Actress Han So-hee spoke about her thoughts on Japanese people's malicious comments and terrorism.
Han So-hee met with Ten Asia at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 15th and told various stories about the Netflix original series 'Gyeongseong Big Chire'.
'Gyeongseong Creature' is a work that tells the story of two young people whose only goal was survival, confronting a monster born of greed in the spring of 1945, when the darkness of the era was deepest. In the play, Han So-hee played the role of Yoon Chae-ok, a toddler known for finding dead people.
After the release of Part 1 of 'Gyeongseong Creature', Han So-hee uploaded a photo of Dr. Ahn Jung-geun on social media and received strong attacks from Japanese netizens.
Regarding this, Han So-hee said, "When I posted the post, I didn't mean to get any results. I was taking a picture because there was a large picture of Dr. Ahn Jung-geun hanging, and I posted it a few days after 'Gyeongseong Creature' was released."
He continued, "After it was made public, I felt like opinions were going in a different direction from the topic we wanted to talk about, so I felt bad. I thought it shouldn't be like this. I thought there was a romance between Chae-ok and Tae-sang (played by Park Seo-joon), but it wasn't clear. "I thought there would be camaraderie. I thought there would be stories of various people living in that era. I uploaded it with the hope that people would not focus only on the love story but on people with different personalities living in that era," he explained.
In this post, when a Japanese person commented, “Honestly, this comment made me sad as a fan,” Han Sohee responded, “It’s sad, but it’s true. Still, he left a comment saying, “Thank you for your courage.”
Han So-hee said, "I was rather grateful. It felt like a warm comment, and I was grateful that it gave me the courage to post it." She added, "I told Japanese fans through DM that they should not be hurt, that it is not the entire opinion, and that we accept it and know that personal attacks are wrong." “He also sent me a letter. Also, how can I read all the comments? It’s in Japanese, so I can’t even read it,” he said with a laugh.
He said, "I posted my thoughts in my personal space. I did not post it after calculating the impact. Looking at the reactions, I realized that there are people who think this way. I respect everything. If I give the correct answer and post it, it means fighting. The meaning is this, this is how I think of this work, and it conveyed the message of what you guys mean. It's unfortunate that I left a comment, but it meant what to do with it being true. 'Even if you don't think so, what should I do when I think that way? “That’s right. I say so,” he said coolly.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr