Breakout K-drama ‘Doctor X’ faces calls to halt broadcast over Gwangju episode
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Quick summary- 1A petition demanding that the breakout K-drama “Doctor X: Mafia in White” be taken off the air has been filed with the National Assembly following criticism of…
- 2Filed on the National Assembly’s website, the petition cal
A petition demanding that the breakout K-drama “Doctor X: Mafia in White” be taken off the air has been filed with the National Assembly following criticism of the show's portrayal of the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. Filed on the National Assembly’s website, the petition calls for a review of the drama’s production process and a suspension of its broadcast over concerns about its portrayal of a politically sensitive chapter in South Korean history. The controversy centers on the series’ six
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