Harley Bailey, the Black Mermaid, isn't it?... Will Smith did too [NEWSing]

[Star News reporter Kim Mi-hwa]

American child actor Halle Bailey was selected as the main character of Disney animated 'Mermaid Princess' produced as a live-action movie.,In the meantime, some fans are complaining about the black mermaid princess, not the red-haired mermaid princess, who we already knew.,However, if you think of Will Smith, the black genie in the movie 'Aladdin', I think that this controversy is only one happening.

"The live-action movie 'The Mermaid' was cast by actor Harley Bailey as the main character Ariel in the role," said Walt Disney Studios on Thursday.

Halle Bailey is a member of the sister duo Chloe and Halle, formed in 2015.,Halle Bailey is a singer who has posted a singer Beyonce cover video on YouTube before his debut and is working with the Beyonce label.

After Disney's official announcement, Halle Bailey posted a picture of a black-haired black mermaid princess on his Twitter account, saying, "Dreams are realized."

Ariel, the mermaid we know often, is white and red, but the mermaid in the picture of Harley Bailey is different from the figure.

There were various opinions on the cast of Harley Bailey, some congratulating Harley Bailey, but others disapproving of the black-haired Mermaid Princess.

Some netizens said, "The mermaid we know is white.,"The black mermaid is unfamiliar," he said. "It is not a matter of skin color, but Harley Bailey's face does not fit the image of a mermaid."

There is also a growing opinion that Gendaya Coleman, who was originally mentioned as a possible candidate for the 'mermaid princess', is more suited to the image of 'mermaid princess'.

But if you think back, there were many complaints about the news that Will Smith was cast in the role of Ginny at the time of the "Aladdin" realization.,(Jack Black was a strong candidate for Ginny at the time.) There was a voice of dissatisfaction over Will Smith’s inappropriate image and the fact that the lamp’s fairy Ginny was black.

However, in the 'Aladdin' lid, he was praised for casting enough to hear the story of 'What would he have done if it was not Will Smith?'

Halle Bailey, who was cast as a 'mermaid princess', is also expected to be able to offset and be loved by singing and acting skills.

Meanwhile, Disney's live-action "The Mermaid" was directed by Rob Marshall, who directed "Mary Poppins Returns", "In the Forest", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Strange Birds", and "Chicago".,Rob Marshall explained about Halle Bailey that "she has a passion, youth, and a beautiful voice as well as a pure voice," and "she has all the qualities necessary for 'Meer Princess'."