Korean actor Park Eun-seok has issued an apology for his appearance in the show, that showed the actor sporting dreadlocks and teeth grills, and speaking with an African American Vernacular English accent.
Eun-seok was playing the role of Alex Lee, the brother of his previous character Logan Lee. His appearance on the show was seen as offensive by viewers, who accused him of cultural appropriation and said that the portrayal played on racial stereotypes., he said that the portrayal was not intended to “harm, mock, disrespect or discourage the African-American community.”
“I’d like to apologize to the people who took offense by the character’s appearance. It was more admiration of the culture than mockery but now I’m aware that the approach was more CA [cultural appropriation]. It was wrong attempt for character development,” he said. “I as a minority myself should’ve known better. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to grow in awareness,” he said, and reiterated that the character’s appearance was done out of admiration for African-American culture, and not intended as mockery.
As of this writing, photos of Eun-seok as Alex are still up on the Instagram page of SBS, the Korean network that airs
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