SOURCE: [SC이슈] 디즈니+ '운명전쟁49' 순직 소방관 사주풀이 논란…유가족 주장 "설명과 달라" 반발
Disney+ 'Battle of Fates 49' is currently facing a controversy for airing a fortune-reading mission about a firefighter who passed away in the line of duty. The bereaved family claims that the production team's initial explanation was different from what was actually broadcasted on TV.
On the 11th, 'Battle of Fates 49' released the first four episodes, featuring 49 fortune tellers including shamans, saju experts, tarot readers, and face readers, as they carry out various missions in a survival show format. The controversial scene itself appeared in Episode 2.
The production team provided only the photo, time of birth, and time of death of the late firefighter Kim Cheolhong and asked the contestants to guess the cause of death. Firefighter Kim Cheolhong is known to have passed away in the line of duty during the Hongje-dong fire that happened in Seoul back in 2001. He is also known as the firefighter who popularized the poem 'A Firefighter's Prayer.'
During the broadcast, some participants guessed the details of his death as if telling a fortune. One shaman presumed he died in a fire, while another participant mentioned the possibility of a building collapse or being crushed. In reality, firefighter Kim Cheolhong passed away after being trapped under a structure that collapsed due to the fire.
As the scene spread through social media, the backlash grew. A person claiming to be the deceased's nephew questioned, "Did they truly obtain the family's consent to use his photo and birth time like this?" and claimed, "From what I know, the family agreed because the production team explained it was going to be used for a documentary about heroes and patriots."
The person also stated, "We were never told it was a shaman-themed survival variety show. If we had known it was this kind of show, we wouldn't have agreed," and added that fellow firefighters have expressed discomfort over the broadcast.
As the controversy spread, online criticism followed, with people saying, "This is disrespectful to the deceased," and "Is it appropriate to have people guess the cause of his death?"
So far, the production company has not released an official statement yet. The public is now watching closely to see how the controversy will unfold.
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