The LGBT-themed Korean drama, Love In The Big City has drawn criticism ahead of its broadcast on October 21, 2024. A religious group demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Tourism, Sports, and Culture building. They urged that Love In The Big City be canceled.

In a photo circulating on Monday October 14, 2024, the religious group carried a large banner that read protest against the broadcast of the Korean LGBT drama, Love In The Big City. The criticism was directed at the Ministry of Tourism, Sports, and Culture and the production house CJeS which worked on Love In The Big City.

"Inspection of the Korean Content Association because the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture has wasted taxpayers' money to support a homosexual drama!" reads a banner from a religious group opposing the broadcast of the Korean LGBT drama, Love In The Big City.

Previously, the main actor of the Korean drama Love In The Big City, Nam Yoon Su was terrorized by hate speech after sharing a trailer for his latest drama on Instagram. Many fans regretted Nam Yoon Su's decision to accept the offer to become a gay man or a homosexual.

Love In The Big City shows Nam Yoon Su in kissing scenes with several actors who are his co-stars. The drama is adapted from Park Sang Young's best-selling novel. His first work published in English and translated by Anton Hur, who also worked on the BTS biography, Beyond The Story.

Following complaints from religious groups, Love In The Big City novelist Park Sang Young revealed that TVING has removed its trailer. Promotions for the Korean drama Love In The Big City have also been halted. 

"Because of certain groups targeting the drama Love In The Big City and the many complaints sent to the parties involved, we ended up deleting all the trailers. It was only nine days before the broadcast and we were in a ridiculous situation where we couldn't promote it at all. I was so frustrated that I couldn't sleep a wink all night.

I thought I was used to things like this after eight years of being a writer." "But no. I can never get used to hate, no matter how much I experience it. I'm looking for a way to continue promoting. No matter what, we will definitely premiere on October 21, 2024. Everyone, enjoy it to the fullest. In the end, we will win. 

This must be a sign that the drama will be successful," Park Sang Young said, as reported by Koreaboo. The storyline of the Korean drama Love In The Big City tells the story of a young writer named Go Young (played by Nam Yoon Su) in his search for love. Nam Yoon Su acts with a number of actors Jin Ho Eun, Kwon Hyuk, to Byun Jun Seo.

Currently, the film of the same title starring Kim Go Eun is showing in Indonesian cinemas. Unlike the Korean drama Love In The Big City which received criticism for showing a gay kiss scene. The film Love In The Big City depicts Noh Sang Hyun's character getting HIV because of a gay man or homosexual.

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