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Jo Byeong Gyu might be resuming activities with a new drama. On June 24, it was reported that the actor will star as the male lead of the upcoming drama “History of Losers” (literal title). In response to the report, his agency HB Entertainment commented, “It’s one of the projects that Jo Byeong Gyu has received an offer for. He is carefully reviewing [the offer] at the moment.”
If he accepts the offer, he will play a freshman, Seo Min Ki, a freshman in college who is majoring in Korean literature. He is written as awkward and easy riled up. Although he continually acts like a loser and commits many mistakes, he always reflects and chides himself. However, the webtoon had rubbed some readers the wrong way with the portrayal of the male lead. Although the point of the webtoon was to portray the “loser-like” acts one can do when in love, looking at it from a modern-day point of view, many are worried that a drama version will romanticize and glorify such actions.
A few scenes from the webtoon have been causing the upcoming drama to face backlash and doubt:
[Slide 2]: A scene where Seo Min Ki asks about his girlfriend’s past sexual activity was seen as rude and an invasion of privacy.
[Slide 3]: On the other hand, after he breaks up with his girlfriend, he immediately claims he will not love again. However, his head turns the instant a girl with a short skirt walks by.
[Slide 4]: Not only that, but the scene where he immediately put down his ex-girlfriend while introducing his new one rubbed readers the wrong way.
[Slides 5-6]: His character even threatened to commit suicide if his ex-girlfriend refuses to pick up his calls while he is in the army. A proper apology [for the main characters actions] is also nowhere to be found in the webtoon.
[Slide 7]: Korean Netizens React. With so many red flags in the male lead, readers and viewers are antsy about the drama adaptation.
Jo Byung Gyu was previously wrapped up in school bullying allegations which he firmly denied through several statements.
