"Is the sin of ancestors the burden of descendants? What is justice?"… Lee Hye-sung openly brings up Ha Young's family "traitor controversy" [Star Issue]

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Broadcaster Lee Hye-sung (34), a former announcer, has sparked attention by bringing up the controversy surrounding actor Ha Young's (33) great-grandfather's "collaboration with Japan" activities.

On the 20th, Lee uploaded a video to her YouTube channel 'Lee Hye-sung's 1% Book Club' introducing Michael Sandel's book "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

In the video, Lee said, "Oh, this is too difficult. I wonder if it's okay to cover content of this level on YouTube. What if about 5,000 subscribers leave? I also regret not making it a 15-minute segment, but the book is too deep and rich in content for that. So, I didn't want to consume Professor Michael Sandel's book in that way," expressing caution.

She then mentioned the Ha Young issue indirectly, stating, "Recently, there was controversy when it was revealed that a public figure's great-grandfather engaged in pro-Japanese activities during the Japanese colonial period. Some people expressed anger over this, while others took a cautious stance. In fact, issues regarding past history, or the property owned by those involved in that past or their descendants, as well as issues of apology and compensation between the perpetrator country and the victim country, are not new."

She continued, "However, there is no room for disagreement about the clear wrongdoing of historical perpetrators. But there will certainly be people who ask: Is the atonement of ancestors the responsibility of their descendants? Going further, should a nation apologize for past historical wrongs? If so, where does that moral and philosophical basis come from? And in today's modern society, are wealth, honor, and social status fairly distributed to those who deserve them? These questions ultimately all boil down to one question: What is justice?"

Meanwhile, Ha Young has fallen into the category of a "troublesome actress" due to the aftermath of the traitor controversy regarding her great-grandfather. This includes her sudden withdrawal from seasons 2 and 3 of the OTT Netflix original series "Trauma Center," as well as causing delays in the scheduling of SBS's new drama "There Is a Chance."

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