Tag: Korean dramas

Homosexual Group Claims Discrimination for Drama Investigation

| April 2, 2015

This group does make a good point in regards to heterosexual relationships allowed to have kissing in the Korean dramas, but this drama is being investigated for allowing homosexual kissing:

Rainbow Action against Sexual Minority Discrimination, a group that works to raise awareness about sexual minorities and their rights, held a press conference Tuesday to request the KCSC end discussions for disciplinary measures against JTBC drama “Seonam Girls High School Investigators.”

The drama, which tells the story of five students who, as members of a private investigator club, go up against private education, abortion, bullying and suicide, aired kiss scenes between two schoolgirls on Feb. 25 and March 4.

When a complaint was filed with the KCSC, the communications regulator convened a meeting March 18 to deliberate the matter. The drama is rated for viewing by those 15 and older.

“‘Seonam Girls’ is a rare drama that accurately depicts the lives of sexual minorities in a society that pretends people with such preferences don’t exist,” members of Rainbow Action said. “Deliberators at a meeting on Feb. 25 said the drama may encourage homosexuality and went as far as to make inappropriate comments, claiming they believe sexual minorities suffer from a mental disability.”

It continued, “The people who need to be deliberated are the deliberators. Other dramas that have dealt with teens and their sexual relationships were aired with no problems, so to discipline Seonam Girls is discrimination against sexual minorities.”  [Korea Times]

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Korean Government To Investigate Lesbian Kiss Scene In High School Drama

| March 19, 2015

It will be interesting to see how this turns out:

A kiss between two schoolgirls that hit airwaves in the South Korean drama “Sunam Girls High School Detectives” is under investigation by the Korea Communications Standards Commission, Yonhap reported.

The commission opened a sub-committee Wednesday to discuss the JTBC series, which follows five high school students who solve mysteries around their school.

The drama showed two female students sharing an unprecedented onscreen kiss on its February 25 broadcast, and saw the students hugging on March 4.

The subcommittee said it received a civil complaint stating that the “explicit kiss scene between two female homosexuals” was unhealthy for young viewers for a program rated 15 years or older.  [Korea Times]