Singer and producer MC MONG appealed his innocence by mentioning singer and actress IU while explaining allegations including illegal gambling surrounding him.
On the 20th MC MONG conducted a live broadcast through his social account. Earlier, since the 18th he has been responding via live broadcasts to gambling and infidelity allegations, continuing his revelations by even mentioning the real names of related parties.
Meanwhile, even through this third revelation live MC MONG claimed that media outlets such as MBC PD Notebook and TV CHOSUN, which reported allegations such as his illegal gambling, infidelity and prostitution, colluded with false informants.
In particular MC MONG questioned, "Not long ago an MBC drama was criticized for distorting history and IU bowed her head. Why does IU bow her head? The staff who caused the historical distortion don't take responsibility and IU bows her head. Why?" and vented, "Celebrities with exposed faces are the weak. This is a country that forces celebrities to be Confucius."
Meanwhile, the MBC Friday-Saturday drama Perfect Crown, which ended on the 16th, suffered embarrassment as a historical distortion controversy flared up ahead of the final episode. Beyond simple factual errors, expressions and settings that depicted Korea as if it were a vassal state of China raised suspicions of Northeast Project.
IU, who held a group viewing event for the finale with fans, said, "I have been thinking a lot recently. It's really something I could have done better. As someone who receives your love I will do better. I will be more responsible and live well without wasting a moment to become an IU who shows a better side," and bowed her head at a 90-degree angle, saying through tears, "I want to show a better side but there are still lacking parts so I'm sorry, and thank you for continuing to give me opportunities and affection and attention. I will really try harder and do well."
Later Byeon Woo-seok apologized in a handwritten letter, saying, "In the process of filming and acting in the work I lacked consideration for what the historical context and meaning contained in the work were and how that could be received by viewers. Through viewers' comments I reflected and repented, and as an actor I deeply engraved once again that it is necessary to take a more responsible attitude in examining and considering not only acting but also the message and context of the work. I sincerely apologize."
Director Park Jun-hwa, who directed Perfect Crown, tearfully explained in an interview on the 19th, "Without excuse I think I bear the greatest responsibility representing the production team," and writer Yoo Ji-won bowed her head on her homepage, saying, "In applying Joseon etiquette to the modern era and portraying a fictional modern royal family, I lacked thorough research and verification. It was my failing that I could not carefully consider the historical context."
[photo] OSEN DB, MC MONG SNS
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