Actress Lee Se Young’s Media Appearance With Her On-Screen Dad Spark Serious Debate Over Sexual Harassment Speculations
A recent clip featuring actress Lee Se Young with senior actor Choi Min Soo has become the source of a serious debate over possible sexual harassment of the actress.
The two actors, who play a father-daughter duo in the new K-Drama Motel California, recently appeared at a press conference for the show along with other castmates. A video from that press meet was posted on the official Instagram account of MBC Drama, where the two actors were posing for the cameras together.
In the clip, Choi is seen rubbing Lee’s arm as the cameras start flashing, and he then proceeds to strike some cute poses with her.
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The video has since created a serious debate as some fans felt that the way Choi touched Lee was inappropriate and that she looked uncomfortable. On the other hand, some opined that the clip was being taken out of context and that Choi’s gesture came from a genuine fatherly place.
- “She looks uncomfortable…”
- “It feels like sexual harassment.”
- “You guys should probably watch the whole video. Choi Min Soo was joking around because Se Young was shaking from too much nervousness. Se Young even yelled, ‘Dad, stop it!'”
- “Please stop messing with Choi Min Soo. He’s such a family man. How dare you!”
- “She said in an interview that he was like her real father on set. It seems that he was trying to ease her tension with his cheerful manners.”
