Actress' refusal to endorse Japanese Corp. applauded
- By Wu Jin
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E-mail China.org.cn, May 16, 2016
Veteran South Korean actress Song Hye Kyo, who played a leading role on the popular TV drama "The Descendants of Sun," has recently refused an offer to endorse a famous Japanese brand.
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South Korean actress Song Hye Kyo [File photo] |
Her refusal has won a big applause from a South Korean woman who is about 88 years old.
Recalling her miseries when she worked in a Japanese factory in 1944, the granny sent a letter to Song, saying that Madam Song has done something that even the President cannot do.
The Japanese factory mentioned in the letter belongs to the corporation whose offer Song denied.
The granny, who was falsely promised that she could enter a junior high school in Japan and earn lots of money before she embarked on her trip towards the country some forty years ago, found instead she was treated like cheap labor, working under difficult circumstances day and night and always on the verge of starvation. During her miserable life in Japan, she witnessed six of her colleagues die during a strong earthquake.
Tears came pouring out when she learned of Song's refusal to the Japanese company's offer, which according to her, helped her vent anger that had been harbored at the bottom of her hearts for so many years.
"Thank you Madam Song for being so resolute in making this choice," the granny wrote in her letter.
The sentiments in the granny's complimentary letter were echoed by a huge number of South Korean people when it was shown to the public.
"We feel so proud that Song is an actress from South Korea," some South Korean people commented.
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