Lea, inalam ang kuwento sa K-actor na biktima ng cancel culture

Naaliw kami sa sagutan nina direk Joey Javier Reyes at Lea Salonga sa Facebook. Ang pinag-uusapan nila ay ang nangyaring controversy sa sikat na Korean actor na si Kim Seon-ho na bida ng katatapos lang na hit K-drama na Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.

Nag-post kasi si direk Javier tungkol sa Cancel Culture na ang nakalagay na larawan ay si Kim Seon-ho.

“CANCEL CULTURE can be toxic and downright abused or dangerous especially when rendered based on hasty generalizations, unverified accounts and prejudicial assumptions. Or when used just to destroy for personal, self-serving reasons.

“CANCEL CULTURE (with its mob mentality) can be unjust, unwarranted and inhuman. There is another side to every narrative that must be heard before you CANCEL,” direk Joey wrote.

Sumagot naman si Lea sa comment section. Aniya, “I have no idea what’s going on... would someone kindly share the story behind this?”

May isang netizen na nagpaliwanag sa nangyari kay Kim Seon-ho hinggil sa kinasangkutan nitong eskandalo sa ex-girlfriend kung saan ay ibinunyag nga ng girl na nabuntis siya ng aktor at pinilit siyang ipa-abort ang kanyang ipinagbubuntis. Pero after a few days ay lumabas sa isang Korean news portal na diumano’y may ibang lalaking kinakatagpo ang ex-GF habang boyfriend pa nito si KSH.

Dahil sa issue ay naging biktima ng “cancel culture” si KSH at tinanggal siya sa projects and endorsements na kinabibilangan.

Sagot naman ni direk Joey, “In the process KSH lost movie deals, was pulled out of projects and endorsements. But who should further expose the accuser? Her friends saying she wanted to create a scandal to completely ruin and bankrupt him so that he would crawl back to her. HER friends defended HIM which goes to show his ex has more than just a personality disorder. Worse, it reveals the danger of cancel culture in feigning rabid conservatism based on news blasts, overblown reactions and baseless accusations.”

Sumagot ulit si Lea. “In short, she was the devil incarnate. In which case she deserves to be hung out to dry.”

Tugon naman ulit ni direk Joey, “Definitely! How can ANYONE in her right mind do that to anybody?!”

Dagdag pa ng premyadong direktor, ganu’n katindi ang cancel culture sa Korea unlike dito sa ating bansa na mas sumisikat pa kapag may eskandalo ang artista.

“That is how drastic cancel culture works for Korean mainstream media. Eh dito nga, the more vulgar and scandalous, the more awesome and popular! Some even get elected into public office,” saad ng direktor.

Sagot naman ni Lea, “oh, you’d be surprised the lengths certain people will go to, in order to get what they want.”

Dagdag pa niya, “this incident helps me understand why many actors and idols avoid scandal like the plague. Talk about a swift cancellation, it really affects everything.”

Well, totoo naman ang sinabi ni direk Joey na ibang-iba talaga ang kultura sa Korea especially pagdating sa mga artista. Unlike dito sa atin na kapag may eskandalo, mas dumarami ang offers. Sa SoKor, katapusan na ng career mo kapag nasangkot ka sa mga hindi magandang balita.

Sa Korea, talagang sineseryoso ng mga mamamayan ang pagiging role model ng mga artista at para sa kanila, hindi pwedeng gumawa ng mali ang mga ito since ginagaya nga rin kasi sila ng kanilang fans.