For my fellow UAENAs, after today's news, there will probably be some unpleasant comments and rumors going around. Please be ready to stand by IU and support her no matter what. 🙏❤️
Professor Lee Ik-joo, a Ph.D. in Korean History from SNU and former president of the Organization of Korean Historians, critiques the recent backlash against Perfect Crown. He argues that the criticism is not driven by academic rigor, but by emotional bias and selective outrage.
He points out that while The King and the Clown contained significant historical inaccuracies (e.g., the depiction of local officials and the life of King Danjong), it was showered with praise because it was a popular box-office success.
He criticizes "experts" and YouTubers who were silent on the errors of hit movies but swarmed to tear this drama apart, arguing they are merely chasing public sentiment rather than maintaining academic objectivity.
The Professor emphasizes that this drama is a work of fiction based on an alternate-history premise—a 21st-century constitutional monarchy.
He argues that because the title specifically uses "Grand Prince" (Daegun—the son of a King), the drama is intentionally set in a Kingdom hierarchy, not an Empire. Following the show's internal logic is not "historical distortion," but consistent world-building.
Professor Lee warns that viewers must stop trying to learn actual history from historical dramas or films. He states clearly: "Historical dramas are not history."
Professor Lee concludes that this entire controversy is a misdirected witch hunt. If these critics actually cared about accuracy, they would hold every project to the same standard regardless of how popular it is, rather than using "history" as a weapon to attack creative choices they personally dislike. It’s time to stop letting bandwagon opinions dictate the discourse.
Tell them, Sir! 🗣️
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[TRANS] 260609 Actor Cho Seung Yeon IG
“I wasn’t able to say this on that Good day… You looked really beautiful, Huiju yah ^*
🎵 wish you all to be happy”
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[📰] A malicious commenter who insulted IU was sentenced to a suspended prison term on appeal.
The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Appeals Division 9-2 sentenced defendant A, who was charged with insult, to four months in prison, suspended for one year, in the second trial. The court also ordered probation and 80 hours of community service.
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As in the first trial, the appeals court found A guilty of insult, ruling that A had posted comments that could harm IU’s reputation.
The court also pointed out that even though IU is a public figure, the expressions used by A went beyond what could be accepted as an opinion.
The court said, “The defendant denies the crime and shows no remorse, has not been forgiven by the victim, and has repeatedly committed the same type of offense, showing a high risk of committing similar crimes again.”
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To those people who said this is the end of IU's career, let's meet again on september and watch her to dominate the music industry after dominating the acting industry.🤪
I’m not even going to quote that ev*l account dragging #IU over a song she wrote to speak out about the abuse she experienced. And to the women laughing at it… shame on all of you!!!
What exactly did she do? Act in a drama? dragging someone over something so deeply personal because of a drama you dislike….🤦♀️
iu’s “zeze” drama from 2015 keeps getting twisted into pedo accusations but let’s actually talk facts instead of outrage farming.
she wrote zeze inspired by the book *my sweet orange tree* not as the literal 5yo kid but as her own fictional character using the book’s themes of a troubled, misunderstood child. the book itself deals with abuse, neglect, imagination and duality. iu said some parts of the character’s temper felt “sexy” meaning charming or captivating in a literary way. bad wording? yeah she admitted that. but jumping straight to “iu sexualizes kids” is such a stretch.
key points people always ignore:
- she clearly said it’s a new character, not the book’s zeze. lyrics are from the orange tree’s view, poetic and layered.
- the korean publisher who complained later apologized and backed off, saying they just found her interpretation unfamiliar.
- iu apologized for hurting feelings and her poor choice of words but still stood by the song as art.
- the fishnet kid on the album cover was stylized artistic concept, not literal. this wasn’t “shifting blame.”
it was explaining artistic intent. art explores dark or uncomfortable themes all the time without the creator being a predator. plenty of books, movies and songs do this. after 10+ years, iu still has one of the cleanest images in kpop massive charity work, no real scandals, professional af. constantly dragging this up feels more like selective hate than real concern. media literacy exists for a reason. not every edgy lyric is literal. she took responsibility where it mattered and moved on. let her art be.
[INTERVIEW ③] 260519 Director Park Joon-hwa Praises IU for Her Multidimensional Acting in Perfect Crown
Park Joon-hwa: “When I first read the early scripts, I thought Huiju could come across as a villainess. While female characters in old romance comics were often obedient and dependent, Huiju was someone who pursued her desires and tried to push things in the direction she wanted.
When someone like that even tries to enter into a contract marriage, I believed her desires needed to be expressed in an extreme way. Some viewers may have felt it came across very strongly, but I personally discussed the direction with IU. I told her that rather than portraying the character as simply strong, I wanted there to be a strangely clumsy side to her, someone who faithfully follows her desires. I thought it would be good to emphasize the emotions she expressed in each moment. Otherwise, I felt the viewers might find it suffocating.
I think IU’s acting in the early part of the drama gave the series a lot of strength. She softened many aspects that could otherwise have felt overly intense. I laughed especially often during filming because I felt IU was delivering a more multidimensional performance than I had even envisioned.
As the story progresses into the latter half, Huiju changes from someone focused solely on her own goals and desires into a person who connects with others and transforms emotionally. In the end, it becomes clear that more than the status and honor she had been greedy for, what she truly wanted was to be loved. I think viewers felt even more emotional when those changes were shown in detail. She portrayed the character’s complexity very well.”
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