"Jang Sung-kyu Apologizes for 'Ilbe Controversy' on Workman... 'Please Trust Me Just Once'"

Jang Sung-kyu directly apologized for the 'Workman' Ilbe controversy / Photo by 'Workman' YouTube channel

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] Broadcaster Jang Sung-kyu apologized on behalf of the cast regarding the controversy over the Daily Best Storage (Ilbe) associated with the production team of the YouTube variety show 'Workman.'

On the 20th, the 'Workman' team posted on their YouTube channel, "Around 2 a.m. today, we received a video from Mr. Jang Sung-kyu," and added, "We were concerned that the recent controversy might extend to the cast due to the release of this video, but at his sincere request, we are uploading the video without any edits," and shared a video.

In the released video, Jang Sung-kyu opened by saying, "I wanted to personally address the recent issues related to Workman, so I am greeting you like this."

Jang Sung-kyu bowed his head and said, "First, I want to apologize to those who were hurt by this incident and to those who were worried because of it, and for all the circumstances."

He explained, "I have been happy and enjoyed myself thanks to 'Workman' over the past year. It weighs heavily on my heart that misunderstandings and discomfort have been caused by this incident. Although I am not qualified to evaluate the production team, having worked with them for a year, I can say that the team consists only of people who want to create content that brings joy."

He continued, "They are not the kind of people you misunderstand. Please trust us just once and look kindly upon us again," and apologized, saying, "We will make sure this kind of thing never happens again."

Earlier, the 'Workman' team was embroiled in controversy over the use of a term from Ilbe that is used to disparage former President Roh Moo-hyun, leading to accusations that the production team supports Ilbe.

In the 'Workman - Remote Side Job' episode, while cast members Jang Sung-kyu and Kim Min-ah were folding pizza boxes as a part-time job, the subtitle "18 pieces of Nomo (勞務) start" appeared. The term "Nomo" is used on Ilbe to disparage former President Roh Moo-hyun.

Also, in the past 'Rewind 2019' video, Workman caused controversy by using the Ilbe term "No Alarm."

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