The broadcasting industry quickly moved to sever ties as allegations of prior sex crimes involving film translator Hwang Seok-hee spread.
On the 31st, OSEN reported that episode 335 of MBC's Omniscient Interfering View, which featured Hwang Seok-hee, is currently removed from VOD. That episode, which became a topic of conversation after revealing Hwang Seok-hee's daily life and his relationship with his wife, appears to have been taken down following the controversy.
It did not stop there. According to checks, radio videos in which Hwang Seok-hee appeared, such as SBS Radio's Kim Young-chul's Power FM and Park Haseon's Cinetown, were also set to private on YouTube channels. Videos that had still been public earlier that afternoon were taken down one after another, and the ripple effects of the controversy appear to have spread across broadcasting.
Already, tvN's You Quiz on the Block also took measures to edit the VOD and set YouTube clips featuring Hwang Seok-hee to private. The "erasing of Hwang Seok-hee" continues across variety shows and radio alike.
This movement stemmed from recent allegations of prior sex crimes. Earlier, one media outlet reported that Hwang Seok-hee was prosecuted on three occasions in 2005 and 2014 for charges including aggravated sexual assault, quasi-rape, and illegal filming, and received suspended sentences.
According to the report, in 2005 he molested women near Kangwon National University and inflicted injuries on people who tried to stop him by using violence, and in 2014 he was reportedly tried on charges of quasi-rape and illegal filming against students at a cultural center.
As the controversy spread, Hwang Seok-hee said on social media on the 30th that he is reviewing the facts with a lawyer and that he would consider corrections and legal measures if there are parts of the reports that are not factual, unverified content, or expressions beyond the scope of legal judgment.
However, criticism has not easily subsided even after the statement. Accordingly, content from broadcasts in which he appeared has been repeatedly deleted or set to private, and the aftershocks appear to be spreading throughout the broadcasting industry.
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