On August 13, 2026, South Korea's MBC reported that 'Japanese media are also showing great interest in the pro-Japanese collaborator allegations surrounding actor Ha Young's great-grandfather, Ahn Sang-ho.'

Ha Young is a popular actor who has starred in Netflix-distributed dramas such as '恋は飴模様'. When she appeared on a variety show, she introduced her family as 'a family of doctors for four generations,' and her great-grandfather as 'Hanyang's first Western medicine doctor who studied Western medicine in Japan,' which sparked a controversy as to whether this great-grandfather was a pro-Japanese collaborator.

The article also reported that 'Japanese media are reporting on these circumstances in detail, and some are expressing caution about the deep-rooted anti-Japanese sentiment in Korean society.'

Hiromi Kamoshita, a guest commentator for Fuji TV and a professor at Konan Women's University, analyzed in a column titled 'The Heavy Meaning of Pro-Japanese in Korea' that 'when allegations of pro-Japanese collaboration arise regarding the ancestors of socially successful individuals, the suspicion easily spreads that their descendants prospered because of it.'

Furthermore, JB Press, a 'conservative online media outlet,' published an article titled 'Why Doesn't Korea Forgive 'Descendants of Pro-Japanese Collaborators'?' and mentioned 'the strong sense of unfairness in society regarding the inheritance of pro-Japanese collaborators' wealth across generations,' and 'that in the Korean entertainment industry, when someone becomes popular, not only their own actions but also those of their ancestors are unearthed.' It also reported that Kang Dong-won and Lee Ji-ah, among others, were previously embroiled in similar controversies.

Regarding the reactions of Japanese netizens to these reports, the majority were comments such as 'Korea is a country of guilt by association,' 'Ha Young is pitiful,' and 'She should just work in Japan.' However, it is also reported that opinions such as 'The feelings Koreans have towards the term 'pro-Japanese collaborator' and the feelings they have towards present-day Japan are separate. We should also consider it from the perspective of Koreans' have emerged.

In response to this article, numerous harsh comments directed at Ha Young were received from Korean netizens, such as 'Japan welcomes you, so just go to Japan,' 'It's like school bullying. Do you think if you're about to be sued as an adult and say, 'It's an old story, and I don't remember it well anymore. Let's just forget about it,' you'll be forgiven?' 'The reason why one should never boast about cooperating with imperial Japan is because there were many people who resisted imperialism to the end and sacrificed their property and lives for the restoration of national sovereignty. We must not forget their sacrifices,' and 'The wealth accumulated through pro-Japanese acts was passed down to descendants without being liquidated. The audacity and ignorance of these descendants who take that wealth for granted is the problem.'

Furthermore, comments such as 'Conversely, Koreans who, despite the past, allow people from a war criminal aggressor nation to debut in K-pop groups and make money are fools. All Japanese people should be expelled,' 'Samsung, Hyundai, and large Korean corporations have been operating and accumulating wealth since the Japanese imperial era to get to where they are now, so if you're serious about liquidating pro-Japanese elements, you first need to boycott them and make them go bankrupt,' and 'Even now, all assets of pro-Japanese collaborators should be confiscated and purged,' were also seen. (Translation/Editing by Asae)

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