Netizens are upset about the whole situation.
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An upcoming tvN K-Drama has stirred up major controversy over the casting of actor Lee Jin Wook.
Lee Jin Wook
Recently, it was reported that Lee and Girls’ Generation member YoonA were gearing up to begin filming the upcoming K-Drama, titled Unnatural. The series is based on the popular Japanese drama by the same name.
#LimYoonA and #LeeJinWook starrer tvN’s upcoming drama ‘Unnatural’ is reportedly set to begin shooting in early September and scheduled to premiere in June 2027.
Synopsis : ‘Unnatural’ is a mystery medical drama in which a forensic pathologist uncovers the truth behind cases… pic.twitter.com/lnuwL4qzN7
— Hallyu FORUMS (@hallyuforums) September 3, 2026
Netizens were immediately disgruntled by the news, given Lee Jin Wook’s past controversy. In 2016, the actor was accused of rape by a woman identified as Oh. The actor vehemently denied the allegations and sued her, but in 2017, a court found Oh’s accusations plausible, finding her not guilty of false allegations. After Lee appealed, in 2018, the Seoul Central District Court overturned the first trial’s ruling and indicted Oh on false sexual assault claims charged, sentencing her to eight months in prison with two years of probation.
Despite the legal verdict, this controversy continues to haunt Lee’s career to date. After the announcement of Unnatural casting, netizens have been raising issues with him being a part of a story that involves sensitive themes of sexual consent, victim blaming, and sexual assault awareness.
do you know how diabolical it is to star in a drama about sexual awareness when you got sa records….scrap the whole thing and free my princess bro https://t.co/knu8NVQSou
— yas👩🏽💻 (@moirimonn) September 3, 2026
R@pe accused is starring in the Korean remake of Unnatural, a drama that literally has date r@pe and victim blaming storylines. The casting is wild. https://t.co/Rt207yzjjR
— anila (@inkandair00) September 3, 2026
Wtf they quietly confirming he’s in the show ???? I hate this, yoona deserves so much better https://t.co/REXPPUzD62
— Princess Banana Hammock 🍉 (@OhsoHuisman) September 3, 2026
the Japanese drama Unnatural in one of the episodes specifically discussed about date rape drug & consent so tell me what does that tells us about the korean creators who went ahead and cast this rapist for the remake.. definitely not watching this https://t.co/moU4J7Kl15
— babeganoush (@lilGoody2shoes) September 4, 2026
Some netizens also criticized YoonA for accepting a project with him, though fans defended her, arguing that she had no control over the casting decision and was probably signed before Lee was brought on board.
Unpopular opinion: After years in the industry, some actors and artists definitely have enough power to turn down projects their company offers them. The hard truth is, a lot of things people care deeply about here just don’t matter that much to celebrities 🙂 https://t.co/D9Dym0LiUv
— zahraaa (@zahraaaiiiii) September 3, 2026
Yoona this is not it. After a very successful drama, why do you need to partner up with a washed up r*pist- Management needs to wake up https://t.co/tTesGXwLVr
— Just Ielle (@Iam_ielle) September 4, 2026
Trapping yoona in a contract first just to cast a problematic asshole later.. Pd & casting team, we see exactly what u did here.Stop using women as shields to whitewash trashy men! This is her 3rd project in a row dealing with male lead casting messes. Enough! She deserves better https://t.co/bsYxOAHUik
— Jieuncyy (@Serendipreety1) September 3, 2026
the way some of you are dragging Yoona over a casting decision she literally had no control over… please be serious. hold the people responsible for casting accountable and leave Yoona out of it.#LimYoonA https://t.co/kqgYEv2zUp
— ‧˙୨S.GG,Sone ৎ˙‧ (@Taeyeon_ssmr) September 3, 2026
Yoona needs to add a clause in her contracts that mls opposite her should not be weirdos and rapists and she can withdraw in that case
Because this keeps happening and she is always the first one cast https://t.co/OmggvJDkAg
— .◜◡◝ (@monsoon_dreams) September 4, 2026