Korean-American actress Jin-ha appeared in the Apple TV+ original drama ‘Pachinko’. Instagram
Korean-American actress Jin-ha, who appeared in the Apple TV+ drama ‘Pachinko’ starring Yeo-jeong Yoon and Min-ho Lee, has been caught up in controversy after it was revealed that she had illegally filmed an elderly Korean woman and made sexually harassing remarks in the past.
On the morning of the 25th, an article containing this content was spread around the domestic online community under the title, ‘The Korean-American actor who appeared in Pachinko took voyeur photos of Korean grandmothers’.
Jinha posted about 100 photos of elderly women on her SNS from July 2010 to September 2011, taken on subways and buses in Korea.
Jinha introduced these photos as “Flowers In Bloom, a photo series created to show Korea’s fascinating fashion trends.”
These photos were released without mosaic, and it has not been confirmed whether the photos were taken with the consent of the women.
The description that accompanied the photo contained sexually harassing remarks, such as ‘working with such a provocative model and having a hard time suppressing lust’ and ‘now we have an excuse to look directly at her right nipple.’
Besides, ‘The first impression is that of a girlfriend. Dirty hands are a sign of good work in the kitchen’, ‘Kim Jong-Il’s sister’, ‘Looks like a duck’, etc.
Netizens who saw this post expressed their anger. There were a lot of people who did not want to see ‘Pachinko’ in which Jinha appeared.
One netizen said, “Illegal filming is also a problem, but it is very unpleasant to write down what I felt like criticizing grandmothers.” Another netizen said, “Apologize to the victims.”
Actress Jin-ha uploaded illegal filmings of grandmothers on her tumblr under the name ‘Flowers In Bloom’. online community
An official from ‘Pachinko’ said through Maeil Business Star Today through Star Today, “I have nothing to say. If there are internal changes or a position announcement is necessary later, I will inform you.” “All schedules related to ‘Pachinko’ will proceed as scheduled.”
The drama ‘Pachinko’, starring a Korean woman of the grandmother’s generation, was first released in Korea on the 25th.
This work is based on the novel of the same name by Korean-American author Lee Min-jin. Set in the 1910s and 1980s, this work deals with the story of an immigrant family who went to Japan during the Japanese colonial period and went back and forth between Japan, the United States, and Korea, who were neither Korean nor Japanese. Jinha takes on the role of ‘Solomon’, the grandson of ‘Seonja’, the main character played by Yoon Yeo-jeong.
