'Drunk Driving' Kim Bang-hee apologizes to KBS, "We will thoroughly verify the cast"

KBS gave an official statement regarding suspicions about the drunk driving history of Kim Bang-hee (60), the host of KBS 1 Radio's 'My Premonition of Success, This is Kim Bang-hee'.

KBS announced in an official statement on the afternoon of the 16th, "Recently, suspicions were raised against the host of our radio program, Kim Bang-hee, for drunk driving. As a result of verification, he admitted the fact and expressed his intention to leave the program."

He then bowed his head, saying, "I apologize to the listeners who love KBS Radio. In the future, when hiring a radio host, I will conduct more thorough verification of the individual performer to prevent them from leaving due to unsavory circumstances."

Meanwhile, suspicions have recently been raised online that Kim Bang-hee has a history of drunk driving. It was reported that Kim Bang-hee was caught drunk driving three times and was sentenced to prison.

Below is KBS’ full statement:

Recently, suspicions were raised about drunk driving against our head office radio program host Kim Bang-hee. As a result of verification, he admitted the truth and expressed his intention to leave the program.

We apologize to the listeners who love KBS Radio. In the future, when hiring radio hosts, we will do our best to ensure that individual performers are vetted more thoroughly to prevent them from leaving due to unpleasant circumstances.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr