"I Was So Scared"… Kim Seon-tae Faces Backlash for Bringing Up "Museopno" Controversy Again

Former "Chungju Man" Kim Seon-tae has been caught up in a "secondary victimization" controversy after shedding light on the "museopno" controversy on a variety show featuring WONI, the leader of the group RESCENE.

On the 29th, a video titled "Why Is My Story Coming Up in Political Circles?!" was released on "KBS Original," a YouTube channel operated by KBS.

This was a video for a new KBS web variety show hosted by Kim Seon-tae.

In the video, Kim Seon-tae asked WONI, "If we talk lightly about the 'museopno' incident, what would it be?"

In response, WONI showed a flustered expression and opened up about her feelings, saying, "I was actually so shocked. Seeing it on the news overnight, I was so scared."

When Kim Seon-tae repeatedly asked, "Isn't there anyone who said it's 'a kind of viral marketing'?", WONI replied, "I might have thought about it that way, but I was so worried that appearing in the news might affect our group."

In addition, Kim Seon-tae asked WONI to say in dialect, "Why is my story coming up in the political arena?", and used hashtags of politicians such as Lee Jae-myung and Han Dong-hoon in the video.

Immediately after the release of this video, opinions erupted among netizens expressing discomfort.

The criticism was that it constituted secondary victimization of the cast member, who had been under significant psychological pressure due to political pressure, through lighthearted hosting and direction.

Netizens reacted with comments such as, "They brought up again what had quieted down," and "It feels like they are using her rather than giving her a chance to explain."

Eventually, after changing the video title several times, the production team set all videos of the "Donseontae" program, including the problematic video, to private.

No official statement has yet been released by KBS.

(Reported by Kim Jiuk | Video by Choi Kang-san | Design by Yang Hye-min | Produced by Digital News Department, KBS | Video Source: KBS)
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