The shamelessness of ‘marriage hell’, a superficial reorganization

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The show was canceled for two weeks under the flimsy excuse of 'internal maintenance', but nothing changed. It ended with an apology from the production staff that lasted only 30 seconds. There was no apology from Oh Eun-young or the panelists. ‘Marriage Hell’, which was met with calls for its abolition due to the child molestation controversy, has returned with shamelessness.

MBC's entertainment show 'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell' (hereinafter referred to as 'Marriage Hell'), which aired on the 9th, announced an official apology through narration and subtitles prior to the broadcast.

The production team said, "We sincerely apologize for the broadcast of a scene that viewers may be concerned about in the 'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell' and 'Go-Stop Couple' episodes that aired on December 19," and added, "We did not describe the life of the family in question." After careful observation, we attempted to provide practical help by providing solutions to restore relationships through expert analysis. However, during this process, we were only focused on analyzing the couple's problems, so we were unable to carefully examine all points of concern in the situation at the time.'

He added, 'From now on, the production team will do its best to create a program that all viewers can accept and empathize with. “Thank you,” he promised.

However, this apology is identical to the official position given by the production team in a press release at the time the child molestation controversy arose. Even after about three weeks, no additional information could be found.

Next, Oh Eun-young and the panelists appeared in the studio to come up with a new solution. However, there was no mention of the controversy. Rather, they are just smiling and cheerful, as if nothing had happened. This is why it appears that the film was already filmed before the controversy, judging by the thin clothing of the new couple in the VCR.

Normally, when this kind of situation arises, it is common to film an additional opening and have the panel members apologize and point out the direction the program should take. In a situation where a scene of excessive physical contact between a stepfather playing with his stepdaughter was released without filtering, and more than 3,600 complaints were filed with the National Security Commission beyond the demand for its abolition, and an investigation was even launched before the stepfather was booked, a short apology made up for everything with a bright smile. It is not appropriate to start with the opening.

Above all, Oh Eun-young should feel more responsibility because the program is under her name. He may feel unfair, saying, "I feel extremely devastated that in the process of editing over 5 hours of recording to 80 minutes, a lot of this content was inevitably not included, and I was seen as someone who tolerated child molestation." It is unreasonable to keep one's mouth firmly shut without an apology.

There was no change in ‘Marriage Hell’ while the show was closed for two weeks due to internal maintenance. I just hid for a while from the public's criticism and waited for the anger to subside.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr