While 'Perfect Crown' has been engulfed in criticism for historical distortion, news that it participated in the Cannes Series Festival was reported belatedly, fueling further controversy.
On the 18th, it was revealed belatedly that the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and the Korea Radio Promotion Association recently introduced MBC's Friday-Saturday drama Perfect Crown to overseas investors at the 9th Cannes International Series Festival held in Cannes, France.
The Cannes International Series Festival is a global content festival that introduces dramas, documentaries and other works from around the world. It attracts attention as an international content event that each year draws about 20,000 participants from some 40 countries.
Among them, on the 23rd of last month, the KCC introduced Perfect Crown at an event showcasing Korean content to overseas broadcasters, production companies and investors. In addition, tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama Filing for Love, Disney+'s series Bloody Flower, and the occult horror drama Gokdu were also introduced.
However, Perfect Crown is a work that has been subject to public criticism for historical distortion even after its finale. In episode 11, which was about to conclude the series, the aftermath came when the male protagonist, who ascends to the throne of a fictional constitutional monarchy in the drama, used the Chinese vassal state's symbolic gu-liu mianliu crown and the term "cheonse".
In response, the production team officially apologized, saying, "We take viewers' criticisms that the coronation scene damages Korea's autonomous status seriously." The publisher, ahead of the script book's publication, also revealed plans to reflect corrections to the relevant parts.
Nevertheless, the KCC took the lead in introducing Perfect Crown as a representative of K-content with state support. As a result, online communities and social media have continued to criticize it, saying, "It brings shame to the country." <
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