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Former announcer turned broadcaster Do Kyung-wan revealed that he had been cut from a regular variety show.
The the 29th broadcast of the KBS 2TV variety program “New Product Launch: Bianstaurant” (hereinafter “Bianstaurant”) was a special episode celebrating its 7th anniversary, featuring Do Kyung-wan’s appearance.
A VCR video released that day showed Do Kyung-wan cooking for his wife, singer Jang Yoon-jung.
Before cooking, Do Kyung-wan appeared dejected. He said, “I was removed from my only remaining regular program.”
He revealed that he had recently left the KBS Joy variety program “The Man Who Runs the Charts.”
When Jang Yoon-jung asked if there had been a major format overhaul, Do Kyung-wan replied, “Only I changed. Lee Sang-min is still going.” He then showed self-blame, saying, “I guess I wasn’t good enough.”
Jang Yoon-jung also told Do Kyung-wan, “Why are you making the atmosphere like that? You’ve already been cut.”
Do Kyung-wan began cooking in earnest. Watching him, Jang Yoon-jung said, “It’s much better to be cut from a regular variety show and do ‘Bianstaurant.’ At least you get free food here.”
In response, Do Kyung-wan said, “I would have done both,” to which Jang Yoon-jung replied, “Aren’t you just comforting me? Don’t hold on to any lingering attachment.”
Do Kyung-wan also shared his daughter’s reaction to his appearance on “Bianstaurant.” He said, “When I told my daughter, ‘Dad is going to record Bianstaurant,’ she asked, ‘What are you going to do if you get cut again?'” Jang Yoon-jung comforted him by saying, “It’s okay. Don’t lose heart.”
Eventually, Do Kyung-wan sent a video message to the head of KBS’s variety center. He said, “This is Do Kyung-wan. Thank you for taking me back after I submitted my resignation,” and added, “I will give it my all so that ‘Bianstaurant’ does well and we can have a day when we go on a reward vacation to Guam.” Jang Yoon-jung promised, “If the ratings go up a bit, I’ll send you.”
Later, MC Boom said, “The center head sent a comment on the video message,” and revealed the center head’s message.
Boom read out the center head’s comment: “It is truly nice to see you again on ‘Bianstaurant.’ If the ratings go up thanks to Do Kyung-wan’s performance, I will send you on a reward vacation. If not, you will be removed.”
Meanwhile, in the the 22nd broadcast of “Bianstaurant,” Do Kyung-wan expressed disappointment over the stock market crash and revealed that his bank account balance was 250,000 won. He also introduced his daily money-saving habits, such as having his children flush the toilet with collected water to reduce management fees, and turning off the living room air conditioner in the middle of summer and even removing the batteries from the remote control.
However, following the broadcast, online debates continued over Do Kyung-wan’s frugal lifestyle. Given that Do Kyung-wan and his wife Jang Yoon-jung are known to have purchased a luxury home worth 12 billion won, some responded that it was difficult to empathize with the frugal daily life emphasized on the show.
In this context, a post recently appeared on an online community stating that a review application had been filed with the Broadcasting and Communications Standards Commission regarding Do Kyung-wan’s segment.
The poster stated, “I submitted a broadcasting review application regarding a potential violation of Article 14 (Objectivity) of the Regulations on Broadcasting Review.” They continued, “KBS is a broadcaster operated primarily with broadcasting reception fees paid by the public,” and argued, “The core of the ‘poverty cosplay’ controversy lies not in the individual’s frugal lifestyle itself, but in whether there was broadcast expression and editing that could lead viewers to perceive it as actual economic hardship.”
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