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{{Short description|2021–2022 South Korean television series}}
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = {{Episode counter|16|2022|01|30|ended=yes}} <!-- Only count the number of aired episode(s), as per [[Template:Infobox television#Parameters]]. Removing it without valid reason would be considered as VANDALISM and/or DISRUPTIVE EDITING -->
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Lee Hae-kwang|Jeong Da-jeong}}
| producer = {{ubl|Park Joon-seo|Park Sang-soo}}
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'''''Snowdrop''''' ({{Korean|설강화|雪降花|Seolganghwa}}) is a [[Korean drama|South Korean television series]] starring <!--Don't change the order of cast list per: [[MOS:TVCAST]]-->[[Jung Hae-in]] and [[Jisoo]]<!-- Name is according to JTBC website (https://tv.jtbc.joins.com/cast/PR10011401/2), changing it to Kim Jisoo/Ji-soo would be considered as DISRUPTIVE EDITING -->. It aired on [[JTBC]] from December 18, 2021, to January 30, 2022, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 ([[Time in South Korea|KST]]) for 16 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|title='설강화' 첫방, 이 전개 이 속도감 미쳤다 [종합]|trans-title=The first episode of 'Seolganghwa', this development has a crazy sense of speed [General]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000781874|via=[[Naver]]|publisher=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]|language=ko|author=Ahn Byung-gil|date=December 19, 2021|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219052605/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000781874|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='설강화' 정해인 비극적 최후, 지수의 눈물|trans-title=Jung Hae-in's tragic end, Jisoo's tears in 'Ganghwa Seol'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000790396|via=[[Naver]]|publisher=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]|language=ko|last=Ahn|first=Byung-gil|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131021516/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000790396|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Synopsis==
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===Supporting===
====People around Lim Soo-ho====
* [[Kim Min-kyu (actor)|Kim Min-kyu]] as Joo Gyeok-chan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000519551|author=Lee Min-ji|title='설강화' 김민규 출연 확정, 정해인과 호흡(공식)|trans-title=Kim Min-gyu confirmed to appear in 'Seolganghwa', working with Jung Hae-in (official)|publisher=Newsen|via=[[Naver]]|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 11, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211090553/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000519551|url-status=live}}</ref> a North Korean agent, who is prone to violence.
* [[Jang In-sub]] as Lee Eung-cheol,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000779117|author=Kim Seon-hee|title=장인섭, '설강화' 출연…지수·정해인과 호흡 [공식]|trans-title=Jang In-seop to appear in 'Sul Ganghwa'... Breathing with Jisoo and Haein Jeong [Official]|publisher=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 11, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211135952/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000779117|url-status=live}}</ref> a North Korean agent, who is trusting and friendly towards Soo-ho.
* Heo Nam-joon as Oh Gwang-tae,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000779873|author=Ahn Byung-gil|title=신예 허남준 '설강화' 출연|trans-title=Rookie Nam-Jun Heo to appear in 'Seol Ganghwa'|publisher=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=December 9, 2021|access-date=December 9, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209145004/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000779873|url-status=live}}</ref> a friend of Lim Soo-ho and a university student who likes Seol-hui.
* Jeon Moo-song as Lim Ji-rok, the Head of United Front Dept., DPRK and Soo-ho's adoptive father, who adopted both Soo-ho and his sister Soo-hui from a coal mine.
* [[Jung Ae-ri]] as Choi Soo-ryeon, the Deputy Director of Ministry of State Security, DPRK.
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====People around Kang Cheong-ya====
* [[Park Sung-woong]] as Nam Tae-il,<ref name="cast" /> He is the Secretary-General of the Aemin Party and former Director of the ANSP.
* [[:fr:Ariane_DesgagnésAriane Desgagnés-Leclerc|Ariane Desgagnés-Leclerc]] as Gong Gil-soon, a longtime friend of Kang Cheong-ya posing as ABK Partners fund manager Linda Young.
* [[Jung Hye-young]] as Cho Seong-sim,<ref name="cast" /> daughter of a four-star general and Nam Tae-il's wife.
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====Others====
* Park Ye-ni as Kim Ye-ni,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000778709|author=Ahn Byung-gil|title=박예니 '설강화' 캐스팅 [공식]|trans-title=Park Ye-ni's 'Seol Gang-hwa' Casting[Formula]|publisher=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=December 3, 2021|access-date=December 3, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203123052/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000778709|url-status=live}}</ref> a secretary at ‘Charmant’.
* [[Kwon Han-sol]] as Han-na<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14657827|title=드라마 '설강화' 정해인X지수, 블랙핑크 & D.P. 인기 잇나? 'SKY캐슬' 조현탁·유현미 콤비 신작!…몇부작?|website=Top Star News|date=December 20, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2022|archive-date=August 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823161132/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14657827|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Lee Joo-ahn as Jun-pyo, the son of the President of South Korea.
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* Lee Jung-hyun as Park Geum-cheol,<ref>{{cite web |author=Lee Chang-gyu |date=December 10, 2021 |title=이정현, '설강화' 출연 확정…정해인·지수와 호흡 [공식입장] |trans-title=Lee Jung-hyun confirmed to appear in 'Seol Ganghwa'... Breathing with Jung Hae-in and Jisoo [Official Position] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001383752 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210073456/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001383752 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2021 |publisher=Export News |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref> a North Korean agent and Soo-ho's colleague, who committed suicide upon his arrest by Gang-mu. (Episode 1–2, 12)
* [[Song Geon-hee]] as Eun Yeong-u, Yeong-ro's brother, was forcibly sent into the military by his father after his involvement in the democratic protests was discovered. (Episode 2, 5, 6, 8)
* Chae Won-bin as Lim Soo-hui, Soo-ho's younger sister. (Episode 2, 10)
* [[Yum Jung-ah]] as Song Hye-joo,<ref>{{cite news|last=Yoon|first=Hyo-jung|title=[단독] "'스카이캐슬' 의리" 염정아, JTBC '설강화' 카메오 출격|trans-title=[Exclusive] "'Sky Castle' Loyalty" Yeom Jung-ah, JTBC's 'Seolganghwa' cameo scramble|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4220935|website=news1|date=February 23, 2021|access-date=February 23, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414143446/https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4220935|url-status=live}}</ref> the former housemother of Hosu Women's University dormitory. She was believed to have committed suicide. (Episode 16)
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==Production==
===Development===
Written by Yoo Hyun-mi and directed by Jo Hyun-tak, ''Snowdrop'' is their second collaboration after having worked together on the hit satirical thriller ''[[Sky Castle]]'' (2018–19).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Shin-ik|url=https://channels.vlive.tv/EBF267/celeb/1.16659086?boardId=621|date=August 18, 2020|work=JTBC Plus|publisher=[[V Live (website)|V Live]]|title=Jisoo (Blackpink) confirms playing lead role in new drama of "SKY Castle" director-scriptwriter duo|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011174340/https://channels.vlive.tv/EBF267/celeb/1.16659086?boardId=621|url-status=live}}</ref> Based on the memoirs of a man who escaped a [[Human rights in North Korea#Internment camps for political prisoners|political prison camp in North Korea]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Soo-yeon|last=Kim|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/202008248678H|title=김혜윤에 블랙핑크 지수·정해인까지…'설강화' 어떤 작품이길래|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=Hankyung[[The Korea Economic Daily]]|language=ko|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007143036/https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/202008248678H|url-status=live}}</ref> Yoo Hyun-mi had been planning the series for twelve years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005752883|script-title=ko:'설강화' 정해인부터 지수까지, 대본리딩 첫 만남 어땠나 [N컷]|last=Ahn|first=Tae-hyun|date=November 29, 2021|work=News 1|language=ko|trans-title=From Jung Hae-in To Jisoo, How Was The First Meeting With The Script Reading [N Cut]|via=[[Naver]]|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207041746/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005752883|url-status=live}}</ref> The early working title of the series was ''Leehwa[[Ehwa WomenWoman's University]] Dormitory'' ({{Korean|hangul=이대 기숙사|rr=[[Idae]] Gisuksa|labels=no}}).<ref>{{cite web|first=|last=|title=Kim Hye-yoon, BLACKPINK Jisoo and Jung Hae-in in "Snowdrop"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/kim-hye-yoon-blackpink-jisoo-and-jung-hae-in-in-snowdrop-144467.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|access-date=August 26, 2020|date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015102535/https://www.hancinema.net/kim-hye-yoon-blackpink-jisoo-and-jung-hae-in-in-snowdrop-144467.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Is she an airhead?", netizens are angry at the female character' build in "Snowdrop"|website=kbizoom|access-date=May 19, 2024|date=December 20, 2021|url=https://www.kbizoom.com/is-she-an-airhead-netizens-are-angry-at-the-female-character-build-in-snowdrop}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title="Snowdrop" Writer Faces Backlash For Allegedly Taking Character Inspiration From A Tortured Korean Musician Yun Isang|website=Koreaboo|access-date=May 19, 2024|date=December 19, 2021|url=https://www.koreaboo.com/news/snowdrop-writer-backlash-character-inspiration/}}</ref>
