While the drama 'The Glory', which depicts the revenge of victims of school violence, is a hot topic every day around the world, in Thailand, this influence has led to celebrities' exposure of the past.
Yesterday (8th) local time, Thai actor Ohm Pawat, 23, posted a long post on his personal SNS, saying, "I will explain what happened."
Ompawat is an actor who appeared as the main character in the Thai film 'Dew', a remake of the Korean film 'Bungee Jumping'.
Until recently, he was active in a number of works as a representative youth star in Thailand, and he was caught up in the controversy over school violence brought on by the box office success of 'The Glory'.
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Ompawat acknowledged the controversy and apologized, saying, "I would like to apologize belatedly for the controversial incident."
He continued, "I was beaten by my teacher, and my parents apologized to my friends. I learned a lesson from it, and I have always tried to improve myself."
Ompawat also said, "I'm sorry if I hurt the feelings of the victim's friend with what happened in the past. I'm really sorry. I will never forgive myself and I apologize to everyone who suffered because of my childhood."
There are fans who support Ompawat who acknowledged and apologized for the past, but some fans responded with "apologies should be made to the victims, not to us", "I have nothing to say", and "It is too heavy to be described as a joke". showed
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In particular, after watching 'The Glory', a Thai netizen A posted on social media, "Anyone who has seen this drama will understand why the Korean fandom does not support a star with a past of school violence," causing controversy in the Korean entertainment industry. I bought a lot of sympathy from overseas fans who couldn't accept it.
Local netizens who sympathized with Mr. A's post not only share their own cases of damage with specific hashtags on social media, but also awaken the seriousness of school violence by revealing the past words and actions of Thai stars and their school days. .
In response, domestic netizens said, "The power of culture is so great", "It hurts because school violence is so realistic, but I like it because it seems like a good influence", "I liked Ompawat, but it's disappointing that it's school violence", "Foreign fans are glad they know the seriousness even now. I agree with comments such as ".
'The Glory' is a work depicting the desperate revenge of 'Moon Dong-eun' (played by Song Hye-kyo), whose soul was shattered by school violence as a child, meticulously prepared by risking her whole life.
(Photo = Ompawat, Netflix Korea Twitter)
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(SBS Entertainment News Jeon Min-jae Editor)