'Don't ask the price tag'... Lee Gyeong-gyu and Yeon Jung-hoon also suffered from traditional market 'overcharge controversy'

The public is outraged by the merchants' speculations in entertainment. Old-fashioned sweets were sold for 70,000 won, and 5 servings of eels that had not even been ordered were placed on the tables of customers. It is natural for the celebrities appearing on the program to feel displeased and bewildered by the merchants' 'rip-off'.

"It's 70,000 won per bag"

Recently, the cast members of KBS 2TV's '1 Night 2 Days Season 4' (hereinafter referred to as '1 Night 2 Days') visited the Yeongyang wild vegetable festival site. '1 Night 2 Days' members Yeon Jung-hoon, Kim Jong-min, and Yoo Seon-ho visited an old snack shop in a traditional market.

In the process of calculating, the price of the old cookie that came out of the merchant's mouth aroused surprise. It was sold at 4499 won per 100g. At the time, a bag of snacks weighed 1.5kg and was priced at 70,000 won. After hearing the attack, the three hesitated to purchase the old-fashioned snacks, but the merchant had already finished packing the snacks.
As a result, I paid 140,000 won for three bags of snacks and purchased it.

When the episode was broadcast, a 'override controversy' arose. Some viewers pointed out, "Even though prices have risen, the price of old snacks is too high."

Afterwards, the merchant of the pastry shop announced his position through the free bulletin board in the participation yard of the official website of the Yeongyang-gun Office in Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Merchant A said, “I won’t make excuses,” and said, “I’m sorry to all the merchants and people involved in ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ that the unit price of snacks was set high because I was short-lived because it was difficult to make a living due to the corona.”

"I don't know how to write this because I've been through this," he said, "I hope my sincerity is conveyed. I'm really sorry."

This is not the only 'rip-off' of merchants revealed on the air. Broadcasters Lee Kyung-gyu and Jo Young-nam visited Jagalchi Market in Busan through the KBS2 entertainment program 'Look Back at Me' in 2015.

The two visited a sea eel house in Jagalchi Market. At the price of 10,000 won per person, and the huge amount that speaks of the market's generosity, Lee Kyung-gyu and Jo Young-nam smiled. After the meal, the two of them were shocked when they saw the bill. Instead of two servings according to the number of people, the president arbitrarily gave out five servings. Regardless of the customer's intention, the food served was criticized for being unpleasant.

Reporter Yoon Jun-ho, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr