Amid the Success of the SBS Drama “Manager Kim,” Allegations of Original Author Park Tae-jun’s Past Involvement with Ilbe Resurface

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As the SBS drama Manager Kim gains immense popularity—surpassing an 18% viewership rating after just three episodes—past allegations linking writer Park Tae-jun, who served as the executive producer of the original webtoon, to the right-wing online community Ilbe are once again sparking controversy. Because the drama shares the same universe as Park Tae-juns works, this controversy is now affecting the series itself.Recently, the YouTube channel Yeouido-yeop Munlae-dong revisited allegations that certain scenes in Park Tae-juns webtoon Looks-First Society caricatured former President Roh Moo-hyun. In the past, claims circulated online that the time setting 5 minutes 23 seconds and the phrase Rock Owling in the webtoon carried derogatory meanings toward the late president.Whenever these allegations surfaced in the past, Park Tae-jun has categorically denied them, stating that he had absolutely no intention of insulting the late president and that the controversies were baseless. However, as the drama Director Kim has surged in popularity and recorded high viewership ratings, the past actions of Park, who serves as the dramas executive producer, are once again drawing attention.The drama Director Kim follows a former special agent as he struggles to rescue his kidnapped daughter, and it is currently performing well, recording the highest viewership ratings among this years SBS dramas. Regardless of the dramas commercial success, attention is focused on how past controversies involving the original author might affect the shows image.
As the SBS drama Manager Kim gains immense popularity—surpassing an 18% viewership rating after just three episodes—past allegations linking writer Park Tae-jun, who served as the executive producer of the original webtoon, to the right-wing online community Ilbe are once again sparking controversy. Because the drama shares the same universe as Park Tae-juns works, this controversy is now affecting the series itself.Recently, the YouTube channel Yeouido-yeop Munlae-dong revisited allegations that certain scenes in Park Tae-juns webtoon Looks-First Society caricatured former President Roh Moo-hyun. In the past, claims circulated online that the time setting 5 minutes 23 seconds and the phrase Rock Owling in the webtoon carried derogatory meanings toward the late president.Whenever these allegations surfaced in the past, Park Tae-jun has categorically denied them, stating that he had absolutely no intention of insulting the late president and that the controversies were baseless. However, as the drama Director Kim has surged in popularity and recorded high viewership ratings, the past actions of Park, who serves as the dramas executive producer, are once again drawing attention.The drama Director Kim follows a former special agent as he struggles to rescue his kidnapped daughter, and it is currently performing well, recording the highest viewership ratings among this years SBS dramas. Regardless of the dramas commercial success, attention is focused on how past controversies involving the original author might affect the shows image.

As the SBS drama “Manager Kim” gains immense popularity—surpassing an 18% viewership rating after just three episodes—past allegations linking writer Park Tae-jun, who served as the executive producer of the original webtoon, to the right-wing online community “Ilbe” are once again sparking controversy. Because the drama shares the same universe as Park Tae-jun’s works, this controversy is now affecting the series itself.

Recently, the YouTube channel “Yeouido-yeop Munlae-dong” revisited allegations that certain scenes in Park Tae-jun’s webtoon “Looks-First Society” caricatured former President Roh Moo-hyun. In the past, claims circulated online that the time setting “5 minutes 23 seconds” and the phrase “Rock Owling” in the webtoon carried derogatory meanings toward the late president.

Whenever these allegations surfaced in the past, Park Tae-jun has categorically denied them, stating that he had absolutely no intention of insulting the late president and that the controversies were baseless. However, as the drama “Director Kim” has surged in popularity and recorded high viewership ratings, the past actions of Park, who serves as the drama’s executive producer, are once again drawing attention.

The drama “Director Kim” follows a former special agent as he struggles to rescue his kidnapped daughter, and it is currently performing well, recording the highest viewership ratings among this year’s SBS dramas. Regardless of the drama’s commercial success, attention is focused on how past controversies involving the original author might affect the show’s image.

Manager Kim Hits Ratings Milestone

The SBS drama 'Manager Kim' has achieved significant success, reaching an 18.8% viewership rating within just three episodes. This performance marks it as the highest-rated SBS drama series of the year, following the story of a former special agent fighting to rescue his kidnapped daughter.

Production Background and Controversy

While 'Manager Kim' is based on a webtoon from the 'Park Tae-jun Universe,' the production has faced public scrutiny due to past controversies surrounding creator Park Tae-jun. Critics have raised concerns regarding alleged offensive references in his previous works, though Park has consistently denied these claims.