[HanCinema's News] "True Beauty" Apologizes for Maskless Photo
By William Schwartz | Published on
On February 7th the tvN drama "True Beauty" issued an official apology for a commemoration photo of the drama that was released through Cha Eun-woo's Instagram account. Though the word "apologize" was not used directly, "True Beauty" noted that many people had expressed concern about the picture, "True Beauty" insisted that they had carefully and reliably followed all health and safety protocols up until the end of production. They also promised to do the same in the future.
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The careful wording may have been prompted by the Korea Communication Commission, which publically urged greater adherence to COVID-19 adjacent safety precautions following an outbreak across several shared drama sets. The "True Beauty" controversy provoked around a hundred commenters on SNS who were very critical of the photo's release. "True Beauty" ended on February 4th with ratings of 4.5%.
Written by William Schwartz
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.