Netflix Delays 'Our Sticky Love' Promo as Actor Ha Young Faces Ancestor Controversy

Netflix has quietly missed the scheduled release of a promotional video tied to its series "Our Sticky Love," as one of its stars, actor Ha Young, faces mounting backlash over her great-grandfather's pro-Japan past. The delay has fueled speculation that the streamer is treading carefully around the controversy.

On the 6th, Netflix released the first episode of a promotional series for "Our Sticky Love." The video closed with a teaser for a second episode and the line "See you on August 10." That date has now passed, and the second video has not gone up. Netflix has offered no public update on the schedule.

The timing has drawn attention because it lines up with the swirl of controversy around Ha Young's great-grandfather. Some observers suspect the streamer is holding back to avoid amplifying the issue. Notably, the segment in the first video where Ha Young discusses her family was left in without edits. In that clip, she said her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all doctors, adding, "I heard my great-grandfather was the first Western-medicine doctor to open a practice in Hanyang."

The controversy took shape after a recent episode of KBS2's variety program "Problem Child in House." After Ha Young mentioned her great-grandfather on the show, online users identified the figure as An Sang-ho. His record of pro-Japanese collaboration during the colonial era then surfaced, drawing public criticism.

As the backlash spread, Ha Young's agency told TenAsia on the 10th that An Sang-ho is indeed her great-grandfather, but pushed back on the pro-Japan allegations, calling them "groundless." That response did not settle the matter. More historical records tied to An Sang-ho's activities came to light, and critics questioned the agency's denial.

One day later, on the 11th, the agency reversed course. "We have confirmed that a record does in fact exist showing our great-grandfather, An Sang-ho, listed as a councilor of the Daejeong Chinmokhoe in 1916," the agency said. "We sincerely apologize for responding hastily without sufficient verification and for the confusion this has caused."