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Korea Communications Commission, statement of opinion from the production team of ‘Burning Trotman’ suspected of pushing Hwang Young-woong |


MBN, where a complaint was raised about the ‘suspicion of pushing Hwang Young-woong’, such as the Korean Communications Standards Commission (BSC) does not display the housekeeping mistakes of the performer Hwang Young-woong as subtitles <불타는 트롯맨>I decided to listen to what the production team thought about it. Statements of opinion increase the possibility of legal sanctions.

MBN Entertainment Program <불타는 트롯맨>(January 10, 2023) In the fourth episode, performer Hwang Young-woong sang the song ‘Binjige’, and the part where the original song’s lyrics were ‘Past lover’ was mistakenly called “Person from the past ” “, but the lower right white subtitle is the same I notice the lyrics subtitles. In the 9th episode broadcast on February 14th, in the duet semi-final 1, Hwang Young-woong sang and Son Tae-jin of the song ‘Binari’, and Son Tae-jin, who was on the same team as Hwang Young-woong, ‘already floated to the sea’, ‘this person again’ The parts were called wrong” It is already loaded into the sea” and “This love is again”, but it was published with the same white subtitles.






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▲ Hwang Young-woong, performer who sings ‘Empty’ in the fourth episode of Burning Trotman (January 10, 2023). MBN Burning Trotman homepage video capture.

originally <불타는 트롯맨>When performers sang the words incorrectly, the part was marked in red or yellow as subtitles so that viewers could recognize that the performer had made a mistake in the words, but no action was taken in the broadcast. In response, when other participants got the words wrong, the subtitles highlighted the wrong part, but when Hwang Young-woong or a team member of the group that included Hwang Young-woong got the words right wrong, the message that the words were wrong had not been sent out, so a complaint was raised that the broadcast was biased.

On the 28th, at the broadcasting discussion subcommittee of the Korean Communications Standards Commission held at the Broadcasting Center in Mok-dong, Seoul, member Oxicchan (recommended by President Moon Jae-in), said, “It was a program that full of publicity. opinion that it protects a particular performer. Treating some performers differently in an audition program does not conform to the spirit of fairness and common sense.”






Subcommittee chairman Lee Gwang-bok (recommended by the speaker of the National Assembly) also said, “It’s quite strange.” Seeing that it wasn’t noted, I can only see that I helped them win and come second.” He said, “If you speak harshly, it is one of manipulation.” “It’s not something that can be done by accident. Why did that happen? We need to hear opinions,” he said.

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▲ Burning Trotman (February 14, 2023) Performer Son Tae-jin sings ‘Binari’ in episode 9. MBN Burning Trotman homepage video capture.

Committee member Kim Yu-jin (recommended by President Moon Jae-in) said, “At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it’s a sensitively accepted part by the performers of the competition’s programs and viewers who support it. “It’s difficult,” he said. Commissioner Hwang Seong-wook (recommendation of the people’s power) also said, “I have doubts whether this matter is included in the regulation field, but it could be a sensitive part for viewers.” In this case, subcommittee Lee Kwang-bok, members Oxicchan, Kim Yu-jin, and Kim Woo-seok (recommendation of the people’s power) made a ‘statement of opinion’ and committee member Hwang Seong- wook ‘recommendation’ for administrative guidance, and the opinion statement of the production team was decided.

<불타는 트롯맨>Controversy over ” “seems to spill over into doubts about program manipulation. On the 26th of last month, watcher A went to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. <불타는 트롯맨> We received a complaint requesting an investigation into charges of obstruction of business in connection with Hwang Young-woong’s suspected championship and preferential treatment. On the 27th, the National Newspaper <불타는 트롯맨> In the first round of the finals, an additional complaint was filed alleging the production team’s embezzlement of text voting earnings for the amount of 28,877,300 earned converted to the number of paid text messages voted for Hwang Young-woong, alleging that it could be a fraud. Mr. is a YouTuber <불타는 트롯맨> On accepting an offer to appear, he submitted a video as evidence of a statement to the effect that he had been promised a guaranteed position.

MBN <불타는 트롯맨> On the 28th, the production team said, “There is no fact that a specific person has been nominated or listed in the process of recruitment for the programme. Hwang Young-woong, who voluntarily quit the competition, will give all the effective text voting amount according to the procedure, and the process will also be transparently disclosed.” In addition, regarding the YouTuber who raised suspicion of internal affairs, he said, “We understand that the YouTuber also immediately deleted the video after recognizing the potential for controversy.”