The makers have responded to the accusation.
MBC‘s ongoing Ok-Drama, The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, has unexpectedly gotten embroiled in controversy amidst rising reputation and favorable critiques. A preferred designer has accused the manufacturing of utilizing their designs with out consent.
On December 11, Hwang Yi Seol, the CEO of Hanbok Leesle, posted a video declaring the alleged plagiarism. Within the title, she wrote, “Why Was I Amazed By The Genius Desgigner’s Work In A Drama,” and the video confirmed numerous clips of hanbok designs featured within the Ok-Drama. She confirmed side-by-side comparisons of these along with her personal designs on the Milan Vogue Week.
The designs in query have been displayed within the background whereas the feminine protagonist was proven at her office. Within the video, Hwang mentioned that regardless of the designs showing for such a short time, she was capable of acknowledge them in a single look. She added that whereas she ought to really feel blissful that her designs have been launched within the present as a genius designer’s work, the truth that it was an unauthorized use of her designs made it troublesome.
Hwang additionally said that had the drama’s workforce reached out even by means of a social media DM or an electronic mail requesting to make use of her designs, she would have agreed fortunately with out even charging something.
The controversy unfold by means of on-line communities, with many netizens shunning the present’s makers for not participating in truthful use practices of mental property. However, some even debated that for the reason that designs have been simply used as props, it was not that large of a deal.
On December 12, the official Twitter account of Hanbok Leesle posted, “Simply obtained a response from the present’s manufacturing workforce with a well mannered apology and a promise to credit score the supply.” Additionally they talked about that resulting from a communication error in the course of the outsourcing course of, the reference designs have been used unintentionally.
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