Man Who Dies to Live

Count Saeed Fahd Ali is a wealthy man of Korean descent living in the fictional kingdom of Bodoantia, located within the Mideast.

Ali returns to Korea to meet his daughter, instructing his servant, Abdallah Muhammad Waliwala, to research her.

[1][6] The alleged scenes showed woman wearing a hijab and bikinis while laying next to a swimming pool, and the main character drinking wine for breakfast.

MBC has since released an official apology in Korean, English, and Arabic, and stated at the beginning of episode 5 that they have removed the controversial scenes from all services of IPTV and VOD, stressing that Bodoantia is a fictional kingdom.

The apology extends into the series canon, as episode 5 begins with Count Saeed Fahd Ali speaking directly to the audience over Arabic subtitles about the reverence that he has for Muslim culture.

[7][8] Despite the controversy, the first 2 back-to-back episodes topped ratings in its timeslot as well as popularity charts in South Korea.