[theqoo] KOREAN HISTORY PROFESSOR CHOI TAESUNG RELEASES POST ft. MORE REACTIONS + APOLOGY TO IU & BYUN WOOSEOK

bypannchoa May 19, 2026
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Photo caption: Actors, I’m sorry ㅠㅠ

Because of the post I uploaded yesterday, I want to apologize to the actors who were hurt by it. Reading actress IU’s SNS post and actor Byun’s handwritten letter made my heart ache.

I wrote that we need to reorganize the system so situations like this won’t happen again, but it seems my words came across too harshly. Even I sometimes get confused about historical terminology. It’s unreasonable to expect actors to fully understand such specialized terms and contexts as well.

A strong historical advisory system should exist to protect actors, but because it is always unstable and lacking, actors end up becoming the ones sacrificed. That’s why I wrote about proposing alternatives for historical research institutes. That way, the actors we love won’t have to shed tears again.

Instead of attacking people, we should pool our wisdom to build a stronger historical advisory system.

I hope government agencies such as the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will allocate at least some budget toward this area.

When actors sign contracts, I hope historical consultation, who provided it, where it came from, and to what extent, will become one of the important criteria in selecting projects.

I ask production companies to invest reasonable time and money into historical research institutes.

I hope historical research institutes will provide safe and verified databases, built on systematic research, to help films and dramas construct the worlds they need.

That way, the writer’s imagination, the director’s vision, and the actor’s performances can all be protected.

And that way, Korean K-dramas can give even greater healing and inspiration to people around the world.

This is written by someone who loves and enjoys K-dramas

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Context: He previously posted about the historical inaccuracies of the drama (below) 

Sigh… another historical distortion controversy. At this point, are we goldfish or something? (Sorry, goldfish.) Right now, we are leading Hallyu culture across the world. Dramas and movies? It’s not just us watching them anymore. People all over the world are watching. Our image is being rapidly spread and imprinted.

Now we need a system that matches that level.

But we either still don’t have such a system, or it exists only at a cottage-industry level.

Historical terminology, costumes, dialogue… controversies over historical distortion keep happening every time, yet nothing ever changes.

I hope people will respect the field of history.

Actors are paid hundreds of millions of won without hesitation, yet why do people try to settle historical verification costs with just a few hundred thousand won? Why are they so reluctant to spend on it?

And why is the time required for historical research and verification treated as so unimportant in production?

I also hope the historical academia community will establish a dedicated historical verification research institute.

I mean a place where producers could simply entrust their projects and have scripts, costumes, and sets all safely handled in a one-stop process. Sigh… though that would require investment…ㅠㅠ

I think it’s time to stop having these same worries over and over, so I wanted to make this suggestion. Shouldn’t actors be able to focus on acting with peace of mind as well?

Everyone worked hard to create a good historical drama, so getting criticized like this must feel discouraging…ㅠㅠ


original post: here

1. Their fandoms are way too freaking sensitive seriously 

2. He didn't even criticize the actors in the first post... 

3. No but just how much did those 2's fandoms bash him??

4. Wake up, those are f*ckers who tried to sell our country away 

5. Look at her forcing apologies from other people again 

6. Just who on earth should be the ones apologizing right now?

7. Those 2's fandoms are freaking tormenting everyone 

8. Are IU and Byun Wooseok in positions where they should be receiving apologies right now? Bigstar teacher shouldn't be apologizing to them ㅜㅜ Ah this pisses me off.. 

9. Those 2's fandoms have always been toxic 

10. The fans are just as ignorant as them 


[theqoo] PROFESSOR CHOI TAESUNG RELEASED AN APOLOGY 


original post: here

1. They're so freaking sensitive, it makes me cringe 

2. This pisses me off so much, why are they going after Bigstar teacher? ㅜ They're doing this after selling our country away 

3. Their fandoms' bullsh*t knows no end 

4. You didn't do anything wrong 

5. They're the country's betrayers ㅋㅋ

6. Stop treating celebrities like a sacred cow. If you enjoy the glory and rewards the most from this, you should take some responsibility

7.  The fact that he apologized actually proves that those 2 fandoms are the ones creating this mess

8. The fans must've f*cking bombarded him in the DMs

9. Those f*cking fandoms

10. Don't apologize ㅠㅠㅠ


[theqoo] 'THE CROWN PRINCE MAIN CHARACTERS', MANAGED TO GET AN APOLOGY FROM PROFESSOR CHOI TAESUNG 



[...]
The words he wrote resonated deeply with everyone. According to the drama industry, the combined appearance fees for the lead actors of 'Perfect Crown', IU and Byun Wooseok, exceed 500 million won per episode. Based on 12 episodes, this amounts to over 6 billion won (4M USD). Industry insiders unanimously agree that this situation would not have occurred if even 1% of the fees paid to the lead actors, rather than the entire amount, had been invested.

[...]
source: https://naver.me/FSvwPSGt

original post: here

1. They really got 6 billion from this? Wow

2. This is giving me so much disillusionment, IU and Byun Wooseok should just date each other 

3. This ending was such a freaking mess

4. I don't want to see IU nor Byun Wooseok ever again 

5. Why are you bashing someone who called out the blatant historical distortion? Are IU and Byun Wooseok's fans in their right minds?

6. Why wouldn't the actors be in the wrong too? They're earning money from this so they should be taking accountability? Why do you think they're earning money?

7. I already knew IU's fandom was a mess, but Byun Wooseok too?

8. Imagine getting paid 6 billion won for this kind of acting? ㅋ

9. But to think it's over 6 billion won for the two of them........ I think receiving that much money comes with a corresponding sense of responsibility.. 6 billion won.. wow....

10. Receiving 6 billion won to sell our country away...  
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