‘King The Land’ team issues apology for misrepresenting Arab culture

Korean drama King The Land’s production team has given an apology for the misrepresentation of Arab culture. Episodes seven and eight of the show portrayed the character Arab Prince Samir as a womanizer who drinks and parties with multiple women.

Soon after the episodes were released, fans criticised it keeping in mind the Arab culture and their views on alcohol and partying. They then demanded that the production team issue an apology for the lack of research.

“An apology from the production company for 'King the Land:

We would like to express our deep and sincere apology for causing unnecessary inconvenience to our viewers without full consideration of other valued cultures although we have no intention of caricaturing or distorting any particular country or culture in the process. It has been our sharp realization that there has been a lack of understanding, experience, and consideration for other cultures, We will do our best going forward to create content that can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of where they are from and what kind of culture they have.

We will take a thorough look into the part of the video which was considered problematic, and do our best to make sure that right measures are taken. We earnestly promise to our viewers that more care will be taken down the road so that there will be no inconvenience in viewing our content.”