'The Taste of Wife' Ham So-won Angry Over 'Old Woman' Lyrics "Isn't This Sexual Harassment?"

TV Chosun 'Taste of Wife' Broadcaster Ham So-won and Singer Park Myung-soo / Photo by TV Chosun

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] Broadcaster Ham So-won had a conflict over some lyrics while singing a duet with singer Park Myung-su. The hopes of the two, aiming for a 'huge hit song,' are fading.

On the 5th, the TV Chosun entertainment program 'Taste of Wife' aired a scene where Ham So-won and Park Myung-su were preparing a joint stage. During the broadcast, Ham So-won expressed strong dissatisfaction with lyrics such as "a woman too old to be loved" and "a nagging woman" while looking at the sheet music for the song 'for Ham So-won,' composed by Park Myung-su himself.

Park Myung-su persuaded Ham So-won, saying, "If you're going to keep doing this, don't accept the song," and "I wrote the lyrics thinking of you. That's how viewers can relate."

However, when Ham So-won criticized, "What do you mean by an old woman?" Park Myung-su retorted, "Are you young then?"

Park Myung-su lamented, "When a composer works hard to create a song, the singer should go along, but you keep asking to add things," and "Also, you asked to include the word 'trend' in the lyrics." In response, Ham So-won countered, "Isn't 'trend' right?" and added, "I have another nickname: Queen of Ratings."

Meanwhile, some netizens who watched the broadcast criticized the lyrics "old woman" as sexual harassment.

One netizen said, "Calling someone an old woman is sexual harassment. It would be fine if only that part is revised." Another netizen strongly criticized, "How is a 45-year-old an old woman? Mr. Park Myung-su is older, so he must be an old man, an old geezer."

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