Source: Everyday Economy via Naver’
The drama sees Suzy in episode 2 attempt to sell a luxury watch she was gifted only to be told that it’s a Chinese-made replica. Chinese netizens took to Weibo to express disgruntled opinions on the negative depiction of China in Korean dramas, claiming “China does not produce fakes” and “Korean dramas are lying again”. The incident, however, is modeled after a real incident that happened in 2006 where a company was caught selling Chinese replicas to celebrities and chaebols by passing them off as real.
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1. [+1,052, -3] Acting so clean when they’re the ones watching the drama illegally ㅋㅋ
2. [+344, -3] ㅋㅋㅋㅋ So mad for accusing them of making replicas while they’re watching the drama illegally ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+126, -3] The fact that they’re claiming “China does not produce replicas” while watching the drama illegally
4. [+21, -0] Controversy aside, so shameless of them to even be saying ‘we do not produce replicas’
5. [+7, -0] How are they watching a Korean drama that I don’t even know about?
6. [+6, -0] But China is the #1 producer of replicas in the world??? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
7. [+4, -0] The irony of them watching a drama illegally and then claiming they don’t produce fakes ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
8. [+4, -0] 99.9999% of the replicas on the market are Chinese made
9. [+2, -0] Even a dog would laugh at someone watching a drama illegally while claiming that their country doesn’t produce fakes
10. [+2, -0] So ridiculous that they’re claiming that a drama that actually happened in real life is fake when they’re the ones watching it illegally for free
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