Huge criticism of a Korean series that presents a "bad image" of Arabs...and its makers apologize

Widespread criticism by the Arabs of the Korean series "King the Land", sparking a wave of widespread anger, given that the Arabs considered it offensive to them, which made the work team apologize.

The matter boils down to the fact that episodes 7 and 8 of the Korean series, in which the character of the Arab prince Samir (Anupam Tripathi), appeared, dressed in Gulf Arab dress, but he has no morals, and behaves in behavior that gives a negative image to anyone who watches the work and does not know the morals of the Arabs well.

The prince appeared in a role that drinks alcohol, is married to 4 women, goes to nightclubs, and behaves animalistically, as if he has no mind, which led to a great controversy on social media platforms, as the social media pioneers rejected the image in which Arabs are portrayed through the series, which made the evaluation of the series back off.

This wave of anger prompted the series' staff to issue a statement stating that the characters, regions, and place names that appear in the drama are fictitious and a figment of the imagination.

In addition, the statement included that there was no intention to distort a particular culture, as the production team respects different cultures.

However, the statement from the production team of the series “King of the Land” was not sufficient from the point of view of the followers on the social media, pointing out that this came by intent, as the identity of the prince was identified as an “Arab prince.”

One user commented: "This is not an apology." Another commented: "No, it doesn't matter what the intention is, but whether it happened out of ignorance or on purpose, the series was shown on the air in the form of a joke."

It is noteworthy that the series deals in a romantic framework, the story of a young man named (Won) who struggles. As he is subject to disapproval from the family, for integrating into his work duties. While a new employee arouses his displeasure, then exciting events follow.