Blackpink's Jisoo's name in historical show Snowdrop changed after netizens raise concerns

Korean girl band Blackpink's singer Jisoo has bagged leading lady's part in upcoming historical drama series titled Swdrop. However, actor/singer's character's name stirred controversy because name was similar to a historical figure who participated in student protests that took place in 1987 in South Korea. Due to this, Blackpink's Jisoo's name in Swdrop has been changed. 

Blackpink's Jisoo's name in Swdrop changed 

According to a report by cnalifestyle.com, South Korea-based broadcast company JTBC has released a statement in which y said that Jisoo's name was t related or based on that historical character. y also said that y will change name w as people have pointed similarities out. Initially, Jisoo's character's name was Young Cho. new name has t been revealed yet. 

Netizens have shared news on Twitter and are excited to see Jisoo in a new character. Many also expressed ir excitement over making of show and could t stop gushing about Jisoo's looks. Check out ir tweets below: 

Swdrop's sypsis revealed

sypsis of show also made rounds on social media and this, too, met with criticism. report furr revealed that netizens raised concerns over sypsis and were worried about distortion of facts. plot of this drama show is based on pro-democracy movement. cast of this show includes Jung Hae-in,  Kim Ji-soo, Jang Seung-jo, Yoon Se-ah, Kim Hye-yoon, Jung Yoo-jin, and Yoo In-na. show is slated to release in June 2021. 

Ar show that faced wrath of netizens was Joseon Exorcist. According to a report by Manila Bulletin, show was cancelled after two episodes after people said that it distorted historical facts and Chinese props were used in it. International fans of show have signed a petition to get show to be available for streaming on Netflix. 

Jisoo's films and songs 

Jisoo made her debut with popular band Blackpink in 2016. She was credited for writing lyrics of ir popular track Lovesick Girls. This was third single released by band from ir first studio album titled Album. She n went on to star in 2015 drama series titled  Producers and Arthdal Chronicles. 

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