A new drama starring actress Han Ji Min has become embroiled in controversy over sexual harassment elements
Earlier on the 6th, the first teaser for Han Ji Min’s new drama, “Behind Your Touch”, which is scheduled to premiere on August 12th, was released on the YouTube channel “JTBC Drama”.
In this teaser video, the female lead (played by Han Ji Min), who is a veterinarian, can be seen interacting with animals like dogs and chickens, and even touching the bodies of adult men.
It is known that in “Behind Your Touch”, Han Ji Min’s character gains the ability of psychometry through a chance encounter, allowing her to see the past of animals and humans. However, she can only see a person’s past if she touches a specific body part, the “buttocks”, leading to controversies.
Notably, the main poster featuring Han Ji Min also includes the phrase “My hands are innocent”, further drawing attention.
The drama’s pre-released concept indicated, “In the age where channels for communication are abundant, ‘human communication’ is disrupted. People communicate with warmth within apps, yet hide their true feelings and engage in lukewarm conversations with the person right in front of them.”
In addition, the production team stated, “We want to communicate with you. We want to know your true feelings,” adding, “So, we kindly urge you. Right now, hold someone’s hand, look into their eyes, read their expressions, and exchange words. Then, you can understand the sincere feelings of those precious to you, even without superpowers…!”
Currently, a total of four teaser videos for “Behind Your Touch” have been released. However, all of them contain scenes of Han Ji Min touching a man’s buttocks, leading to controversy about “sexual insensitivity”, “glorification of sexual harassment”, and “misandry”, among other concerns.
Thus, Han Ji Min’s new drama is heavily criticized even before its premiere.
Below are some comments from netizens who saw the teaser video:
- If there was a drama where a man randomly touched women’s buttocks while walking on the street, the actor, director, everyone would have to apologize
- This is truly inappropriate
- If the genders were reversed, there would be a huge uproar
- Is the writer in their right mind? Have they written about a man touching a woman’s chest and using psychometry?
- Han Ji Min is a good actor, it’s really regrettable…”
- They’re really allowing this to be broadcast?
- They should learn about sexual sensitivity
- There is simply nothing to defend about this
Source: Wikitree
