand history.” The big problem is that the state-run media insists on a slanderous decoration.”
Jinsoogi is currently airing on Chinese video-sharing platform Billy Billy and the global OTT (online video service) Disney+.
However, this drama, which can be seen all over the world, is restricted to viewing only in Korea.
In response, Disney+ only took the position that “contents and schedules may differ depending on the circumstances and circumstances of each country.”
Jinsoogi is the story of a female protagonist who enters the royal palace with the aspiration to become the best chef in the world, like Daejanggeum, and is loved by the crown prince for her excellent cooking skills.
The actors in the drama appear in clothes similar to hanbok, and there is a scene in which the female protagonist grills pork belly and wraps it in wraps.
Netizens who saw this raised suspicions of plagiarism, saying it was similar to ‘Dae Jang Geum’.
Then, ‘Hwangu Network’, the Internet version of the Chinese state-run Global Times, and the English version of ‘Global Times’ made absurd claims.
In a recent article by Hwangu Network, “Chinese netizens responded to the plagiarism controversy, saying, ‘The actors are wearing Ming clothes, not hanbok’, and ‘All the food served during the new season is traditional Chinese food, so there is no flaw’.” reported
In particular, Lu Chao, director of the Institute for East Asian Studies at Liaoning University in the United States, even argued that “the cultural conflict between Korea and China in recent years stems from a lack of understanding of history by some young Koreans.”
The Global Times also quoted Chinese experts as saying, “Since the cultural exchange between Korea and China started in ancient times, it should be viewed with an open mind and respect.”
Regarding this, Professor Seo said on social media (SNS), “It’s really a red flag.
It seems that some young netizens in China are ignorant of the fact that some young Chinese netizens are not properly educated on history and are arousing anti-Chinese sentiment by claiming that Korea’s representative traditional cultures, such as hanbok, gat, kimchi, and samgyetang, originated in China.” .
He continued, “Most of all, theft of Korean content in China has been rampant, illegally downloading and distributing popular entertainment shows and dramas, and freely using the portrait rights of Hallyu stars. ‘ he said directly.
Professor Seo said, “Before state-run media such as the Global Times and the Global Times blame others, first of all, please do your best so that the Chinese people can have a correct understanding of history by reporting on the situation that their own people are doing wrong.” Wouldn’t it improve?” he emphasized.
/yunhap news
