Producer Park Seok-hyung revealed the reason for introducing the seasonal MC system.
On the 17th, a production presentation for 'The Seasons - Jay Park's Drive' was held at the public hall of KBS' new building. Producers Jay Park, Dong-Hwan Jeong, Seok-Hyung Park, and Chang-Soo Lee attended the event.
'Jay Park's Drive' is a talk show containing music and stories that will 'take away all your troubles and worries' on Sunday nights when the week begins and ends. For the first time in KBS's late-night music program, an 'annual project' method has been introduced, with four MCs each taking charge of a season under their own name throughout 2023.
Jay Park, who served as MC for the first season, is an artist in his 15th year of debut. He established entertainment companies AOMG, Higher Music, and More Vision, and served as producer of Mnet's 'Show Me the Money' series and 'High School Rapper' series, and has been exposed to a variety of music as a musician and entertainment representative. This is the first time Jay Park has served as the sole MC for a terrestrial music broadcast since his debut in 2008.
Previously, 'Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook' was hastily ended due to controversy over MC Yoo Hee-yeol's plagiarism. When asked if the season system was decided because of the long-term MC risk, PD Park said, "We did not do an annual project because of the risk. There was a desire to introduce more diverse music, and since the MC is the one who shows the color of the program best," he said, "I decided to do it quickly." "I wanted to capture the changing market. I thought it was a new program, so I didn't feel pressured about the previous program. I just wanted to do what I wanted to do," he said.
PD Lee added, “While existing MCs such as Lee So-ra, Yoon Do-hyun, and Yoo Hee-yeol focused on universality, this time we prepared in an original, omakase style.”
Jay Park said, "I feel a lot of pressure if I do it for a long time, but since I only did it for one season, I was able to do it more comfortably. I think I'll do it until I get too busy."
'The Seasons - Jay Park's Drive' will premiere on February 5th at 10:55 PM.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr