Is it external pressure or the whims of the production team? CJ ENM's broadcasting channel tvN 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter referred to as 'You Quiz on the Block') is facing a lot of viewers with double standards related to politicians.
On April 20, "You Quiz on the Block," Yoon Seak-ryul, the 20th presidential election candidate, appeared as a guest. Soon Seok-ryul participated in the recording of 'You Quiz on the Block' shortly after announcing the second cabinet election on the 13th.
Yoon Seak-ryul won the presidential election on March 9 with 48.6 percent of the vote, beating Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung (47.8 percent) and is about to take office. The term of office is from May 10 to May 9, 2027. In September last year, when he was a presidential candidate, he appeared in the special feature of SBS entertainment 'Deathmaster's All' presidential candidate Big 3 special feature, TV Chosun 'Baekyoung Man's White Travel' and KBS 2TV entertainment 'Problem Son of Rooftop Room' in December last year.
Yoon Seok-ryul said, "I heard 'active communication with the people' because I decided to appear in 'You Quiz on the Block', and I explained that the reason why I chose TVN sign entertainment 'You Quiz on the Block' as a communication space is "half of my will, half of my staff's opinion."
However, it is said that smooth communication has not been achieved in a series of processes from the reception to the shooting. According to the broadcasting official, MC Yoo Jae-Suk and Jo Se-ho were not aware of the participation of Yoon Seok-ryul in the recording until they arrived at the recording site. Yoo Jae-Suk said in the opening, "You see, the atmosphere here is not normal, it's very tight. "You Quiz on the Block" has never been there before. We suddenly... I'm a little embarrassed."
After the broadcast, there was also a truth workshop between CJ ENM ('You Quiz on the Block' production team) and Blue House. CJ ENM said it was unfounded and expressed his intention to respond to the fact that the media reported that the production team of 'You Quiz on the Block' had rejected the inquiry of President Moon Jae-in.
Moon Jae-in, presidential secretary of the presidential secretariat, said on the 21st that CJ ENM lied through SNS. President Moon Jae-in, according to the Table President secretary, inquired about the appearance of the president and Blue House barbers, shoe repairers and landscaping officers on the Block in April last year. However, the production team of 'You Quiz on the Block' rejected the CJ ENM Strategic Support Team as "not in line with the nature of the program". There were records of conversations with the program manager at the time, and text messages exchanged.
The Table President secretary said: "We have not wanted any program to be affected by production due to any external pressure, and we have believed that such an attitude is the most correct attitude to care about culture and arts. I still want to believe that Yoon's appearance was the judgment of the production team. At that time, the president and Blue House people decided that the appearance did not match the nature of the program, and now the judgment is different, so it is good to say that Yoon's appearance was decided. However, I hope that there will be no external pressure, and I hope that only the judgment of the production team will be made as the principle of production. That is because culture and arts people are the way to keep their own dignity. "
Prime Minister Kim Bum-kyum also claimed that he was rejected by the production team of "You Quiz on the Block". Prime Minister Kim reportedly made a broadcast appearance late last year to communicate with people related to the recovery of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), but he was told by the production team that it did not fit the nature of the program like President Moon Jae-in. CJ ENM has refused to appear as president and prime minister, and it has been said that MC Yoo Jae-Suk's burden on politicians' appearance has been heard.
Some have also heard rumors of external pressure, as the unusual relationship between President-elect Yoon Seak-ryul and CJ ENM Kang Ho-sung, Kim Do Hoon. Kang Ho-sung, who was appointed CJ ENM Kim Do Hoon in December 2020, graduated from Seoul National University Law Department and went through the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office, Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office Cheonan Ji Cheng, and Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Seoul Air Base Ji Cheng. Yoon Seak-ryul was an alumni of Seoul National University Law School and worked with Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Seoul Air Base Ji Cheng from 1997 to 1998. It is unclear whether it is a simple coincidence or a history related to this incident.
The truth was not revealed amid a flurry of allegations and speculations. The company has been inquiring CJ ENM since the morning to confirm the fact, but it is still silent. CJ ENM, who explained that it was not true after the first report that Moon Jae-in refused to ask for the appearance of President Moon, is closing his mouth on the refutation claim that has led to the Table President secretary post.
