Writer’s Plagiarism Scandal Re-examined Right After “Queen of Tears” First Broadcast
“Queen of Tears” faced a crisis as soon as it was released as viewers brought up the past controversies of writer Kim Ji-eun
The highly anticipated drama “Queen of Tears”, starring Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won, aired its first episode on March 9th. The first broadcast started off with a relatively good rating and Kim Soo-hyun also received favorable reviews for his acting performance.
“Queen of Tears” has drawn keen attention since its production stage as it is the third collaboration between top actor Kim Soo-hyun and star writer Park Ji-eun, who created hit dramas such as “My Love From The Star” and “Crash Landing on You”. tvN also poured a huge investment into promoting this drama, considering it one of the major projects in the first half of 2024.
Amid the hot popularity of “Queen of Tears”, netizens suddenly re-examined the past controversies of writer Park Ji-eun. According to some drama fans, many of Park Ji-eun’s hit dramas, including “Crash Landing on You”, “My Love From The Star” and even “The Legend of the Blue Sea”, were accused of plagiarizing and copying ideas.
In particular, the biggest plagiarism scandal broke out when “Crash Landing on You” aired. At that time, a netizen claimed themselves as Park Ji-eun’s plagiarizing victim and released a long letter. Accusing the writer of copying ideas, this person confessed that they had to receive treatment for psychological issues and even thought of making an extreme choice. However, the drama was so successful that people soon forgot about the accusation, and “Crash Landing on You” team even sued the accuser.
A post recalling this plagiarism scandal recently spread in theqoo and became a hot topic. Pouring criticism over writer Park, many Korean drama fans are even considering dropping “Queen of Tears” if there are any signs of plagiarism this time.
Some netizens also commented, “I haven’t watched ‘Queen of Tears’ so I don’t know if it’s interesting or not. But I hope it’s a flop”, “‘Queen of Tears’ was written by her? I’ll never watch it”, “Let’s boycott ‘Queen of Tears’ and the writer. If the drama becomes a hit and achieves high ratings, the plagiarism issues will be forgotten again”, “This is so scary…”, “‘Crash Landing on You’ used to be my favorite drama”, “I feel bad for the project but I won’t watch ‘Queen of Tears’. I cannot support this writer”, etc.
