Entertainment · K-Culture & Anime · 1 hr ago
Assault Scene in The Lament of Autumn Draws Viewer Backlash
The Lament of Autumn recently premiered as a period drama based on the novel Yu Dian Qi.
It follows student Ye Pingjun, who is falsely accused of trying to kill Yu Changxuan’s family member and gives him ten days to find the real culprit.
Changxuan kisses Ye after she tells him to stop in a scene that has spread widely online.
Some viewers say the scene depicts assault, not romance, and some say they have stopped watching.
Others describe the series as a dark romance and say they are comfortable with its forced relationship and heavy drama.
The scene has divided viewers over how the show presents coercion, but no further developments are stated.
The Lament of Autumn has drawn viewer backlash over a scene in which Yu Changxuan pins Ye Pingjun down and kisses her as she tells him to stop.
The period drama is based on the novel Yu Dian Qi and recently premiered.
Some viewers describe the series as a dark romance and say they are willing to watch a forced-romance story.
Others say the scenes depict assault, not romance, and some say they have stopped watching.
The story follows a student falsely accused of trying to assassinate a powerful family’s son.
- Who
- Viewers of The Lament of Autumn, which stars characters Ye Pingjun and Yu Changxuan.
- What
- A scene in which Yu pins Ye down and kisses her as she tells him to stop has prompted backlash.
- When
- The series recently premiered. Viewer posts about the scene appeared on October 17 and 18, 2026.
- Where
- The Lament of Autumn; the articles do not state where it is set beyond the Republic of China era.
- Why
- Viewers disagree over whether the forced encounter fits the drama’s dark-romance story or romanticizes assault.
Viewers accepting the dark-romance framing
Viewers objecting to the assault scenes
Story framing
Viewers accepting the dark-romance framing
Some viewers say the story is a dark romance and they are willing to watch a forced-romance plot.
Viewers objecting to the assault scenes
Others say the scenes depict assault and should not be treated as romance.
Viewing response
Viewers accepting the dark-romance framing
One viewer said they were still watching despite the premise.
Viewers objecting to the assault scenes
Some viewers said the scenes did not sit well with them and that they could not continue watching.
The Lament of Autumn premiered as a period drama based on the novel Yu Dian Qi.
A social media post shared a clip of Yu Changxuan kissing Ye Pingjun.
Viewers posted reactions, with some defending the dark-romance premise and others condemning the scene.
- Series
- The Lament of Autumn
- Source novel
- Yu Dian Qi
- Accused student
- Ye Pingjun
- Powerful family’s son
- Yu Changxuan, the Yu family’s fifth son
- Deadline in the story
- Ye gives Yu ten days to find the real culprit
What people are saying
I love forced trope and heavy angst romance..yes I know what the premise of the drama is and I’m still sat for it
Exactly I can’t even continue watching it. It doesn’t sit well with me at all
It’s literally attempted rape, not a love story.