Sexual harassment still causes fear in showbiz

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Korean female idols always face risks

Recently, the Korea Herald reported that a former employee of the Busan International Film Festival accused former BIFF (Busan International Film Festival) CEO Huh Mun Young of sexual abuse. The person reported the incident to the Korean Center for Gender Equality in Film and received counseling from the center.

Huh Moon Young denied the allegations. "It is difficult for me to control my emotions at this time because this situation is unbelievable. It will take a considerable amount of time for the truth to be understood and if I return to the position of director, the festival will be seriously affected. This is why I am resigning." The BIFF committee has accepted Huh Moon Young's resignation.

Wikitree also reported that a 25-year-old former Korean showbiz idol (whose identity has not been revealed) has just been convicted of sexually assaulting a group member for many years. The person admitted to sexual harassment but denied the rape accusation.

In late May, DongA Ilbo reported that fitness model and dating show contestant Yang Ho Seok was sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Seoul Central District Court for rape. Yang Ho Seok was accused of sexually assaulting a female employee at an entertainment establishment in Seoul in February.

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Beautiful, talented singers are the targets of sexual harassment and abuse.

According to Women News, when an animated photo of Sana - a member of the group TWICE - was posted on a website for men - she was harassed by a series of male viewers with words that were considered impure.

Jinsol, a former member of the group April, has complained about harassing posts on social media. Jinsol hopes that netizens will stop creating animated images by slowing down videos of singers wearing short or tight clothes. The former member of the group April wrote: "When I search my name on social media, some posts appear but I really hate it."

Singer Seolhyun (member of the group AOA) also shared that her gifs (moving images) that appear on social media often continuously exaggerate parts of her body.

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Although this issue has been mentioned many times

It has been a long time since the #MeToo movement exploded in the Korean entertainment industry and exposed a series of criminals disguised as artists. However, throughout the past time, and especially recently, the problem of rape and sexual harassment has still smoldered and caused pain.

According to Media Daily, in the face of the seriousness of sexual harassment in entertainment companies, South Korea is actively taking steps to raise gender awareness in organizations and state officials.

They launched a campaign to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and expanded sexual harassment and assault prevention training for executives up to the team leader level.

Regarding the reason why sexual harassment still occurs frequently in the entertainment industry in particular and other fields in general, Gyeonggye Province Governor Kim Dong Yeon commented: "Culture is changing at a very fast pace and it is very difficult for us to change ourselves. The things we do sometimes unconsciously can be considered sexual harassment by the other party and pose a serious threat to gender equality. I want to change the culture of public service society, starting with sexual harassment and violence. I hope we can look back at ourselves and think about the things we are not aware of, and wake up from it."

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But beautiful girls still become victims

Korean media has previously stated that sexual harassment comments and actions often stem from men’s misconceptions about sex. The standards for assessing sexual harassment were also different in the past because men and women had different perceptions.

"But now we have to look at the issue from the perspective of the victim and the perpetrator, not the issue of men and women anymore. It is time for everyone to be careful about gender-based comments and actions towards people of the opposite sex and the same sex," wrote the Boon News.

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