South Korea's entertainment industry in 2019 has been in turmoil, from the bigBANG's former members' victory nightclub events, to the old driver's group of Zheng Junying, to actress Shirley, and the suicide of Hera. A flurry of negative news from entertainers has led the public to focus on the hidden problems that the country, which is red-hot around the world, has a bright exterior.
South Korea's entertainment industry in 2019 has been in turmoil, from the bigBANG's former members' victory nightclub events, to the old driver's group of Zheng Junying, to actress Shirley, and the suicide of Hera. A flurry of negative news from entertainers has led the public to focus on the hidden problems that the country, which is red-hot around the world, has a bright exterior.
On November 29, 2019, a South Korean court ruled against two male stars in the "old driver group" incident, Chung Joon-young and Choi Jong-un. Sentenced to 6 years and 5 years in prison, respectively. In the past, South Korean courts imposed sentences ranging from two to five years in prison for sexual assault, but Zheng Junying and his team, who had committed multiple cases of sexual violence and filming, were sentenced to increased sentences for what they found to be "special sexual assault". (See for details: Sex Express , Old Driver Group Incident: Victory Handcuffed, Zheng Junying Pleads To Reconciliation )
And South Korea's vast number of netizens are dissatisfied with the verdict, saying that "their cruel behavior compared to the trauma inflicted on the victims, such criminal responsibility is simply too cheap." 」
The causes and influences of social events are so great that today, let us start with the "sneaky" culture in which both Zheng Junying and Hoira events have a heavy share of the story.
The death of Hora was never just a depression.
On November 24, Han star Hora was found dead at home, and although agents have said in the past that Hohera suffers from depression, no one has been able to pinpoint the exact cause of Hera's suicide. Coupled with the 2018 fight with her ex-boyfriend Choi Jong-fan and the threat of sex films, it makes Hora's death less "simple" and may make her suffer not just depression, but also the constant inability to put it down, to steal the shadows.
Pulling the timeline apart, the feud between Hora and her ex-boyfriend is as follows:
In October 2018, Hora and her ex-boyfriend broke up a fight and an outing of sex films, sending a major setback to her acting career.
In January 2019, the Seoul Central District Attorney's Office charged Choi Jong-fan without detention, and Hela was suspended on suspicion of wounding.
In August 2019, a South Korean court sentenced Choi Jong-fan to one-and-a-half years in prison for intimidation, coercion, injury and destruction of property.
Did you notice? The court's conviction of Cui Zhongfan was not "illegally filmed". South Korean courts at the time found that the two were in a romantic relationship at the time of the filming, so even if the woman did not know, it was not considered "illegal filming." But is that really the case? Does the logic behind this mean that when a woman enters a relationship, she loses her right to privacy? And that lost privacy, the justice you need, and the justice won't help you get it back.
Imagine you're A Hora, and while society keeps yelling "cards" and "waiting for old drivers to take a look at your sex videos," the court tells you that it's not illegal and that your ex-boyfriend won't get any punishment for "stealing." What can you do? Is it that the cause of depression has nothing to do with the disrespect of Korean society for women, even if it is due to depression?
We will not, and should not, blame, the death of Hora alone for personal reasons.
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There are too many cases of poaching, too many to be taken seriously?
A week after Hera's death, foreign media visited South Korean lawyer An Rui-hyun's thoughts on the culture of patting, under the title of "The Suicide of Hera" and the victim shaded by South Korean secret filming. "As a public defender, I am appalled by the widespread existence of hidden cameras in our society, in roads, subways, in parks, in every corner of our society," he said. 」
In the past two years, the South Korean police have received more than 11,200 complaints of illegal theft. Some people think that many people are not afraid to report the case to the police despite being filmed and afraid to report it to the police, so this figure may be only conservative and the actual cases should far exceed these.
"Yes, the sentence for unlawful shooting is too light. Because there are too many cases. Because it's so broad that they (the court) don't take this kind of thing seriously. It's also because men don't have that experience. Lawyer Andrei said. (Recommended reading: My body your desires, "sneak" really can't manage it?) ) )
In Korean society, the majority of victims of illegal filming are women. And most of the judges are men. In the face of such a "male-dominated" judicial system, Mr Ahn said: "We are indeed in a male-dominated court system, but that is changing." 」
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Sex crime victims are dirty, they're sluts, they're broken cloths.
In South Korea, when you are the protagonist of the illegal shooting himself, the road to justice and truth may not be so easy. Take Hora's decision to resort to justice, for example, when she had to testify many times, explaining the uncomfortable past sands of the past - not to mention the fact that the "Ghostla Films" was once on the Korean entrance website, and society did ignore the fear and uneasiness women felt.
Although many netizens show solidarity with Hora and even take to the streets to petition Qinghuatai, South Korea is still a conservative patriarchal society, and it is not so quick to really see the transformation. South Korean sociologist Li Naying also noted in a BBC interview that victims of sexual crimes in South Korea are often stigmatized. "She's dirty, she's a slut, she's a rag. Once she put up such a label, she was a slut for the rest of her life. Where can someone bear this burden? 」
Tens of thousands of young women took to the streets in 2018, chanting "My life is not your A-movie" and calling on the government to crack down on the crime of filming. Although judicial reform is actually limited, at least Korean women are beginning to realize that they can stand up and stand up for themselves and get the help they deserve. (Recommended reading: B-side of sexual assault: I secretly filmed, but no one is a pervert when they are born)
Lawyer Andrei said women's winning cases are also growing. "We are experiencing more pain, but young Koreans are very capable and their social awareness is growing fast, " he said. Our legal system has also responded quickly, so I'm more optimistic about what's happening. 」
And the greatest force for change, he argues, needs to come from within Korean society. "Improving the judicial system is the second step. The most important progress requires social and cultural awareness. Congress, the police and the courts can't do much if people and society don't challenge it, and don't ask for more. 」
Finally, when we talk about "light-judged perpetrators", we want to reflect the collective lack of attention in the present society and think about how we can strengthen attention or even change from the source. As the South Korean lawyer said, judicial reform is only the second step, and most importantly, a shift in overall social and cultural consciousness.
All sexual crimes occur, and perhaps each of us is responsible. You can also start now and take responsibility for it, starting with attention and attention.