I Live Alone, which was panned over accusations of deceiving viewers, received a plummeting performance report.
According to ratings survey company Nielsen Korea on the 5th, the MBC I Live Alone broadcast on the 4th recorded a nationwide rating of 5.2%.
This is 0.1 percentage points higher than the 5.1% recorded by episode 662, which aired on the 28th of last month. After falling from 6.5% for episode 661, which aired on the 21st of last month, into the 5% range, it still appears unable to recover.
The reason the ratings are drawing attention is that they came after the recent viewer deception controversy. In the broadcasts on the 14th and 21st of last month, I Live Alone covered an impromptu trip by Jun Hyun-moo. But after the broadcasts, questions were raised that the process of renting a car differed from reality and that there were doubts about the ticketing process. In particular, the Almaty City side in Kazakhstan said there was cooperation for filming, prompting criticism that it was a planned trip rather than an impromptu one.
In response, I Live Alone initially said, "There was no fact of receiving filming support or sponsorship related to this Kazakhstan trip," but six days later changed its statement to, "There was no fact of receiving monetary sponsorship or production cost support from the Almaty City Tourism Office for the Kazakhstan broadcast. We state that administrative procedures necessary for local filming and filming cooperation necessary for on-site operations were received and the filming proceeded smoothly."
Ahead of the broadcast on the 4th, they acknowledged and officially apologized, saying, "It is true that staff air tickets to Kazakhstan were preissued and local filming cooperation was requested in advance to respond to filming within a limited time. On the day, we planned to cancel if we went elsewhere or could not secure tickets, but because the broadcast emphasized 'impromptu' we lacked explanation about the pre-preparation process," admitting directing controversies and allegations of violating local driving regulations.
In this process the ratings plunged from 6.5% to 5.1%. Although there was a slight 0.1 percentage point increase, the score still shows the audience's continued alienation and disappointment with the program.
Meanwhile, the broadcast on the 4th included content such as Kim Shin-young, whose hobby is remodeling, opening a pop-up store at a select shop in Shibuya, Japan.
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