Unlike AppleŌĆÖs other Youtube channels vigorously promoting its new series ŌĆō Pachinko, its first look is nowhere to be found on the streamerŌĆÖs official Japanese YouTube channel. This seems to be due to the strong aversion of Japanese viewers toward the newly dropped South Korean show. Set in Korea, Japan and the United States, Pachinko is based on a novel that takes us through four generations and each characterŌĆÖs search for identity and success as Zainichi Koreans. Many say that the series explores the trauma of history by confronting JapanŌĆÖs colonization of Korea as it shares a peek at the daily lives of Koreans at the time. The series showed how colonized citizens were subjected to forced labor and slavery by Japan, and revealed how some South Korean citizens were brutally murdered during the Great Kanto Earthquake incident. The newly released South Korean show has triggered a heated debate on Japanese social media, with many disapproving its historical approaches. Some even called it ŌĆ£a completely made-up showŌĆØ with claims like ŌĆ£the colonization helped the South Koreans in the economic aspect.ŌĆØ Some even insisted that ŌĆ£Koreans sold rice to Japan for a ridiculously high price at that time.ŌĆØ With such atmosphere and hospitality, Apple seems to be reducing the promotion of Pachinko in Japan. Source (1)
