Oh Eun-young's 'Marriage Hell' Controversy... 3,000 Complaints to the Broadcasting Review Committee in Two Days

Kim Young-sik "MBC Production and Scheduling Should Be Suspended Until Sanctions"

MBC entertainment program 'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell'./Photo by MBC

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] Recently, the MBC entertainment program "Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell" sparked controversy due to its broadcast content involving 'child sexual abuse,' leading to a flood of viewer complaints.

According to data received by Kim Young-sik, a member of the People Power Party, from the Korea Communications Standards Commission on the 26th, over 3,000 complaints were filed within two days regarding episode 20 of Marriage Hell, titled "A Little More GO! Stop Here! Go-Stop Couple," which aired on the 19th.

By date, complaints requesting broadcast review were received as follows: 2,766 on December 20, 832 on December 21, and 91 on December 22, following the airing of Oh Eun-young Report on December 19. Most criticisms focused on the inappropriate nature of the broadcast content related to child sexual abuse.

Kim Young-sik’s office urged the Korea Communications Standards Commission to promptly review and sanction the program. They also stated that MBC should suspend the production and scheduling of the program while related sanctions are being considered.

Kim Young-sik said, “For issues like this that have caused significant public outrage, it is necessary for the Commission to prioritize swift review and sanctions over other matters,” and added, “It is reasonable for MBC to suspend the production and airing of the program until the Commission’s decision is made.”

He further stated, “MBC continues to damage its own value as a public broadcaster,” and emphasized, “The management needs to take responsible measures for the damage caused to the value of public broadcasting.”

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