Horror K-dramas, a common term for South Korea's scripted TV shows, have become enormously popular around the world, including titles like The supernatural thriller "Hellbound" And A series of zombies "We are all dead". However, they also managed to attract controversy, especially from a noticeable Korean audience, based on narrative elements and details of production. A special horror K-Drama, "Oseoson Exorcist", was even canceled shortly after the medieval series debuted in March 2021. Due to the public reaction to the historical content of the show, including its disputed props, only two episodes of "Oseoson Exorcist" were published before being drawn from the air.

Set in the early 15th century, during the reign of King Taejong of the Oseoseon dynasty, "Oseoson Exorcist" re-examined Taeyong (Kam Wu-Sung) and his sons as supernatural warriors. To defend their kingdom, Taeong and the two princes defeat the demons and other monsters seeking to throw Oseoson into ruin. Hence, in an attempt to overcome the kingdom of Oseoseon, the demons are raising the Undead army and began targeting the royal family. Early episodes of the series also highlighted a romance in addition to the supernatural horror, primarily between Prince Jungning (Young Dong-Jun) and a young woman named EO-RRI (Lee Yi).

Allegedly 16 episodes were planned All in all, although the production was not completed until the "Oseoson Exorcist" was canceled.

Display of Taejong slaughter innocent peasants And to Jungning, widely regarded as the largest medieval ruler of Korea, poorly treated by non-Korean visitors It was too much for the Korean audience. However it was the involvement of a clearly visible Chinese cuisine and other Chinese -style props that Korean viewers considered as particularly problematic. During this period of its medieval history, the Korean national identity was firmly taking place, including the introduction of its official alphabet from Jungung, which is still in use today. As such, the inclusion of Chinese props and paraphras was considered an insult to that permanent heritage.

Almost 4,000 complaints Floods Commission for Communications Commission in Korea, shortly after the series premiere, citing the show's cancellation. As the reaction was mounted, corporate Sponsors withdrew their support For "Oseoson Exorcist", as well as municipal governments involved in its continuous production. Four days after the series premiere, SBS TV announced it was Canceling "Oseoson Exorcist" And it will not broadcast the remaining completed episodes, with approximately 80% of the planned recording completed. Despite Non-Korean fans of fans For the remaining episodes to be published online, only those two episodes have ever seen public publication.

While alternative history shows enjoyed a warm reception in Korea, Most important with "kingdom", "Oseoson Exorcist" could never avoid his controversy. To date, there is still no official word on how well Abraham Lincoln is received: Vampire Hunter in Korea.