KBS's lazy planning ability to cast Kim Seung-hyun's family 'again'

It looks like the whole family will make their celebrity debut as a group. Not only my parents, but also my aunt, uncle, daughter, younger brother, and my younger brother's girlfriend, all family members took on the challenge of performing arts as a group.

In the 17th episode of KBS 2TV's family travel variety show 'Walking Into the Fantasies' (hereinafter referred to as 'Girl Hwanjang'), which will be aired on the 14th, the trip of the 'Gwangsan Kim Family' Kim Seung-hyun's family with his prospective second daughter-in-law will unfold. The prospective second daughter-in-law is the non-celebrity girlfriend of actor Kim Seung-hyun's younger brother, Kim Seung-hwan. Following their last trip to Paris, their family left for Hadong, Namhae. A family trip of 7 people is scheduled to be broadcast.

Kim Seung-hyun's family has been involved in various controversies such as abusive language, assault, and divorce crisis for a long time, but for some reason, they continue to appear on broadcasts. Even the whole family.

In particular, in the last Paris trip episode, Kim Seung-hyun's mother, Baek Ok-ja, made harsh remarks toward her daughter-in-law, inciting public outrage from viewers. Not only did he invade the bedroom of his newlywed son and his wife, but he also coveted his daughter-in-law's clothes. Daughter-in-law Jang Jeong-yoon also showed signs of being tired of the hardships of living with her in-laws in a situation where privacy was not guaranteed. I almost hoped it was a situation staged for entertainment rather than a real situation.

Kim Seung-hyun's parents have already shown a lot of provocative conflicts ranging from swearing to violence and the risk of divorce through entertainment shows such as 'Housekeeping Men 2' and 'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell'. In particular, Baek Ok-ja even revealed her husband's gambling past, revealing the couple on the brink of divorce in their twilight years. The sight was shocking as the couple even received the Best Couple Award at the 2018 KBS Entertainment Awards.

They always appeared on the air and disparaged each other. They fought and brought up old stories from more than 40 years ago, while harassing their daughter-in-law, who had become a new family member, and exposing their family history in detail. Despite endless controversies, he appears on TV again after 4 months. This time, even the daughter-in-law, who is an ordinary person, is included.

Not only is Kim Seung-hyun's family, which provocatively consumes family conflicts, a problem, but the 'Girl Hwanjang' production team, which constantly recruits them, is also a problem. The viewership rating is in the 1-2% range and there is no significant result, but it is just creating noise. The cast's image is getting worse and the production team is busy protecting them.

The strife in Kim Seung-hyun's family has already been clearly revealed. Some say that the 'Geoulhwanjang' has degenerated into a non-encouragement for filial piety travel. Currently, the production team is creating provocative situations by selling the images of the cast.

There are many celebrities who will appear on ‘Girl Hwanjang’. There is no need to create noise by including the ordinary girlfriend of the ordinary brother. KBS plans the same thing every time without much thought, guaranteeing high topicality. The number of viewers voicing dissatisfaction with entertainment shows that are easily made is increasing.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr