'The Remarried Empress' Team Denies Lee Se-young's Necklace Came From Temu
The production of Disney+'s "The Remarried Empress" said the necklace Lee Se-young wears in new stills was bought at a vintage shop in Europe and has nothing to do with Temu.
The team behind "The Remarried Empress" has addressed a rumor about one of Lee Se-young's props.
After Disney+ released new stills of Lee as Rashta, some netizens claimed her necklace looked like cheap jewelry sold on the Chinese shopping site Temu, SPOTV News reported.
On Nov. 9, the production side told SPOTV News that the prop was bought at a local vintage shop in Europe and has no connection to Temu. SPOTV News reports that a similar-looking necklace was listed online for around 8,000 won, but it was a different product.
Fans of the original web novel had questioned the series' sets, costumes and props even before it premiered. "The Remarried Empress" releases two episodes every Wednesday on Disney+ and runs 10 episodes.
Confirmed
- "The Remarried Empress" side told SPOTV News on Nov. 9: "The prop was bought at a local vintage shop in Europe and has no connection to Temu products." (2FC translation)
- Lee Se-young plays Rashta in the Disney+ series, which releases two episodes every Wednesday and has 10 episodes in total.
Reported by other outlets
- SPOTV News reports some netizens claimed the necklace in newly released stills matched cheap jewelry sold on a Chinese shopping site.
- SPOTV News reports a similar necklace was listed for around 8,000 won, but it was a different product from the one Lee wore.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: A quick, specific answer kept a prop rumor from turning into a wider debate about the show's production quality.