KBS has decided to make some changes to the poster of their drama “Lee Soon Sin is The Best.”
On March 18th, the broadcasting station revealed that they had altered the official poster of the drama, due to the demands of global youth group “DN.”
In the original poster, the main character are standing on a pile of 100 won coins. This coin have commander Yi Sun Sin 's face in it. Now they have replaced the coins just a golden platform.
Last week, global youth group “DN.” requested the drama's name to be banned, because they think using the name of the commander Yi Sun Sin, who is a national hero, will damage his image.
Last week, “DN” stated that “the commander's image will be damaged, because of the character of “Lee Soon Sin” which is played by singer IU, is weak, and fragile. The commander was someone known for strength, success, and victory.”
After this controversy, the public's opinions are very divided, some think that the group is right, while others think this is just simple drama, that can't possibly damage the commander's name.
KBS stated that they will not change the name of the drama or IU's character, but they will definitely pay more attention of objects that will represent commander Yi Sun Sin.