Backstreet Rookie is set to premiere its seventh episode tonight. While avid fans of the show look forward to it, the series struggles to shake off the controversy it landed in with the premiere episode.
The SBS Korean drama, starring Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung in the lead, landed in the lap of controversy after it featured a few controversial scenes.
Viewers flooded the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KOCSC) office with complaints against the show. It was reported that the show had received over 6000 complaints within three days of its premiere.
For the unversed, the first episode featured several eyebrow-raising moments. For example, there were camera angles that objectified women in the series.
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