Nam Hee-seok Targets Kim Gura Again... Hong Seok-cheon Remarks on "Leaving Comedy Due to Nam Hee-seok's Targeting" Revisited

Published 31 Jul.2020 19:07(KST)

Photo by Hong Seokcheon, Instagram capture.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Comedian Nam Hee-seok publicly criticized Kim Gura's broadcasting attitude, sparking controversy, while Hong Seok-cheon's past remarks are being reexamined.

On the 30th, Nam Hee-seok targeted Kim Gura on SNS, saying, "'Sudden' or 'abrupt' is not the case. This is a post written after watching and contemplating for several years. You can see it if you check the footage. If there are any rebuttals, I will organize a few points and post them. This is a public broadcasting matter, and we are not in personal contact."

He also clarified, "The claim that it was deleted because of controversy is a misunderstanding. It was up for about 20 minutes but was taken down before the controversy due to concerns from a certain writer."

He continued, "There are juniors who came to me after their self-esteem was shattered at night, having appeared on 'Radio Star' after rising through skit comedy and suffering a huge embarrassment. I hope the weak are taken care of."

Meanwhile, Hong Seok-cheon's past broadcast revealing why he quit being a comedian is gaining attention again. In 2015, Hong appeared on KBS2's '1 vs 100' and revealed that he had simultaneously passed the KBS and SBS open comedian auditions, sharing related stories.

Hong said, "To express my refusal, I visited the SBS broadcasting station, but unfortunately, that scene was immediately featured on an entertainment news program. Eventually, it reached the ears of Nam Hee-seok, the disciplinarian of KBS comedians at the time, and I was scolded and branded a traitor, which caused such mental shock that I quit after two months."

He added, "Although I left the comedy world because of that incident, Nam Hee-seok moved from KBS to SBS for a large sum of money, and later he came to my store and apologized."