The Justice Ministry said Friday it will cancel a collaboration with a controversial Netflix dating show featuring ex-juvenile delinquents, following backlash against what some called the glorification of crimes. Earlier this month, the ministry launched an unusual partnership with the streaming giant’s “Badly in Love,” releasing a poster starring its Season 2 cast members, including heavily tattooed men. Since its release in December, the show has proven an unexpected global hit, with Netflix saying its Season 1 maintained a weekslong top 10 presence in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The ministry’s rehabilitation bureau had justified the campaign on grounds that the show’s depictions of participants’ harsh upbringing, atonement and personal growth jibe with its belief that “a person can change.” The ministry promoted the program as part of the campaign, and the show will continue to air without the government’s support.
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