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Ha Young Leaves 'The Trauma Code' After Family Controversy
Netflix announced that actor Ha Young will not appear in the second season of 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,' following controversy over her great-grandfather's alleged activities during Japan's colonial rule of Korea. The actor, who apologized last month for remarks on a KBS talk show, had been set to reprise her role as nurse Cheon Jang-mi.
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Netflix Confirms Ha Young's Departure
Netflix confirmed on Tuesday that actor Ha Young will not appear in the second season of its Korean medical drama "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call." The streaming platform said it was "respecting the actor's position," according to a statement reported by Yonhap News Agency and The Korea Times.
The decision follows controversy over allegations concerning her great-grandfather's activities during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea. Ha Young, whose legal name is Ahn Ha-young, appeared as nurse Cheon Jang-mi in the first season and had been set to shoot the second season with co-stars Ju Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo.
The Controversy
The backlash began after Ha Young appeared on the KBS talk show "Problem Child in House" last month, where she discussed her family's medical background and mentioned that her great-grandfather had studied Western medicine in Japan. The remarks, made just days before South Korea marked Liberation Day, prompted public scrutiny of her great-grandfather's activities during the colonial period.
Her agency initially dismissed the allegations as groundless, but the criticism continued. Last month, Ha Young issued an apology, saying she had only partially known about her great-grandfather's life and was ashamed of speaking about him as a source of family pride.
Netflix's statement, as quoted by Yonhap and The Korea Times, read: "Respecting the actor's position, Ha Young will not appear in the next season of 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call.'"
The news was first reported by Yonhap News Agency and later picked up by Malay Mail, which cited Yonhap in its coverage.
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Ha Young will not appear in the next season of 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,' Netflix said on Tuesday.
Ha Young issued an apology about the controversy last month, saying she had only partially known about her great-grandfather's life and is ashamed of speaking about him as a source of family pride.
Netflix said: 'Respecting the actor's position, Ha Young will not appear in the next season of 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call.''
The actor, whose legal name is Ahn Ha-young, appeared as nurse Cheon Jang-mi in the first season and was set to shoot the second season with Ju Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo.
The controversy arose from remarks on KBS talk show 'Problem Child in House' last month, where Ahn mentioned her great-grandfather studied Western medicine in Japan.
The remarks prompted public scrutiny of her great-grandfather's activities during the colonial period and drew criticism after her agency initially dismissed the allegations as groundless.
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ClaimNetflix said: 'Respecting the actor's position, Ha Young will not appear in the next season of The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call.'
ClaimThe controversy arose from remarks Ha Young made on the KBS talk show 'Problem Child in House,' where she said her great-grandfather studied Western medicine in Japan.
ClaimHa Young issued an apology about the controversy last month, saying she had only partially known about her great-grandfather's life and is ashamed of speaking about him as a source of family pride.