===Casting===
On June 18, 2020, media reported that [[Kim Hye-yoon]], who was propelled to fame after starring in ''[[Sky Castle]]'', was in talks to star in the series; [[IHQ (company)|her agency]] confirmed that she was reviewing the offer.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ho-yeon|last=Lee|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=469&aid=0000507360|title=김혜윤 측 "'설강화' 검토 중"…'SKY캐슬' 제작진과 재회하나 [공식]|trans-title=Kim Hye-yoon's side "Considering 'Snow Ganghwa'"... Hana reunion with the production team of 'SKY Castle' [Official]|date=June 18, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819041738/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=469&aid=0000507360|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 18, reports of [[Jisoo]] being cast as one of the lead actresses for the series surfaced.<ref>{{cite web|first=Yoon-jin|last=Park|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003398291|title=[단독] 블랙핑크 지수, '설강화' 전격 캐스팅…주연 꿰찼다|trans-title=[Exclusive] BLACKPINK's Jisoo, 'Seolganghwa' cast by surprise... starring|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=MyDaily|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819041737/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003398291|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Jae-lim|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/08/18/entertainment/television/Jisoo-Blackpink-actor/20200818112000473.html?detailWord=|title=Blackpink's Jisoo lands leading role in upcoming drama series|date=August 18, 2020|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114185958/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/08/18/entertainment/television/Jisoo-Blackpink-actor/20200818112000473.html?detailWord=|url-status=live}}</ref> It was confirmed later that day by Jisoo's agency, [[YG Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|first=|last=|title=BLACKPINK Jisoo to Star in "Snowdrop"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/blackpink-jisoo-to-star-in-snowdrop-144334.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|access-date=August 26, 2020|date=August 19, 2020|archive-date=August 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822120724/https://www.hancinema.net/blackpink-jisoo-to-star-in-snowdrop-144334.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dong-hwan|last=Ko|title=Will BLACKPINK's Jisoo enter acting hall of fame?|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/08/688_294668.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=August 26, 2020|date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828190223/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/08/688_294668.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 24, [[Kim Hye-yoon]] was confirmed to co-star alongside Jisoo<ref>{{cite web|first=Soo-in|last=Park|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000317134|title=김혜윤 '설강화' 주연 캐스팅 'SKY 캐슬' 제작진과 재회(공식)|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=Newsen|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105004251/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000317134|url-status=live}}</ref> and it was reported that [[Jung Hae-in]] had received an offer but was still reviewing it.<ref>{{cite web|first=Yeon-soo|last=Kwak|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000849125|title=정해인 측 "'설강화' 캐스팅? 검토 중인 작품 중 하나" [공식]|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=Sports Donga|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121055544/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000849125|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jang Seung-jo]] officially joined the cast on August 26,<ref>{{cite web|first=Ji-yeon|last=Moon|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003620720|title=[단독] 장승조 '모범형사'대박→ '설강화' 주연 합류..'SKY캐슬' 제작진 만난다|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=[[Sports Chosun]]|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116071044/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003620720|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Hyun-soo|last=Kwak|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000849912|title=장승조 측 "'설강화' 주연 합류 맞아"…지수·김혜윤과 호흡 [공식]|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=Sports Donga|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819041756/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000849912|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by [[Jung Yoo-jin]] on September 17<ref>{{cite web|first=Se-young|last=Hong|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000855526|title=[단독] 정유진 '설강화' 출연, 블랙핑크 지수·김혜윤과 호흡|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=Sports Donga|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114184718/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000855526|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Yoon Se-ah]] on September 18.<ref>{{cite web|first=A-reum|last=Jang|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0004880444|title=[단독] 윤세아, '설강화' 합류…'SKY캐슬' 작가·감독과 재회|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=News1|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003053244/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0004880444|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 5, 2020, the main cast and details on the characters were confirmed by [[JTBC]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Young-jin|last=Kim|title=Jung Hae-in, Jisoo and Yoon Se-ah Team Up for "Snowdrop"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/jung-hae-in-jisoo-and-yoon-se-ah-team-up-for-snowdrop-145817.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|access-date=October 9, 2020|date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014142303/https://www.hancinema.net/jung-hae-in-jisoo-and-yoon-se-ah-team-up-for-snowdrop-145817.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Yoo In-na]] officially joined the cast on December 28.<ref>{{cite web|last=JTBC News Operation Team|title=Yoo in-na to Star in the JTBC Drama "Snowdrop"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/yoo-in-na-to-star-in-the-jtbc-drama-snowdrop-147953.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|access-date=December 31, 2020|date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229040337/https://www.hancinema.net/yoo-in-na-to-star-in-the-jtbc-drama-snowdrop-147953.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Filming===
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| rowspan="2" | January 30, 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=[단독]'설강화', 30일 2회 연속 방송으로 앞당겨 종영|trans-title=[Exclusive] 'Snowdrop', will air its last two episodes consecutively on the 30th.|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/477/0000339030|via=[[Naver]]|publisher=SPOTV News|language=ko|last=Shim|first=Eon-kyung|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121084510/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/477/0000339030|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters ([[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]], [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]], [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] and [[Educational Broadcasting System|EBS]]).
* N/A denotes ratings information that was not released.
* {{dagger}} Episode 3-5 were aired from December 24 to 26, 2021, earlier than originally scheduled, with the stated intention of alleviating concerns voiced by viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003512998|author=Park Seo-hyun|title='설강화' 논란에 정면돌파?..5회차 앞당겨 특별 편성 "우려 덜어드리고자"[전문]|publisher=Heraldpop[[Herald POP]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=December 23, 2021|access-date=December 23, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=December 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223064519/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003512998|url-status=live}}</ref> {{See below|[[#Controversy|below]]}}
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| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000568507|last=Kang|first=Min-kyung|title=김선호·블랙핑크 지수·임영웅·강다니엘, 전 세계 팬들이 선택한 한류 스타|trans-title=Kim Seon-ho, Black Pink Jisoo, Lim Young-woong, and Kang Daniel, Hallyu stars chosen by fans around the world|publisher=Ten Asia|via=[[Naver]]|date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007192548/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/312/0000568507|archive-date=October 7, 2022|access-date=September 8, 2022|language=ko|url-status=live}}</ref>
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On March 30, protesters parked a truck bearing protest signs at the site of the JTBC building in Seoul.<ref name="cont3"/>
In the period from March 26 to April 25, a total of 226,078 people signed an [[Petitions to Blue House|online petition to the Blue House]] demanding that production on ''Snowdrop'' be stopped.<ref name="cont5">{{cite web|url=https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/597214|title=JTBC의 드라마 설**의 촬영을 중지시켜야합니다.|website=대한민국 청와대|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329030739/https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/597214|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210412000862|title='Snowdrop' Cheong Wa Dae petition gets 200,000-plus signatures|last=Lim|first=Jang-won|date=April 12, 2021|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428041104/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210412000862|url-status=live}}</ref> The petition was started shortly after the cancellation of the [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] drama ''[[Joseon Exorcist]]'' due to accusations of historical negationism.<ref name="cont1">{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/03/398_306209.html|title=JTBC drama facing pre-release backlash|last=Park|first=Ji-won|date=March 28, 2021|work=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=March 29, 2021|archive-date=March 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328071818/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/03/398_306209.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 14, the [[Blue House]] issued an official response to the petition, rejecting the calls for the show's cancellation.<ref name="cont6">{{cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210514110400001|script-title=ko:'조선구마사' 논란에 靑 "지나친 역사왜곡 드라마는 심의대상"|last=Lim|first=Hyung-seop|date=May 14, 2021|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|access-date=May 30, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213153/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210514110400001|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/07/29/office-of-the-president-rejects-petition-to-cancel-korean-drama-snowdrop/|title=Office of the President rejects petition to cancel Korean drama 'Snowdrop'|website=Manila Bulletin'|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805132225/https://mb.com.ph/2021/07/29/office-of-the-president-rejects-petition-to-cancel-korean-drama-snowdrop/|url-status=live}}</ref> The response stated that the Blue House did not intend to interfere in the production of ''Snowdrop'', citing the protection of freedom of expression in South Korea's Broadcasting Law, which guarantees broadcasters' independence and prohibits extrajudicial regulation or interference. They recognized JTBC's previous statements about the drama plot. The response stated, however, that the Blue House was continuing to monitor the controversy, stating that "programming that violates broadcasting responsibilities, such as through excessive historical negationism or violation of regulations, are liable for a review by the [[Korea Communications Standards Commission]]," and that the Korea Communications Standards Commission would watch over the broadcasts.<ref name="cont5"/><ref name="cont6"/>
===Post-release===
On December 18, 2021, the first episode of ''Snowdrop'' aired. On December 19, a new [[Petitions to Blue House|online petition to the Blue House]] was filed demanding that the airing of the drama be suspended.<ref name="petition2">{{cite web|url=https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/603194|title=드라마 *** 방영중지 청원.|website=대한민국 청와대|access-date=December 20, 2021|archive-date=December 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220100249/https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/603194|url-status=live}}</ref> In a few hours over 80,000 people had signed the petition, and over 200,000 people had signed the petition by the end of the day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/broadcast-media/2021/12/19/TMUKSWPIFJD33HCHLEXF4WHLGY/|title=간첩이 운동권 학생 위장? 설강화, 방영중지 청원 하루만에 8만 돌파|last=Lee|first=Ga-young|date=December 19, 2021|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224164808/https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/broadcast-media/2021/12/19/TMUKSWPIFJD33HCHLEXF4WHLGY/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20211219500095|title='설강화 방영 중단' 국민청원, 하루만에 20만명 동의 넘어|date=December 19, 2021|work=[[Seoul Shinmun]]|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110152130/https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20211219500095|url-status=live}}</ref> The petition reached 300,000 signatures by December 21.<ref name="ChosunIlbo_dec21">{{cite news |last1=이태훈 |title="민주화 운동 폄훼" "폐지는 성급"... 靑청원 30만 '설강화' 논란 일파만파 |url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/culture_general/2021/12/21/OHEPC2XHSRFCNN22MZQW3ST624/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |work=[[Chosun Ilbo|조선일보]] |date=December 21, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222092559/https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/culture_general/2021/12/21/OHEPC2XHSRFCNN22MZQW3ST624/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By December 22, there were at least 30 active petitions to the Blue House demanding the cancellation of the drama's broadcast.<ref name="Chin Jung-kwon defending Snowdrop"/> On December 24, a separate online petition to the Blue House was filed demanding the shutdown of [[JTBC]] for its "unconstitutional drama", which reached 30,000 signatures on its first day.<ref name="petition2412">{{cite web|url=https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/603303|title=반헌법적 드라마를 방영하는 JTBC의 폐국을 청원합니다.|website=대한민국 청와대|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224164735/https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/603303|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ziwei |first1=Puah |title=Petition to shut down 'Snowdrop' broadcaster launched as backlash mounts |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/snowdrop-petition-shut-down-jtbc-launched-backlash-mounts-blackpink-jisoo-jung-hae-in-3126039 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=NME |date=December 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229050101/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/snowdrop-petition-shut-down-jtbc-launched-backlash-mounts-blackpink-jisoo-jung-hae-in-3126039 |url-status=live }}</ref>
By December 21, around 3,000 requests to cancel ''Snowdrop'' were posted to JTBC's website and around 740 complaints were made to the Korea Communications Standards Commission regarding the drama.<ref name="ChosunIlbo_dec21"/> On December 21, an official citizen complaint was filed with South Korea's [[Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission]] against ''Snowdrop''{{'}}s screenwriter Yoo Hyun-mi and director Jo Hyun-tak for violating the [[National Security Act (South Korea)|National Security Act]].<ref name="sportskhan21">{{cite news |author=Lee Sun-myung |title=[단독] JTBC·'설강화' 제작진 국보법 위반 고발 접수|url=https://m.sports.khan.co.kr/amp/view.html?art_id=202112211646003&sec_id=540201|access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=Sports Khan |date=December 21, 2021 |language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223030720/https://m.sports.khan.co.kr/amp/view.html?art_id=202112211646003&sec_id=540201|archive-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name="manilabulletin21">{{cite news |first=Jonathan|last=Hicap|title=Korean drama 'Snowdrop' likened to glorifying Nazis; complaint filed vs writer, director|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/23/korean-drama-snowdrop-likened-to-glorifying-nazis-complaint-filed-vs-writer-director/|access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=December 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223035328/https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/23/korean-drama-snowdrop-likened-to-glorifying-nazis-complaint-filed-vs-writer-director/|archive-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> The World Citizen Declaration, a youth civic nonprofit that supports citizens resisting government violence, filed an injunction in the Seoul Western District Court to halt the broadcast of ''Snowdrop'' on December 22.<ref name="yonhapna21">{{cite news |author=Kang Ae-ran |title='설강화' 상영금지 가처분신청 예고…"왜곡된 역사관 전파"|url=https://m.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20211220139400005?input=tw|access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=December 20, 2021 |language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223043012/https://m.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20211220139400005?input=tw|archive-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> That same day, Head of [[JTBC Studios]] Jung Kyeong-moon held a meeting with The World Citizen Declaration in which JTBC Studios reiterated that it did not intend to distort history.<ref name="hankookilbo2021">{{cite news |author=Yang Seung-jung|title='설강화' 제작사, '민주화 역사 왜곡' 비판 단체 만났다|url=https://m.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021122410500000595|access-date=December 24, 2021 |website=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|date=December 24, 2021 |language=ko|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224090554/https://m.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021122410500000595}}</ref> The Seoul Western District Court dismissed The World Citizen Declaration's lawsuit on December 29, finding in its decision that even if there was distortion of history in the plot, there was insufficient evidence to show the infringement of the group's civil rights or that the drama's audience may blindly accept the historical content as genuine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seung-hye |first1=Yim |title=Court rules JTBC can continue airing controversial drama 'Snowdrop' |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/12/29/entertainment/television/snowdrop-lawsuit-snowdrop-controversy-snowdrop/20211229180512742.html |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |date=December 29, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229092704/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/12/29/entertainment/television/snowdrop-lawsuit-snowdrop-controversy-snowdrop/20211229180512742.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Advertisers such as TEAZEN, Ssarijai, Heung Il Furniture, Ganisong, P&J Group, and Han's Electronics announced they were pulling advertisements from the broadcast of the show and issued apologies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=057&aid=0001629557|title='설강화' 역사 왜곡 논란→광고 손절…방영중지 청원 24만 돌파 [M+이슈]|date=December 20, 2021|work=MBN[[Maeil Broadcasting Network]]|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Songco |first1=Pauline |title='Snowdrop' under fire for distorting Korean history |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/12/22/snowdrop-under-fire-for-distorting-korean-history/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |work=[[Daily Tribune (Philippines)|Daily Tribune]] |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222105538/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/12/22/snowdrop-under-fire-for-distorting-korean-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Daegu University]], where ''Snowdrop'' was filmed, stated that it requested the name of the university be taken off of the drama's credits.<ref>{{cite news |last1=우성덕 |title="거기 설강화 찍은 학교 맞죠?"…난리난 캠퍼스들 무슨 일이 |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/society/view/2021/12/1195509/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |work=[[Maeil Business Newspaper|매일경제신문]] |date=December 22, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222093847/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/society/view/2021/12/1195509/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Memorial institutions of student activists [[Bak Jong-cheol]] and Lee Han-yeol, whose deaths became key inciting events of the 1987 [[June Struggle]], have criticized ''Snowdrop''. The Bak Jong-cheol Memorial Foundation spoke out against the drama, calling it a "disparagement of the democratization movement" and "a drama with an obvious intention to distort."<ref>{{cite news |last1=김가연 |title=박종철 열사 측 "설강화, 역사왜곡 의도 명백…안기부 미화" |url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/culture_general/2021/12/21/76FTQHFGJNFMBOJQSR6BGICOOU/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |work=조선일보[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |date=December 21, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222103215/https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/culture_general/2021/12/21/76FTQHFGJNFMBOJQSR6BGICOOU/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Lee Han-yeol Memorial Museum also called on the drama to be cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |last1=이정혁 |title=[단독]블랙핑크 팬덤, '이한열 열사 항의 전화' 논란 관련 공식 입장문 발표. "추가적인 비판을…"(전문) |url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2021/12/22/TJRWU4RGZQITBXCTSM3PW5M7IQ/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |work=조선일보[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |date=December 22, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222103214/https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2021/12/22/TJRWU4RGZQITBXCTSM3PW5M7IQ/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3160626/disney-k-drama-snowdrop-blackpinks-jisoo-dp-star-jung-hae|title=Disney+ K-drama Snowdrop: Blackpink's Jisoo and D.P.'s Jung Hae-in star in controversial period romance that risks being cancelled over political content|date=December 22, 2021|publisher=South China Morning Post|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222104631/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3160626/disney-k-drama-snowdrop-blackpinks-jisoo-dp-star-jung-hae|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Yim |first1=Seung-hye |title=Blackpink fans find themselves embroiled in 'Snowdrop' controversy |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/12/22/entertainment/television/jisoo-blackpink-snowdrop/20211222181853520.html |access-date=December 22, 2021 |work=koreajoongangdaily.joins.com[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |date=December 22, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222162530/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/12/22/entertainment/television/jisoo-blackpink-snowdrop/20211222181853520.html |url-status=live }}</ref> JTBC Studios attempted to arrange a meeting with a representative of the Bak Jong-cheol Memorial Foundation, but its efforts were unsuccessful.<ref name="hankookilbo2021"/>
On December 21, JTBC released their official statement on the controversy that read, "The background and motif for important incidents in ''Snowdrop'' are the time of military regime. With this background, it contains a fictional story of the party in power colluding with the North Korean government in order to maintain authority. ''Snowdrop'' is a creative work that shows the personal stories of individuals who were used and victimized by those in power. There is no spy who leads the democratization movement in ''Snowdrop''. The male and female leads were not shown as participating in or leading the democratization movement in episodes 1 and 2, and they do not do so in any part of the future script."<ref>{{cite news |last1=이 |first1=유나 |title=JTBC, '설강화' 역사왜곡 논란 해명 "향후 오해 해소될 것" (공식입장) |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001679708 |access-date=December 24, 2021 |work=YTN 주요뉴스 |date=December 21, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222210449/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001679708 |url-status=live }}</ref> The statement continued, "Most of the misunderstandings regarding concerns of historical negationism and disparaging the democratization movement will be settled through the progress of the drama's plot. The drama includes the production team's intent of hoping for no repetition of an abnormal era in which individual freedom and happiness are oppressed by unjust power. Although we unfortunately cannot reveal much of the plot ahead of each episode, we ask that you watch over the future progress of the plot."<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Joan |title=JTBC Releases Statement Regarding 'Snowdrop' Storyline Concerns |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2021/12/21/jtbc-releases-statement-regarding-snowdrop-storyline-concerns/?sh=4306bbea7acc |access-date=December 24, 2021 |work=forbes.com |date=December 21, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/2021.12.24-16592720211224165927/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2021/12/21/jtbc-releases-statement-regarding-snowdrop-storyline-concerns/?sh=40c23f1f7acc |url-status=live }}</ref> JTBC stated their intention to listen to their official website's real-time chat and viewer message board.
JTBC hastened the broadcasting schedule of ''Snowdrop'' and aired episodes 3, 4, and 5 on December 24, 25 and 26 respectively, with the stated intention to quickly resolve misunderstandings from the beginning of the drama. JTBC stated that episodes 3–5 were released quickly because they explained the backstory of the character Soo-ho and revealed collusion between the ANSP and the North Korean government in the drama's story.<ref>{{cite news |last1=홍 |first1=세영 |title="'설강화' 3~5회 연달아 편성", JTBC 정면돌파 (전문)[공식] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000952620 |access-date=December 24, 2021 |work=동아닷컴 |date=December 23, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224030249/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000952620 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On December 23, [[Sim Sang-jung]], [[2022 South Korean presidential election|2022 presidential candidate]] of the [[Justice Party (South Korea)|Justice Party]] spoke out against the drama, stating, "If we are going to shine a light in a harsh era, the protagonist should be our ordinary citizens who shed blood, sweat and tears for the democracy of the Republic of Korea, not the security guards and spies of the South faction under the dictatorship."<ref name="daum21">{{cite news |last1=이호영 |title=심금 울린 '설강화' 일침, 세계로.."역사 상처 앞에 겸허하라" [종합] |url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20211223113920721|access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=[[MBC News]] |date=December 23, 2021 |language=ko|via=[[Daum (web portal)|Daum]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223082710/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20211223113920721|archive-date=December 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> She also said that "creative freedom should be humble when faced with of the scars of history."<ref name="daum21"/>
Defenders of ''Snowdrop'' have pointed to respect that must be given to [[Freedom of speech|freedom of expression]]. On his [[Facebook]] page, film director [[Jeong Yoon-cheol]] expressed his belief that censoring the drama's broadcast would be dictatorial in and of itself, and cited the films ''[[Hiroshima mon amour]]'' and ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' as positive examples of similar love stories that include individuals of objectionable political backgrounds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=전형주 |title='말아톤' 감독, 설강화 폐지론에 "독재정권 검열과 뭐가 다른가" |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/008/0004687146 |access-date=December 30, 2021 |work=[[Naver|Naver News]] |date=December 23, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230052046/https://n.news.naver.com/article/008/0004687146 |url-status=live }}</ref> Political commentator [[Chin Jung-kwon]] called on the public to "just watch the drama as a drama."<ref name="Chin Jung-kwon defending Snowdrop">{{cite news |last1=김명일 |title=진중권, 설강화 역사왜곡 논란에 "징그러운 이념깡패들의 횡포" |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/023/0003661128 |access-date=December 30, 2021 |work=[[Naver|Naver News]] |date=December 22, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230052044/https://n.news.naver.com/article/023/0003661128 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On December 30, JTBC issued a last statement regarding the controversy around ''Snowdrop''. The broadcasting station stated that JTBC is experiencing severe damages due to the spread of false and malicious comments regarding ''Snowdrop''. JTBC considers the freedom and independence of creativity a key component of successful content creation, as much as they respect the rights of consumers to freely criticize or form opinions about content to a healthy extent. However, "against comments and rumors which openly terrorize those involved in the making of the drama and which have nothing to do with the story's actual content", JTBC plans to proceed with strict legal actions in order to protect the broadcasting station's image as well as the image of the drama's creators and the rights of creative content. JTBC then continued, "the synopsis of ''Snowdrop'' was leaked in the early stages of production, malicious narratives that falsified the plot were circulated continuously and repeatedly. Even to this day the spreading of false information and baseless accusations regarding the drama's content are swaying the public's opinions severely."<ref>{{Cite web |title=[전문] '설강화'의 경고 "비방·날조→강경 대응" |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000784205 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |website=n.news.naver.com[[Naver News]] |language=ko}}</ref>
On March 30, 2022, [[Korea Communications Standards Commission|Korea Communication Standards Commission]] investigation results revealed, from the first episode to the final episode, ''Snowdrop'' did not "distort history" or denigrate "democratization movement." Korea Communications Standards Commission has concluded that the drama was uncontroversial to the extent that it was not even a matter to be discussed in the Broadcasting Subcommittee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=✊설강화 방심위 민원결과 나옴✊ |url=https://pann.nate.com/talk/365718338 |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=네이트판 |language=ko |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330100455/https://pann.nate.com/talk/365718338 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="역사 왜곡"이라던 '설강화', 900여 건 심의 결과는 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/006/0000112694 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=n.news.naver.com[[Naver News]] |language=ko |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410025648/https://n.news.naver.com/article/006/0000112694 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="욕 하면서 볼 사람 다 봤다" 난리치더니, 놀라운 결과 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/016/0001975474 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=n.news.naver.com[[Naver News]] |language=ko |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410140642/https://n.news.naver.com/article/016/0001975474 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On April 7, JTBC said in a phone call with the newspaper company, Money Today News, they had filed the criminal complaint against netizens for defamation. The first netizen Mr. A said, "I was sued by JTBC and Drama House through the above post." JTBC official explained, "Due to the negative public opinions there was a lot of damage done to the production company, team, and actors. We sued them for continuously stating false info different from the actual drama." When asked how many people were sued, they answered, "It's hard to say since it's an ongoing issue."<ref>{{Cite web |last=기자황 |first=황예림예림 |title="별 XX같은 것들이…" JTBC, 설강화 비판 누리꾼 형사고소 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/008/0004730027 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=n.news.naver.com[[Naver News]] |language=ko |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407081315/https://n.news.naver.com/article/008/0004730027 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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