Paik Jongwon's 'Les Misérables' Faces Backlash Over Controversial Cast
Nov 09, 2024
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Recently, ENA 'Jongwon Baek Les Misérables' (hereinafter 'Les Misérables') released a second teaser video. 'Les Misérables' is a 100-day life-changing project of 20 challengers with intense narratives. Starting with the Jongwon Baek, Chef Yoon Nam-no of 'Black and White Chef', Chef Lim Tae-hoon, Chef Kim Min-sung, and Chef David Lee will appear.
The released teaser shows the challengers on the fishing boat. They came from the father's mouth to the abyss", Each person is surprised by telling shocking stories about themselves, such as "'abandoned with bad words.'"
The 20 challengers then face a Spartan-style mission and struggle desperately in it. The Jongwon Baek even showed his anger like fire in front of them, adding to the curiosity.
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After the teaser was released, netizens expressed strong disappointment with the cast, saying that they expected a project to help people in need of self-reliance, but when they saw it, it was like helping criminals wash their image.
Netizens were only focused on the topic and stimulation without considering secondary damage to the victim", "Number 9 is a case of habitual and repeated crimes. Even though they were given a chance to rehabilitate, they pointed out the program strongly, saying, "Why do you help ex-convicts when there are many people to help?", "I wanted a story like a table shop, but I'm disappointed because it's a professional aiming for rehabilitation."
Meanwhile, ENA 'Jongwon Baek's Les Misérables' will premiere at 8:30 p.m. on the 30th.
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