On October 15, Osen reported that Disney+s drama Delusion, starring Suzy and Kim Seon Ho, had to cancel its filming schedule in China.
According to Osen, the film crew initially planned to film scenes in China this month, as part of the story took place in Shanghai. However, due to unexpected locals, all overseas filming has been canceled, and the film crew will focus on locations in Korea.
Industry insiders speculate that the cancellation of filming in China may be related to the recent backlash surrounding another Disney+ original series, Tempest, starring Jun Ji Hyun and Kang Dong Won.
However, on the afternoon of October 15, the production company Showbox behind Delusion responded that: The filming location is still being considered and there is no final decision yet.
Previously, the film Tempest was criticized by Chinese audiences for the line of the female lead character Seo Moon Joo (played by Jun Ji Hyun): Why does China like war?. The billion-people audience believes that this line and some other details in the film have tarnished the image of China.
Actress Jun Ji Hyun has been called for a boycott in the Chinese market. There is information that some brands she represents in this country have removed advertisements and terminated contracts, although Jun Ji Hyun's management company denied it.
Meanwhile, the film Delusion is set in Gyeongseong (Seoul during the colonial period) in 2015, following Yoon Yi Ho (Kim Seon Ho), an artist assigned to paint the portrait of Song Jung Hwa (Suzy) - a mysterious woman with many rumors and who has lived in seclusion for more than half a century. During the process of painting portraits, he discovers the secrets of her haunting past.
The film began filming in April and is expected to be released globally in 2026 on Disney+.
Delusion is a huge investment project with a production budget of up to 45 billion won. The film also marks the reunion between Suzy and Kim Seon Ho after 6 years, since the drama Start-Up aired in 2020.
However, Delusion was constantly involved in scandals during production. Last month, the drama production company was fined 1 million won for illegal littering on oreum Hill in Jeju.
Showbox had to apologize and explain, "The filming ended late and due to the dark, we could not clean up the scene thoroughly.
We have apologized to the local authorities and immediately cleaned up the remaining waste. From now on, we will ensure that the filming process is carried out accurately and very carefully."
