Drama 'Little Women' Vietnam War Distortion Controversy Leads to Removal from Vietnam Netflix

"Korean Soldier Can Kill 20 Viet Cong Soldiers" Dialogue Controversy
Vietnam Authorities Request Suspension Citing "Vietnam War Distortion"

tvN Sat-Sun drama poster. Photo by tvN

[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] The tvN weekend drama has been suspended from screening on Netflix Vietnam. Netflix accepted the Vietnamese government's request to stop airing the show due to distorted information about the Vietnam War.

According to local Vietnamese media such as VN Express on the 7th, was removed from the Netflix Vietnam catalog starting from 3 PM on the 6th.

Earlier, on the 3rd, the Radio, Television and Electronic Information Agency under the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam submitted an official letter requesting Netflix to delete . This was because episodes 3 and 8 contained lines with incorrect information about the Vietnam War.

The problematic part was a scene where General Won Gi-seon (played by Lee Do-yeop), a soldier who participated in the Vietnam War and founded the private organization 'Jeongranhoe,' was depicted as a war hero, saying, "A Korean soldier can kill 20 Viet Cong soldiers. Some soldiers killed up to 10."

After the drama aired, Vietnamese viewers expressed anger and posted protest messages. The Vietnamese government viewed the scene as violating Vietnam's media and film laws. Local media also pointed out that "the drama's settings and lines depict the Korean military as war heroes."

Previously, in July last year, Netflix suspended the Vietnamese service of the Australian espionage drama after the disputed South China Sea nine-dash line between China and Vietnam appeared in the show.

Meanwhile, attracted attention as the script was written by screenwriter Jung Seo-kyung, who wrote the films and , and directed by Kim Hee-won, who directed the drama . The story follows three sisters who grew up poor but close-knit, each confronting the wealthiest and most powerful family in South Korea in their own way.

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