Bae Cheol-soo "I wish I had given notice of my departure 6 months ago"

Bae Cheol-soo expressed his honest thoughts about leaving 'Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp', a radio show he had been on for 35 years.

Bae Cheol-soo, Kim Kyung-sik, Younha, and Lee Seung-guk appeared as guests in the 876th episode of MBC's entertainment show 'Radio Star' (hereinafter referred to as 'Las'), which aired on the 24th.

On this day, Bae Cheol-soo, who has been in charge of the 6 p.m. radio for 35 years, said, "People think it's natural to do it because we've been doing it for a long time, but the people at the broadcasting station don't pay attention. Radio is reorganized every six months. Sometimes I wonder how I could have done it for so long." He said, “I have emptied my heart these days. It has been a long time since I emptied it. I have been emptying it for over 20 years.”

He continued, "I did a one-hour program on MBC in 1980, but I was notified of my departure after 6 months, so I quit." He said that when he started again in 1990, he decided to complete at least a year, which led him to this point. Bae Cheol-soo said, "I wanted to complete 10 years because it was about 7 years. At that time, I made a plan to complete 10 years and then get a bronze mouse and go study abroad. After that, I decided to quit after 20 years. I thought it would be okay to quit at any time after 20 years. I will quit at the next reorganization. Even so, I now think that life and broadcasting have always been good, and that I will enjoy listening to good music.”

Bae Cheol-soo chose BTS (Bulletproof Boys) as the most memorable performer. Bae Cheol-soo said, "I introduce the Billboard chart every week while doing a radio show. For the first time, Psy reached 2nd place on the single chart with 'Gangnam Style'. The counting method is different from now, but if it were the same as now, he would have definitely gone to 1st place. Then, BTS topped the singles chart for the first time. I asked them to just contact me, but they actually contacted me and said, "It's not easy to come together as a group and go on air with BTS for an hour."

Regarding the recent abolition of 'Single Bungle Show' after 51 years, Choi Hwa-jung's departure after 27 years, and Kim Chang-wan's departure after 23 years, Bae Cheol-soo said, "I know Kim Chang-wan well. Why should I cry when I haven't done it for 30 years?" but also added, "Actually, even if I did it for 2 years, I wouldn't cry. “It’s work,” he sympathized with Kim Chang-wan’s tears.

Meanwhile, Bae Cheol-soo said, "The day will soon come when MBC Radio will no longer need me. At that time, I wish they would have told me six months ago. If they say they want to quit after six months, they will send Im Jin-mo and Bae Sun-tak out and return to the broadcast that is closest to the essence of the radio program, even if only for one semester. “I hope it will end with this,” he hoped.

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