‘That egg’ Fifty episode VOD suspended, SBS remains silent [Issue & Talk]

[TV Daily Reporter Hwang Seo-yeon] ‘I Want to Know That’ stopped rewatching the Fifty Fifty episode that was at the center of controversy.

As of the 21st, on the SBS current affairs and culture program ‘I Want to Know That’ (hereinafter ‘That Know’), on the official website, episode 1365 ‘Billboard and Girl Groups – Who Broken Their Wings’ #39; The replay video of the episode has been deleted. ‘That egg’ Replays have also been suspended on Wave, an OTT platform that provides VOD services.

SBS said ‘That’ Regarding the suspension of the replay of episode 1365, it was stated that “there is no particular position.”

Previously, ‘Grr’ aired last August. Episode 1365 ‘Billboard and Girl Groups – Who Broken Their Wings’ The episode highlighted the exclusive contract dispute of the group Fifty Fifty. However, immediately after the broadcast, Fifty Fifty’s one-sided claims, emotional appeals, and reporting on issues for which the facts were not accurately identified aroused distrust from viewers. It also received criticism from the Korea Management Association and the Korea Entertainment Producers Association.

Afterwards, as viewer complaints poured in and public opinion about the abolition arose, ‘that’ The side issued an official statement, saying, “We make it clear that this program is not intended to take sides in conflict of interest,”and added, “Contrary to the intentions of the production team during the broadcast, many people working in the K-pop field “I would like to express my deepest apologies for hurting the hearts of fans who love K-pop.”

Even after the production team’s explanation, the controversy surrounding ‘that egg’ continued. In particular, as suspicions of a false interview arose, Fifty Fifty’s agency Attract filed a lawsuit. Person A, who appeared on ‘G-R’ and was interviewed, filed a complaint for defamation by stating false information, claiming that he conducted a false interview.

On the broadcast, Mr. A appeared with his face covered with a mosaic and testified in relation to Attract CEO Jeon Hong-jun by saying, “I have never come to the end-of-month evaluation.”Accordingly, Attract claimed that the interview was conducted by impersonating an internal official, saying, “Mr. A, whose identity is unknown, is a person whose fact that he even worked for our company is not clear.”‘That egg’ The production team stated that there was no problem, saying, “To protect the reporters, we notify them in advance of the use of pseudonyms and re-enactments,”but viewers’ trust has declined due to the existing controversy over biased broadcasting.

Meanwhile, ‘that egg’ The side apologized and announced plans to make up for the shortcomings through follow-up broadcasts with additional coverage, but SBS recently stated, “The broadcast schedule has not yet been determined.”Even though several months have passed, there has still been no follow-up broadcast.

[TV Daily Reporter Hwang Seo-yeon news@tvdaily.co.kr / Photo = SBS]

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