It truly is a sad day for both Koreans and Chinese as it has been confirmed that China will be banning any dramas, films and variety shows coming from South Korea.
According to Allkpop, the Chinese government had ordered that there will be a ban on dramas, films and all kinds of shows that hail from Korea and features Korean artist. "They told all of us that all plans concerning projects and programs that feature South Korean stars or collaborations from South Korean companies should be halted. They also told us that these plans would never be granted", a source revealed.
The same source also revealed that the order was passed on verbally from radio, television and film officials. The source also revealed that several k-pop stars on Chinese shows have been blurred out or even edited out from numerous productions. A number of Korean talents were also removed from many projects. Not only that, it was reported that several of the fan events that were to be held in China had been canceled.
It should be noted that China is one of the biggest audiences for K-Pop and K-Dramas in the world. Now it definitely is quite a shock for several Korean and Chinese fans to receive such terrible news. But if you're wondering what would make the Chinese government make such a decision, well, the decision came after the South Korean Defense Ministry along with the U.S forces had decided to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which is basically a missile defense system created to defend against the nuclear missiles of North Korea, the International Business Times reports.
Apparently, the Chinese government deemed such a weapon too dangerous to be near their borders so in retaliation, they are banning Korean entertainment from their country.
The two Koreas have been at war with each other for decades now, but things have been heating up between the two nations in the last few years. Here's to hoping that the Chinese let up the ban soon and that everything would be alright between these nations.
