Actor Hayoung Steps Down from Upcoming 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call' Amid Pro-Japanese Ancestry Controversy

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Actor Hayoung, whose great-grandfather has been accused of pro-Japanese activities, is stepping down from her upcoming project, the new season of "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call."

Netflix stated today, "Respecting the actor's position, Hayoung has decided not to appear in the follow-up of 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call.'"

The Netflix series "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call" is a drama depicting the delightful exploits of a genius doctor who saves lives with a single scalpel. Hayoung gained recognition by playing a nurse on the trauma team in Season 1 last year and was scheduled to appear in the sequel alongside Choo Young Woo and Ju Ji-hoon.

After Hayoung revealed on the KBS 2TV variety show "Rooftop Room Problems" last month that she comes from a four-generation medical family, it became known that her great-grandfather was Ahn Sang-ho (1872–1927), a doctor who practiced during the Japanese colonial period, raising suspicions about his activities at the time.

Hayoung apologized, saying, "While personally looking into relevant materials, I learned of my great-grandfather's pro-Japanese activities.

I deeply regret casually mentioning my family history without properly understanding the history of our country, which bore the painful period of Japanese colonization," adding, "I take those mistakes heavily and sincerely apologize as a descendant."

However, demands poured in for Hayoung to step down from new dramas she had already filmed or was scheduled to film.

(Photo: Yonhap News)

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