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'The Assassin(s)', Recommendations from 42 People Including Lee Young-ae, Kim Go-eun, and Lee Jung-jae Suddenly Deleted
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Joo Byung-jin: "Dating, Yes; Marriage?" Who is the lawyer Shin Hye-seon, 13 years his junior?
'Kkachu Hyung' Hong Seong-woo Recommends Men with Large Noses to Women Even After Controversy
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'The Assassin(s)', Recommendations from 42 People Including Lee Young-ae, Kim Go-eun, and Lee Jung-jae Suddenly Deleted
The controversy surrounding the film 'The Assassin(s)' is spreading beyond the work itself to its promotional content. It has been reported that the recommendations left by 42 famous actors, directors, and writers, including Lee Young-ae, Kim Go-eun, and Lee Jung-jae, have suddenly disappeared. The debate over historical distortion in the film is appearing to affect not only the social media accounts and advertisements of the cast but now even the recommendations that were extensively released at the time of release. 'The Assassin(s)' raised expectations for the work by releasing handwritten recommendations from film industry figures who attended the VIP premiere ahead of its release on the 23rd of last month. Many major figures in the film industry, including actors, directors, and writers, attended the VIP premiere held on the 21st of last month, and the recommendations released at the time included the names of famous actors such as Lee Young-ae, Kim Go-eun, Lee Jung-jae, Jang Dong-geon, Uhm Jeong-hwa, Ko So-young, and Chae Shi-ra. Writers Kim Eun-sook and Kim Eun-hee, as well as directors Kim Sung-soo and Lee Joon-ik, also shared their thoughts on the work through their recommendations. At the time, the recommendations included a series of positive reviews for the film. Lee Young-ae left a positive evaluation of director Hur Jin-ho's direction, and Kim Go-eun expressed her thoughts to the effect that she felt gratitude for the present after watching the work. Lee Jung-jae also showed a positive response to the atmosphere and completeness of the film, and Jang Dong-geon highly praised director Hur Jin-ho's direction in unraveling the mystery genre. Park Byung-eun, Kim Bum, and Im Su-jeong also sent their support, mentioning the actors' performances, the message conveyed by the work, and the tension of the drama. <div id="AD178548084231" class="ad-template"> <div class="col"><div class="ad-view"> <div id="aiin-mediafinepc-contentmiddle"></div> </div></div> </div> However, the atmosphere changed significantly after the film's release. As the film, which is based on the shooting of First Lady Yuk Young-soo that occurred on August 15, 1974, faced criticism from political circles and related organizations for presenting settings that differ from some facts in the process of reconstructing the actual historical event, the controversy spread. In particular, opinions clashed over whether the new interpretations and dramatic settings of the actual event could be accepted as historical facts by the audience. The controversy did not stop with the actors appearing directly in the film. Protest comments regarding the film continued on the SNS accounts of fellow actors who recommended the work. In particular, reactions questioning the film's recommendations or raising doubts about historical awareness appeared on the posts of Lee Young-ae, Kim Go-eun, Park Byung-eun, and others. Even though they did not appear directly in the film, they ended up standing in the middle of the controversy simply because they watched and recommended the work. The debate surrounding the cast also spread to other areas. In the YouTube advertisement videos and SNS posts of a fast-food brand for which Yoo Hae-jin serves as an advertising model, it was confirmed that writing comments has been restricted, and protest reactions related to the film continued on the SNS accounts of cast members such as Lee Min-ho and Ryu Hye-young. As the historical debate surrounding the work spreads to the individual activities of the actors and online communication spaces, it is causing quite a stir in the film industry. In this situation, attention is being focused on the background as it has been learned that the 42 recommendations, which were a major subject of promotion at the time of release, have all been deleted. However, it has not been specifically confirmed who deleted the recommendations or for what reason. Whether it is directly related to the historical distortion controversy has also not been revealed. Therefore, there are still unconfirmed parts to conclude that the deletion of the recommendations itself is a response to the controversy. 'The Assassin(s)' is a mystery thriller directed by Hur Jin-ho and starring Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, Lee Min-ho, and others. Based on the shooting of First Lady Yuk Young-soo that occurred in 1974, it dramatically unravels possibilities that differ from the circumstances of the incident officially known at the time. It is at this very point that the debate over the scope of cinematic imagination began. As a feature film based on a historical event, views that creative freedom should be recognized are clashing with arguments that responsibility for factual accuracy is required since it deals with real people and actual events. As the controversy grew, the production team stated their position that they did not make the film for the purpose of newly establishing a specific historical conclusion or denying/distorting existing facts. The explanation is to the effect that the hypotheses and dramatic settings in the film were not presented as historical facts themselves. Ultimately, the current debate has expanded beyond the completeness or box office success of the work to the question of how much the boundary between actual history and feature films should be allowed to be blurred. Interestingly, despite the controversy, the film itself has attracted audiences. 'The Assassin(s)' surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers four days after its release, continuing the box office trend in the Chuseok theater market. However, apart from the box office success, the debate surrounding the reconstruction of the historical event is not subsiding easily. Furthermore, as the influence of the controversy enters the scope of actors' SNS, advertisements, and VIP recommendations, the scope of the conflict surrounding a single film appears to be much wider than expected.
'I Am SOLO' Season 33 Young-soo: Absence from Live Broadcast, Appearance at Dinner, and Full Styling Raises Growing Doubts
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IU Proves Character: “The Lack of Promotion is Entirely My Responsibility”
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