Cho Sae-ho, who had decided to leave 2 Days & 1 Night amid allegations of involvement with organized crime, pleaded for Kim Jong-min's forgiveness. As a yangban, he forgave the mistake his servant had made and even persuaded Moon Se-yoon and Lee Jun.
On the afternoon of the 14th, the KBS 2TV variety show 2 Days & 1 Night aired the second part of the trip to Andong, North Gyeongsang. Yangban Cho Sae-ho and Moon Se-yoon and Lee Jun rested while being tended to by their servants Kim Jong-min, DinDin and Yoo Seon-ho.
While resting, Cho Sae-ho asked his servant-turned Kim Jong-min for a massage, saying, "The day has been tiring, there is a service menu, is a massage possible?" Then Kim Jong-min went to fetch snacks and went to bring Yoo Seon-ho and DinDin, and while adding salt to sikhye he vowed revenge on the yangban.
But Lee Jun noticed something odd about the taste of the sikhye, and when Cho Sae-ho said, "Will there be forgiveness for one who confesses now?" Yoo Seon-ho soon revealed that it was Kim Jong-min who had done it.
At that, Cho Sae-ho took Kim Jong-min outside and, saying, "We have shared years together—what have you done?" expressed his hurt, then went back into the room and suggested, "Our fool (Kim Jong-min) has admitted his mistake, so how about forgiving him this once?"
Meanwhile, ahead of sleep, Cho Sae-ho, expecting the servants might run away as a mission, watched carefully and caught Kim Jong-min. A servant who succeeded in escaping switched status with a yangban and was allowed to sleep indoors. Among the yangban, only Cho Sae-ho was able to catch Kim Jong-min and retain his status.
That day the 2 Days & 1 Night members enjoyed their trip to Andong and spent meaningful time. After dinner they went out to enjoy the seonyujul fire play and marveled at the beautiful scene. In particular, each member wrote a wish and sent it off. The members prayed for viewers' health and happiness, and Cho Sae-ho greeted, "Dear viewers, may only fun and happy things fill your lives."
Cho Sae-ho also appeared in next week's preview. At the end of the broadcast a preview was shown for next week's program, "year-end hardships settlement race," and Cho Sae-ho also participated. Because there is footage recorded before the decision to leave, viewers can expect to see Cho Sae-ho on 2 Days & 1 Night for the time being.
Cho Sae-ho earlier became embroiled in controversy over allegations of involvement with organized crime. A netizen A, nicknamed "vote inspector," claimed on social media that Cho Sae-ho was linked to Choi, an influential figure in the largest organized group in Geochang, alleging that Cho Sae-ho had a collusive relationship in which he received expensive gifts as payment for promoting Choi's franchise. Choi is known as a figure who engages in illegal money laundering through online illegal gambling.
Cho Sae-ho's side called Choi a "mere acquaintance," denied the allegations in full and announced legal action. However, they said, "Cho Sae-ho feels a deep sense of responsibility regarding the misunderstandings and controversies recently raised about him. He is fully aware of the discomfort felt by viewers who love the program. He also does not want the production staff, who create the program with their blood and sweat, to bear burdens because of the attention on him," and he decided to voluntarily leave.
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