Once again on the social media trending list, producer Yu Zheng is back in the spotlight this week, this time addressing the controversy about Xu Kai’s costume in his Ming dynasty drama Royal Feast 尚食.
It all started quite innocently enough with Xu Kai posting a selfie wearing one of his costumes for his role as Emperor Zhu Zhanji in the drama. What caught some netizen’s eye however was how his costume resembles the clothes you’d typically see in Korean sageuk dramas. South Korean netizens seem to think so too, pointing out that Xu Kai’s costume looks like it’s been modeled after traditional Korean clothing.
Not one to suffer in silence, Yu Zheng of course took to social media to refute this, saying “this traditional Hanfu from the Ming dynasty cannot be attributed to Goryeo which was then a vassal state of the Ming dynasty (it was later named Korea by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, also known as Joseon). It has been called “Hanbok” by the uneducated!”
However, after his comments were once again questioned by South Korean netizens, the controversial producer uploaded a set of historical photos from the Ming dynasty as further proof. “Korea was a vassal state of China during the Ming dynasty, the clothes are from the Ming dynasty as evidenced in the photos” explains the producer.
As discussions continued to heat up further online, Yu Zheng’s response to the news that he’s being scolded was to say that it’s normal for people to confuse things with another but facts speak louder than words. He also says he’s too lazy to care about people who forget their ancestors.
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faith
it’s war every new day between cnetz and knetz. embarassing.
Anonymous
Yeah, but this particular man seems to like stirring up controversy to remain relevant. Shame!
anon
How is he stirring up controversy by stating objective historical facts? Please elaborate.
Anonymous
If you’re familiar with this man or have read any articles about him in the past, you’ll know that Yu Zheng thrives on being controversial or saying controversial things. I’ve nothing to say about this outfit dilemma because I’m not Asian and wouldn’t dare speculate on things I know little about but I think it’s a shame that this guy feels the need to either wade in or stir up controversial topics just to remain relevant.
Jean
But this time he is not stirring up controversy, It’s the Koreans that are causing all this trouble.
Hui
YZ did his research. Korean and Japanese are from China.
Neen
Ouch. Too lazy to care about people who forgot their ancestors…