Academic controversy, Yoo Jae-seok hits entertainment
Netizen “Among Yoo Jae-seok and others burst”
Broadcasters sigh over controversy
“Isn’t Yoo Jae-seok the biggest victim of the entertainment industry’s Hak Me Too?”
One netizen left such a comment on the controversy over the past school violence (academic violence) of famous celebrities in the midst of the war. This is because the suspicion of abuse from famous actors and idol stars pours out one after another, and it is inflicting considerable blows not only on fellow celebrities but also on the entire broadcaster.
Unfortunately, celebrities who were designated as abusers in the two entertainment programs in which Yoo Jae-seok appeared, created a sympathetic public opinion toward him.
Recently, Yoo Jae-seok’s representative entertainment talent, MBC’What do you do when you play?’, prepared a special feature of ‘2021 Living Together’ and invited a large number of stars who are considered as’entertainment expectations’. Among them, actors Cho Byeong-gyu and this month’s girl Chu, made a big success with their extraordinary entertainment and fresh charm, but after the broadcast, they were surrounded by suspicion of abusing and faced perplexity.
However, Chu immediately dismissed the suspicion by apologizing that the classmates refuted and that the first revealer was “exaggerated.” On the other hand, Cho Byeong-gyu is in a true battle with those who claim the damage.
Cho Byeong-gyu, who once denied the suspicion of school abuse, appeared on the cutting board again on the 19th. One netizen opened Instagram and claimed that he had been victimized by Cho Byeong-gyu’s school abuse. Then, other netizens complained that they had suffered as well, and the agency asked the police to investigate, saying, “All are unfounded and will respond legally.”
Hapil, the revelation toward Cho Byeong-gyu broke out a day before the broadcast. On the 20th,’What do you do if you play?’ on the 20th was released without editing the appearance of Cho Byeong-gyu, in a situation where the facts were not confirmed.
Was it that viewers turned away from this? According to the audience rating research agency Nielsen Korea,’What do you do when you play?’ The nationwide household audience rating recorded 8.8%, down 0.8% from the previous week. In particular, the number was broadcasted in 2021,’What do you do when you play?’ This is the lowest record during the round.
Earlier, ‘2021 Donggeodongrak’ was designed to discover a sprout in the entertainment industry, so all the performers occupied a similar amount. In particular, as Cho Byeong-gyu consistently showed good performances, he was also expected in future broadcasts, but attention is drawn to how it will be drawn on the broadcast on the 27th in such a controversy.
To make matters worse, Cho Byeong-gyu was also missing from Yoo Jae-seok and KBS’s new entertainment program’Comeback Home’. The production crew revealed through a press release on the afternoon of the 26th that “MC Cho Byeong-gyu has been put on hold.”
As for the background of making such a decision, he explained, “As the legal judgment is delayed than expected, it is decided that it is unreasonable to enforce the appearance of the performer at the present time when the final formation of the organization must be finalized.” The news that Cho Byeong-gyu, who became the mainstream in the successive drama hits, met with the national MC Yoo Jae-suk, raised great expectations, but all of them were in vain.
When the suspicion of Cho Byeong-gyu’s school abuse broke out earlier, the crew delayed the first recording and fell into deep trouble. However, on the 24th, a petition titled “I oppose the appearance of the school violence perpetrator Cho Byeong-gyu” appeared at the KBS Viewers’ Rights Center on the 24th.
As a result, a red light turned on at’Comeback Home’, which was being prepared as a two-member system of Yoo Jae-seok and Cho Byeong-gyu. Initially, the production crew was scheduled to release the first broadcast in the first half of the year, but it is a version that needs to be done again from the MC recruitment.
Cho Byeong-gyu showed a short but intense appearance in an entertainment program. It was a painful situation for the broadcaster and Yoo Jae-seok who were looking for such a’new face’. It is necessary to observe a little more whether Cho Byeong-gyu will be able to clear the suspicion of himself and return to the entertainment industry with confidence.
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