On the 6th, the production team of 'Dongchimi' announced, "The broadcast in which the 'I am Solo' contestant participated in the recording will be broadcast next week, and the recording of that contestant will be edited." After discussion, it was decided to make final edits to Youngsook and Youngcheol's recordings. This is interpreted as being conscious of viewers' opposition to Young-sook and Young-cheol, which has recently emerged.
Youngsook and Youngcheol were sued by Sangcheol of the 16th class on charges of defamation on the 24th of last month. Their recording of 'Dongchimi' took place before Sang-cheol's complaint, but when the news of their appearance became known later, protests poured in from viewers opposing their appearance on 'Dongchimi'.
Regarding the reason for currently suing Youngsook and Youngcheol, Sangcheol's side said, "Recently, KakaoTalk conversations and various speculative stories containing content about Sangcheol's extremely intimate private life were indiscriminately distributed by Youngsook of the 16th cast of 'I'm Solo' and others, and some netizens “Sangcheol is experiencing unbearable pain and shame due to an act of disclosure that does not serve the public interest and has no justification,” he said, stating the reason for the complaint.
Sangcheol's side also said, "Because we were in the United States, we were not receiving even the slightest protection against this, and secondary and even tertiary abuses were being committed by some netizens in real time. This was in fact a 'revenge' method of disseminating intimate relationships to third parties." “Not only is it an act of harm no different from ‘pornography,’ it is also a clear criminal offense,” he pointed out.
In particular, in addition to Sang-cheol, Young-sook was also accused by an unknown person, Mr. A. Young-sook once again caused a stir by revealing the real name of Sang-cheol's conversation partner, Ms. A. She expressed her intention to apologize, but then suddenly changed her stance and criticized him, creating controversy in the mud. On the 6th, Mr. A submitted a complaint to the police against Youngsook on charges of defamation, threats, and stalking.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr