As the SBS drama "Manager Kim" Gains Popularity, Controversy Surrounding Writer Park Tae-jun's Past Involvement with "Ilbe" Resurfaces

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As the SBS Friday-Saturday drama Director Kim continues its run with high ratings, past allegations surrounding writer Park Tae-jun—who serves as the shows executive producer—regarding his ties to Ilbe have resurfaced as a controversy. Recently, public attention has been drawn to allegations—revisited on YouTube—that specific scenes and dialogue from a past webtoon caricatured former President Roh Moo-hyun.The controversial scenes—which include specific numbers and sign text from the webtoon Looks-First Society—have been interpreted by some online communities as intended to disparage the late president. Whenever these allegations have surfaced in the past, writer Park Tae-jun has categorically denied all charges, stating he had absolutely no intention of insulting the late president.The currently airing drama Director Kim, for which Park Tae-jun serves as executive producer, has no direct connection to this controversy. Starring So Ji-sub, Director Kim has achieved the highest viewership ratings among this years SBS dramas, recording an 18.8% rating after just three episodes.

As the SBS Friday-Saturday drama “Director Kim” continues its run with high ratings, past allegations surrounding writer Park Tae-jun—who serves as the show’s executive producer—regarding his ties to “Ilbe” have resurfaced as a controversy. Recently, public attention has been drawn to allegations—revisited on YouTube—that specific scenes and dialogue from a past webtoon caricatured former President Roh Moo-hyun.

The controversial scenes—which include specific numbers and sign text from the webtoon “Looks-First Society”—have been interpreted by some online communities as intended to disparage the late president. Whenever these allegations have surfaced in the past, writer Park Tae-jun has categorically denied all charges, stating he had absolutely no intention of insulting the late president.

The currently airing drama “Director Kim,” for which Park Tae-jun serves as executive producer, has no direct connection to this controversy. Starring So Ji-sub, “Director Kim” has achieved the highest viewership ratings among this year’s SBS dramas, recording an 18.8% rating after just three episodes.

Manager Kim Hits Ratings Milestone

The SBS drama 'Manager Kim,' starring So Ji-sub, has achieved significant success by reaching an 18.8% viewership rating within just three episodes. This performance marks the highest rating for an SBS drama this year and positions the series among the top six highest-rated SBS Friday-Saturday dramas in history.

Production Background and Controversy

While the drama 'Manager Kim' continues to see high viewership, public attention has turned toward webtoon creator Bak Tae Jun, who serves as the production lead for the original webtoon series. Bak has faced recurring allegations regarding controversial imagery in his past works, though he has previously denied these claims and the drama itself remains separate from these historical controversies.