| Director Ahn Gil-ho of Netflix’s recent hit series “The Glory” / Courtesy of Netflix Ahn Gil-ho, director of Netflix’s recent hit series ‘The Glory’ / Courtesy of Netflix |
By Lee Gyu-lee
The director of Netflix’s hit series, “The Glory,” about a woman taking revenge against her classmates who tormented and torturted her in high school, has admitted to recent accusations of school violence, apologizing to a victim, who was a student at the time, for assaulting him.
The PD of Netflix’s hit drama ‘The Glory’, which depicts the story of a woman who takes revenge on her classmates who bullied and tortured her in high school, recently admitted to allegations of school violence and apologized to the then-student victim.
The accusation surfaced when an online user wrote a post last Friday, saying the director, Ahn Gil-ho, had assaulted him and another student.
The suspicion arose last Friday when an online user posted an article claiming that PD Ahn Gil-ho assaulted him and another student.
“Director Ahn had a girlfriend when he was studying abroad in the Philippines in 1996. When he heard his girlfriend was made fun of at her school because of him, he got emotional and inflicted enduring pain on others,” the law firm that represents Ahn said in the statement on behalf of the director, Sunday.
PD Ahn’s legal representative said in a statement on Sunday, “PD Ahn had a girlfriend who he started dating when he was studying in the Philippines in 1996. When he heard that his girlfriend was made fun of at school because of him, his emotions were momentarily intensified. He gave others wounds that could not be erased.”
“He deeply asks for forgiveness from the bottom of his heart from those who were hurt by this incident. He wants to express that if given the chance, he would like to apologize in person or via a call.”
“PD Ahn seeks forgiveness from the bottom of his heart for those who have been hurt by this incident. If given the opportunity, he would like to express his apology in person or through a phone call.”
The user said he was in middle school at the time, attending the same school as Ahn’s girlfriend in the Philippines.
The writer himself revealed that he was a middle school student who attended the same school as Ahn PD’s Filipino girlfriend at the time.
When Ahn, who went to a different school, found out people at his girlfriend’s school teased her, he physically assaulted the user and one other student.
PD Ahn, who was attending another school at the time, assaulted the writer and another student when he found out that students who went to the same school as his girlfriend made fun of his girlfriend.
“There were about 15 people there, including Ahn. When he asked us who made fun of his girlfriend and we didn’t answer, he made threats like ‘I’ll bring a knife’ and ‘I’ll stab you,’ and he beat us up. The assault lasted for about two hours,” he wrote.
The writer said, “There were about 15 people there, including PD Ahn. I asked who made fun of my girlfriend, and when we didn’t answer, they assaulted us with threats like ‘I’ll bring a knife’ or ‘I’ll stab you’. The assault lasted for about two hours,” he said.
“I didn’t want to bring up this bullying issue if Ahn was living rightfully. But for a bully to make a series like ‘The Glory,’ which is meant to teach lessons about bullying, it felt outrageous and unforgivable. So I’ve decided to share.”
“If Ahn PD is living right, I didn’t want to bring up this issue of school violence. However, it felt absurd and unforgivable to produce a series like ‘The Glory’ where the perpetrators learn lessons about school violence. So share decided.”
The director denied assaulting any other students soon after the post was uploaded.
Immediately after the post was posted, Ahn PD denied assaulting the students.
“That never happened,” he said to a local news agency, Yonhap. “I do not recall beating someone up in a group.”
PD Ahn explained to Yonhap News, “There was no such thing at all,” and “No matter how much I think about it, I don’t remember hitting someone in a group.”
Yonhap additionally reported that his former girlfriend at the time also acknowledged the assault.
Yonhap News reported additionally that the ex-girlfriend at the time also admitted to the assault.
March 15, page 8 article
KEY WORDS
■ torment
■ torture
■ suspicion of accusation
assault to assault
■ make fun of
■ inflict pain
■ statement
View original article
