As controversy continues over the use of inappropriate expressions while handling the circumstances of a fallen police officer's death on the Disney Plus variety show "Fate War 49," criticism is expanding beyond the individual cast members to include the production team's planning and editing responsibilities.
In episode 2 of the Disney Plus variety show "Fate War 49," released on the 11th, a mission was held to guess the cause of death of late Sergeant Lee Jay-hyun, who died in the line of duty after being stabbed while arresting a suspect in a violent crime in 2004. In the process, criminal slang was mentioned, creating a problem. Jun Hyun-moo repeated the expression "kalbbang" when referring to the fallen officer, and Shin Dong echoed it, airing a scene that drew criticism as a clear case of secondary harm.
The National Police Workplace Council said the sacrifice of the fallen public servant was degraded with vulgar slang, demanding a public apology, self-restraint, and deletion of the problematic episode. It emphasized that the incident constituted secondary harm to the bereaved family and took a hard line.
As the controversy grew, Jun Hyun-moo issued an immediate apology the same day through his agency SM C&C. He bowed his head, saying he felt heavy responsibility for having hurt the deceased and the bereaved family and that he should have been more careful. He offered a public apology and promised measures to prevent recurrence.
Alongside voices pointing out the inappropriateness of the remark itself and calls to refrain from excessive criticism since an immediate apology was issued, online opinion remains divided over the scope of responsibility after Jun Hyun-moo's apology. There is a growing response questioning the judgment of the production team.
Netizens pointed out, "The production team is responsible for airing a scene that could have been filtered out during editing," "The planning itself that used a fallen officer as mission material was unreasonable," and "This is a structural problem that cannot be seen merely as an individual performer's mistake."
Ultimately, analysts say the core of the controversy lies in the production team's judgment, which consumed a public sacrifice as an entertainment device both in pre-production planning and post-production editing. Calls are growing for a review of the program's composition methods and production ethics.
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