The MBC rom-com The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract has come below hearth resulting from unauthorized utilization of gown designs within the Ok-drama.
On December 11, Hwang Yi Seol, the CEO of the up to date hanbok model Leesle, posted a reel on Instagram titled “Why I used to be stunned to see the work of a genius designer in a drama,” through which she in contrast numerous hanbok designs proven within the Ok-drama together with her assortment at Milan Style Week.
She mentioned, “Though the designs appeared within the background for simply 1 or 2 seconds [in the drama], I acknowledged them clearly. It is as a result of they’re the traces and colours that I’ve drawn tons of of occasions, erased, minimize, and perfected,” Hwang mentioned, including, “I do not know whether or not I needs to be joyful that my designs are launched because the work of a genius Hanbok designer within the drama, or unhappy as a result of my designs had been used with out me realizing about it.”
Persevering with, the designer expressed, “If they’d despatched a DM or an e-mail requesting to make use of the designs, I’d have gladly agreed with none cost.”
Accompanying the statements had been comparisons between her assortment outfits and the sketches in The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract.
Concerning the allegation, a consultant from the manufacturing workforce shared, “We’re conscious of the difficulty. The manufacturing workforce is presently verifying the main points.”
Afterwards, the designer mentioned, “I obtained an apology from the drama’s workforce, together with a promise to credit score the supply. It has been mentioned that there was miscommunication through the outsourcing course of and the designs delivered as a reference had been used as they had been. I hope this situation will not escalate any additional.”
A consultant from the manufacturing workforce additionally launched a press release stating that they instantly apologized to the designer and that the difficulty is now resolved.
