Censorship Ruling On Controversial “Moonlight Drawn By Clouds” Scenes Announced

[cagallisakura.livejournal.com]

The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) has come to a decision regarding a kiss scene and a changing scene in the KBS2 drama “Moonlight Drawn By Clouds.”

It was previously reported that a scene from episode one, when Kim Yoo Jung’s character, Hong Ra On, is changing clothes and is shown wrapping her chest with bandages in order to disguise herself as a boy, was under review by the KCSC after viewers sent in complaints, saying it was overly revealing because Kim Yoo Jung is a minor. Along with that scene, the kiss scene between Park Bo Gum and Kim Yoo Jung was also under review.  On October 19 KST, the KCSC announced that it will send KBS an official recommendation regarding these types of scenes. It explained, “Fundamentally speaking, it is wrong to cast a minor when there is a revealing scene or kiss scene in the script. If an adult had performed these scenes, there would be no problem at all.”

Actress Kim Yoo Jung is currently 16 years old. According to broadcast standards and laws, anyone under 19 is considered a minor. The KCSC stated, “The biggest problem is whether a minor can play an adult role. One might say that since the standards are ambiguous anyway, why not just let it go, but if we go easy on Kim Yoo Jung, who is 16 years and 10 months, then later on, there will be questions on whether we should let a 15-year-old do the same thing. We need to discuss whether we can continue to let minors play adult roles. We are worried about young adults being provocatively exposed.”

*Although Kim Yoo Jung was born in 1999, the statement from KCSC states that she is 16 years old and 10 months, which is almost 17 years old, because 2016 hasn’t finished yet.

What do you think about the KCSC’s decision?

soompi, chosun

Comments

[thebrassteapot.livejournal.com]

nah i think it's skeevy enough when kids have to kiss other kids, let alone when it's with an adult like this situation. if they really thought these scenes were necessary then i think they should have just gone with an older actress to play the role.

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

This is one of the few rulings that this board issued that made complete sense. Bogum and Yoojung is seriously so cute together in the drama ngl (they spent like 80% of their scenes together lol) but I'm actually surprised that they put kiss scenes in it. I guess since they want to focus more on the love aspect of the Crown Prince rather than his achievements (according to history) in this drama that they think that it is necessary? But then again, they could cast an older actress.

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

Stop casting children to be the love interests of adults, pls and thank you.

Stop sexualising children full stop.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

The scene with her changing clothes made me very uncomfortable.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Yeah I can understand why people would be upset, especially if the actor is actually a minor.

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

Why cast a 16yo in the first place?? UuuuughhHHHHH

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

Thing is, they cast Bogum first, so they definitely could have found an actress his age. These type of things shouldn't be allowed in the first place.

[cafe-miel.livejournal.com]

Applause! They finallly made a sensible ruling (still bitter about their last ruling)
Honestly, I'm not so much upset about casting minors as leads as long as the character is age appropriate but for me, I think that minors should stay away from the romance genre since it tends to get messy and they will have plenty of time to play grown up roles later
This situation had bad written all over it since th beginning so I hope producers are more careful in the future

[baeby-bloo-skys.livejournal.com]

for some reason, i had assumed that kim yoojung was a legal adult by now?? i don't watch this drama, but the changing scene is inappropriate to me, while the kiss scene is subject to the circumstances. if bogum was around yoojung's age, or vice versa, it might not have been as big of a problem to me

[winegums.livejournal.com]

same here. I don't think it was necessary to put the focus on her body like that, like it's not even her contemplating herself, it's the camera lingering over her that I found a bit creepy.

[winegums.livejournal.com]

mte it's not like they didn't have options.

I don't even object to the kiss scene per se, I mean 16-17-year-olds kiss too but they should have been more mindful of Yoojung being a minor and cut that creepy changing scene. Same with Kim Sohyun and her kiss scenes with Taecyeon, I find it gross the director lied to her about it.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Yes it definitely had a peeping tom feel to it

[winegums.livejournal.com]

I could just about live with the casting given Bogum's age gap with her is 6 years and not 11 like Taecyeon and Kim So Hyun (which, ewwww) but the changing scene was seriously inappropriate and tbqh, gratuitous. Kiss scenes, like you said, are dependent on context.

But idk why Korea is trying to sexualise these girls at light speed, two years ago SBS cast her in a role that involved her becoming a love interest to Lee Je-hoon who was literally DOUBLE her age and people protested the shit out of + got them to replace Yoojung for the love interest parts as an adult. And despite that you still had people going "but her first lead role! But it's totally chaste!" like um, no, I think not sexualising a 15-year-old girl is more important.

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

never thought that she's that young

[ah0000.livejournal.com]

The kiss scenes made me uncomfortable. I haven't watched the last episode yet but from what I've seen I think that one was like open mouth kissing and I was like NO.

While I love Kim Yoojung and I thought she was perfect for Ra On, they shouldn't have cast her with Bogum. Or they could have gone the route of Mirror of the Witch where at least it was more tolerable because there were no kiss scenes.

[bloodtaki2.livejournal.com]

Stop casting teenagers as adult characters for fuck's sake.

[goldendeity.livejournal.com]

Ah, yeah I didn't know she was that young. So when I watched it, I thought nothing of it at all. Now the wrapping scene seems inappropriate.. I feel like they still could have included it if they shot the scene in another way because the way they had her do it made it seem more sexual. Or not included it at all would have been the best option.

The kiss doesn't bother me as much since Bogum is still pretty young and they didn't like passionately kiss, it was more of a lip touch. If they would have had her kissing a guy in his late 20s or early 30s then that would have been really gross.

Overall, there could have been better decisions made.