On the 3rd, Netflix released the 8-part documentary 'I Am God: Those Who God Betrayed' (directed by Cho Seong-hyun), an eight-part documentary that exposes the true nature of pseudo-religion leaders.
The documentary highlights the shocking atrocities of those who called themselves ‘gods’ and drove believers’ lives into hell, including Christian Gospel Missionary Society (commonly known as JMS) leader Myung-seok Jeong, Soon-ja Park of the Odaeyang Incident, Ki-soon Kim of Agar Garden, and Pastor Jae-rock Lee of Manmin Central Church. .
‘I Am God’ directly criticizes pseudo-religion and reveals in detail the duplicity of its leaders. In particular, it was shocking to see the explicit disclosure of the victim's recorded audio of the religious leader's sexual assault and the nude videos of female believers made for the religious leader. In particular, Professor Maple and Kim Do-hyeong, who left JMS, drew more attention by providing testimonies and evidence despite threats and external pressure.
Since its release on the 3rd, 'I Am God' has been garnering attention by becoming the top content on Netflix in Korea. At the same time, voices calling for severe punishment for cult leaders are growing.
‘I Am God’ is garnering great attention, and the industry expects its impact to extend to the entertainment industry as well. The issue of pseudo-religion among celebrities has been a frequent issue in the past.
In response to this, the agency said, "As a result of checking with DKZ member Kyungyoon's family about the business run by his family, Kyungyoon said that until he confirmed many people's reports and broadcast contents about a specific organization, he was a normal regular person that his parents go to." “I knew it as a church, and I have never encountered or been aware of any content related to the broadcast,” he explained.
They said, "As soon as we found out about the fact today, Gyeongyoon also checked the contents of the broadcast and was astonished. The business run by his family immediately stopped operations," and "At the same time, we checked all aspects related to the specific organization and decided to withdraw from the school and have any future involvement." “I tell you clearly that there will be no such thing,” he emphasized.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr