Still from ″Perfect Crown″ [MBC]

An online petition calling for the suspension of MBC's controversial romance series "Perfect Crown" has surpassed 50,000 signatures, the legal threshold for the National Assembly to review the petition.

Titled “Petition requesting the suspension of a drama accused of historical distortion and China’s Northeast Project controversy and the removal of related content from media platforms” (translated), the petition was posted on the National Assembly’s online petition site on Friday. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, it had gathered 52,344 signatures in support of the petition to move forward.

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Having exceeded the 50,000-signature threshold, the petition now meets the requirement to be referred to a relevant standing committee of the National Assembly.