Korean female idols always take 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. This person reported the incident to the Center for Gender Equality in Korean Cinema and received advice from this center.
Huh Mun Young denied the allegations. “It is very difficult for me to control my emotions right now 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, director, the festival will be seriously affected. This is why I resigned.” The BIFF Committee accepted the resignation of Mr. Huh Moon Young.
Information from Wikitree also reported that the 25-year-old former idol of Korean showbiz (identity has not been revealed) has just been convicted of sexually assaulting a group member for many years. The man admitted to the charge of sexual harassment but denied the allegation of rape.
At the end of May, DongA Ilbo reported that fitness model and dating show contestant Yang Ho Seok was sentenced to 5 months in prison by the Seoul Central District Court for rape. Yang Ho Seok is accused of sexually assaulting a female employee at an entertainment facility in Seoul in February.
Beautiful, talented singers are the target of sexual harassment and abuse
According to Women News, when an animated picture of Sana - a TWICE member was posted on a men's website - she was harassed by a series of male viewers with words that were considered unclean.
Jinsol - a former member of the group April - once complained about harassing posts on social networks. Jinsol hopes the online community will stop creating animated photos by slowing down the video when the singer is wearing short or tight clothes. The former April member wrote: "When I search for my name on social media, some posts come up but I hate it."
Vocalist Seolhyun (member of group AOA) also shared gifs (moving images) of her appearing on social networks that often constantly exaggerate her body parts.
Although this issue has been mentioned many times
A long time has passed since the #MeToo movement exploded in the Korean entertainment industry and exposed a series of criminals disguised as artists. However, during the past time and especially in the recent period, the problem of rape and sexual harassment is still smoldering, causing pain.
According to Media Daily, in the face of the serious situation of sexual harassment in entertainment companies, Korea is actively taking steps to raise gender awareness in organizations and state officials.
They launched a campaign against sexual harassment in the workplace and expanded sexual harassment and assault prevention training for executives to team leaders.
Talking about the reason why sexual harassment still occurs so often in the entertainment industry in particular and other fields in general, Gyeonggy Province Governor Kim Dong Yeon said: “Culture is changing at a rapid pace. The pace is very rapid and it is very difficult for us to change ourselves. What we do, sometimes unconsciously, may be perceived by others as sexual harassment and a serious threat to gender equality. I want to change the culture of civil service society, starting with sexual harassment and violence. I hope we can look at ourselves and think about the things we weren't aware of, and at the same time wake up from it."
But beautiful girls still become victims
According to Korean media, in the past, sexual harassment comments and actions often stem from men's false sense of sexuality. Standards for assessing sexual harassment in the past also differ because men and women have different perceptions.
“But now we have to look at the problem from the perspective of the victim and the perpetrator, not the problem of men and women. It's time for everyone to be careful about gender-based comments and actions towards people of the opposite and same sex," wrote Boon News.
