JTBC, the trade reports, has threatened to sue the show’s detractors. Dozens of petitions have called for the show’s removal -including one sent to the South Korean president with 325,000 signatures -and sponsors Teazen and Puradak Chicken withdrew their support while claiming ignorance of the show’s political scope.
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Having seen only two of 16 episodes, it’s hard to answer that question with any certainty.īut pacing issues are nothing compared to the controversy that arose following the show’s winter release on South Korea’s The Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company (JTBC), with detractors arguing that Snowdrop’s creative twists on history uphold the ousted military dictatorship’s version of history and essentially echo its propaganda.Īs reported by Varietylast month, some Korean viewers voiced their issues with the series immediately upon its release. With each new perspective introduced, it’s hard not to wonder whether all of them are necessary. Each episode runs for roughly 90 minutes, and while some of the show’s interweaving plotlines can feel rushed, others plod along just a little too slowly.
(For the record, I blurted out the words, “Oh my God, please just kiss!” multiple times.) The issue is one of pacing. It’s not that the core romance between Yeong-ro and Soo-ho is poorly written (it’s pretty standard but not disappointing so far), or that the stars themselves lack chemistry. The school itself feels, at times, like its own version of the fanciful boarding schools seen in films like Sarah Kernochan’s All I Wanna Do-replete with mischievous energy and run by a strict but good-natured (from the first two episodes, at least) headmistress. The young student and her dormmates (played by Jung Shin-hye, Choi Hee-jin, and the late Kim Mi-soo) perfectly capture the volatile energy of young friendship the group can be chattering one moment and shouting at one another the next, and their group lip-syncs are contagiously euphoric. The show’s most compelling moments, at least from the two introductory episodes made available to critics, do not stem from the central romance, but instead from hanging out with Yeong-ro and her friends at the Hosu Women’s University. The characters’ lineages place them on opposing political lines: Yeong-ro’s father is the director of ANSP (the Agency for National Security Planning), and Soo-ho is a North Korean spy.
Snowdrop takes place in 1987, a tumultuous period during which South Korea transitioned from dictatorship to democracy amid mass protests. Unlike Romeo and Juliet, however, Jisoo’s Eun Yeong-ro and Jung’s Lim Soo-ho have more to worry about than petty family drama. (The streamer has hit the ground running with plans to expand into K-drama ever since its platform launch in South Korea last November.) The series finds Jisoo starring as one half of the film’s central star-crossed couple, opposite popular South Korean actor Jung Hae-in. The inciting offense? Its political lens, some viewers and scholars allege, disregards and, worse, distorts a crucial moment in South Korean history.Īll 16 episodes of Snowdrop will become available Wednesday in select regions on Disney+. To name just a few factors working in the show’s favor, we have: 1.) Blackpink singer Jisoo making her acting debut in 2.) a Romeo and Juliet-style romance set against 3.) a historically inspired political thriller from 4.) director Jo Hyun-tak and writer Yoo Hyun-mi, the same team behind the successful satirical thriller Sky Castle.īut despite its popularity in multiple Asia-Pacific markets, the series has been embroiled in controversy for weeks. Disney+’s new K-drama Snowdrop has all the ingredients of a surefire hit.
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