Many famous Korean artists have been involved in drug-related scandals, resulting in the failure of their careers and severely damaging their public image. Notable examples include “best actor” Yoo Ah In, TOP – former member of Big Bang, and actor-singer Park Yoo Chun, Nam Tae Hyun… Matthew Perry, Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson and many other celebrities they died from drugs or sedative overdoses.
Now consider the “risk of celebrity drug cases” mentioned by a famous criminal psychologist.
Professor Park diagnosed that the drugging trend had at one point become the subject of envy among some young people, saying: “It began to appear that drug-taking was the exclusive property of the privileged (through public media or SNS).”
He added: “When I see how these people (drug-using celebrities) escape the law through articles, I think they must have thought there was always a way for them to escape, even if they committed a crime.”
In response, Yoon Jong-shin said: “It seems that the influence of drug-themed films and dramas is also huge. Those scenes are becoming quite fashionable. It is glorified in every way through music, acting by famous actors and story,“he stressed.
Professor Park criticized: “It is really socially wrong to provide such messages or images in public media.”
In response, Internet users responded in various ways, saying: “WWe need to spread the perception, like in China, that if you take drugs you will die”, “I think the influence of foreign hip-hop is really big here” and “Why does the public keep seeing articles like these…”
Source: wikitree
