To anyone confused, the controversy was that the artist (not the author!) used to draw Kaisoo/EXO doujin where Kyungsoo was visibly a toddler. CP, undeniably. Obviously the artist denied at first, but fans were able to go through the manhwa and find panels that the artist had replicated from the doujin, and she confessed after which the company producing this manhwa decided it would be on hiatus.
Unfortunately I wouldn’t be surprised if it couldn’t go back to publication. Maybe the artist would directly profit from sales. Not sure how her contract goes. Also people might associate this manhwa with their art too much.
I feel bad for the author though ): didn’t deserve it.
Excuse the fuck outta me, WHAT??
They DENIED it and blamed the illegal readers? Now that means not JUST the artist is trash but also the author.
That explains why the author didn't just go hire a new artist, they are probably aware they'll get shitstormed and boycotted for that bs behavior (rightfully so).
makes me wonder if the author KNEW about the CP art, but simply didn't care. It DOES smell that way a little bit.
Imo I don’t approve of the author’s actions but I think Korea is a very shame based society (thinking of that actor who killed himself after having a drug/cheating scandal). Maybe the author does not want to acknowledge that bc people have attacked them bc of it?
Either way if that’s how they responded I’m relived it’s canceled. Pity gone.
True, different cultures definitely play a role in many things. Shame that it has to happen so often that the reaction is....questionable, let's say. ^^;
Agreed tho. Even if I would have loved seeing the story continue, I'm not upset if I can just imagine the end and not support people that I have issues with.
Hate the side couple he cheated for years!!
I would consider it cheating bc uke found out he was having sex with someone else and confronted to him about it, after which he admitted it. That’s not being upfront, and there was no negotiating or asking for consent from the uke. Imo it’s just another form of abuse. Open relationships are completely different.
By upfront I meant he wasn’t trying to hide it nor did he lie to keep the cover.
But yea In any case I don’t like it. And yea it can be seen as abuse because ultimately he wasn’t being treat fairly or equally. He was forced into the relation despite his own feelings at the time. They were put in the circumstances that he couldn’t refuse the marriage anyway. Considering all that the seme never even intended to honour the marriage is just absurd.
I’ve never had a seme go from red flag to green flag like this and now I’m spoiled