Movies show frequent smoking scenes
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Korean movies have an average 5.6 scenes that have someone smoking, according to the National Youth Commission.
The commission examined 40 Korean movies screened last year, and found a total of 225 smoking scenes, equivalent to an average 5.6 scenes per movie.
"Many of the films, which were open to minors, had frequent smoking scenes, and some of them even showed teenagers' smoking", a commission staff member commission said.
"Smoking scenes in movies are feared to arouse curiosity among youths about smoking. Also, teenagers may get positive recognition about smoking when their favorite actors smoke in movies", he stressed.
The commission and the Consumers Union of Korea plan to bring attention to the influence of smoking scenes by sending letters to actors and film production companies that have a large number of smoking scenes.
In case of broadcasting, broadcasters are banned from showing scenes with minors smoking or drinking alcohol, and need to be careful in showing them if such scenes are inevitable, according to the regulations on broadcasting.
Following continuous monitoring on television programs and appeals, the three main terrestrial broadcasters decided not to release smoking scenes in their soap operas from June 2004.
The commission examined 40 Korean movies screened last year, and found a total of 225 smoking scenes, equivalent to an average 5.6 scenes per movie.
"Many of the films, which were open to minors, had frequent smoking scenes, and some of them even showed teenagers' smoking", a commission staff member commission said.
"Smoking scenes in movies are feared to arouse curiosity among youths about smoking. Also, teenagers may get positive recognition about smoking when their favorite actors smoke in movies", he stressed.
The commission and the Consumers Union of Korea plan to bring attention to the influence of smoking scenes by sending letters to actors and film production companies that have a large number of smoking scenes.
In case of broadcasting, broadcasters are banned from showing scenes with minors smoking or drinking alcohol, and need to be careful in showing them if such scenes are inevitable, according to the regulations on broadcasting.
Following continuous monitoring on television programs and appeals, the three main terrestrial broadcasters decided not to release smoking scenes in their soap operas from June 2004.
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