KBS apologized again for the controversy over animal abuse by the production team of KBS 1TV’s historical drama ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’, saying, “We will prepare related regulations.”
On the 24th, KBS said, “Recently, an unfortunate accident occurred during the filming of the drama ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’. KBS is deeply aware of its responsibility for not protecting the lives of animals involved in the filming of the drama, and once again deeply apologizes to the viewers and the public. “he said.
He continued, “There are no scenes that need to be filmed as long as they threaten the lives of animals. KBS considers this accident to be a disaster caused by a lack of awareness about bioethics and animal welfare.” We will come up with production-related regulations for the safety and welfare of animals as soon as possible.
In addition, “KBS will not only understand the exact circumstances of this accident on its own, but will also diligently engage in investigations from external agencies. Taking this as a lesson, KBS will take care of the entire production site to ensure that no unsavory incidents occur again in content production. We will do our best to check and improve this, and we will do our best to become a trusted public media through this.”
Captured the 7th episode of ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ that became a problem. Previously, in the behind-the-scenes video of the 7th episode of ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ released by the Animal Freedom Solidarity on the 19th, a horse carrying the actor who played Lee Seong-gye was running at full speed and his head fell to the ground.
Animal rights groups such as Kara, an animal rights activist group, and the Animal Freedom Coalition, condemned the production team’s cruelty to animals. A complaint was filed against ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ for violating the Animal Protection Act.
As the controversy grew, KBS announced that the horse had died a week after filming, saying, “We will find a way to ensure the safety of animals at various filming sites through the advice and cooperation of related organizations and experts. We sincerely apologize. I give,” he said.
Criticism from all walks of life on this situation continued. People’s Power Presidential Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol posted on Facebook, “There is nothing more important than life. I hope that public broadcasting will put a little more effort into creating a safe production environment for both people and animals.’ Watching the tragic death of the horse,’ he said, expressing his thoughts on this situation.
On the 20th, on the petition bulletin board of the Blue House, a petition titled ‘It is necessary to prepare measures for animals that are threatened with safety and survival for broadcast filming’ gained more than 136,000 signatures (as of noon on the 24th).
Reporter Park Jeong-sun, Entertainment News Team park.jungsun@jtbc.co.kr (Content Business Headquarters)
