Korea Communications Standards Commission (shortened hereby to the KCSC) has taken advised action in regards to having recommended for administrative guidance and legal sanctions; in connections to the subject of Park Yuchun’s sexual assault controversy that was aired on MBC ‘PD Journal’.
The KCSC introduced MBC ‘PD Journal’ on its item after holding the 25th Broadcast Deliberation Subcommittee special meeting in the main conference room of its broadcast hall in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul in the afternoon of July 20th.
On this day the KCSC pointed out: “They launched a broadcast that lost its poise after overlooking the early stage where there were no concrete facts established when they aired Park Yuchun case,” and, “The program’s method of progress also led its broadcast, thinking the man to be guilty. This was a treatment that was against the balance”.
Following, they added, “The[/Park Yuchun’s] agency disclosed their reason through an email to ‘PD Journal’ side about an interview would be impossible, but it is as though they ignored the contact and thus it is a problem that they put out their broadcast,” in regards to ‘PD Journal’ side had not been contact by the agency.
The KCSC explained the reason for their recommended suggestions: “It was a subject worth airing but there is a problem with the production crew when they filled it with specific contents [from an ongoing investigation] therein”.
Source: OSEN via Naver
Translated by: rilanna of JYJ3
Shared by: JYJ3
Tagged: C-JeS, MBC News, OSEN, Yoochun, Yoochun's Police Investigation
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And SOOOO…. ?? I presume that some heads will roll over this, RIGHT??
we can only dream that justice will be served!
We wish, but I doubt any action will be taken. They probably only looked at PD Journal, because international fans of Yuchun were aware of the shady reporting and spread the word. KCSC, most likely wants to look like they care, when in fact they won’t do anything because they don’t give a d*** about JYJ, and so don’t care about the lies spread about Yuchun either. This style of reporting has gone on for so many years, and is so typical of Korean media, that it’s hard not to be skeptical of those with the ability to put a stop to smear campaigns against any member of JYJ, because they haven’t done a thing in seven years. I hope I’m proven wrong, but the Korean track record is not good.
If KCSC finds MBC ‘PD Journal’ in violation of their code ethics, as a penalty, MBC must issue an apology to Yoochun on national TV to salvage his severely damaged reputation.
Agree to this, that’s what I hope what C-Jes would demand on counter lawsuit to all the false accuser, false rumor spreaders and those medias who had reported false information to public during on going investigation. At least now public knows that big station TV as MBC not entirely true but still heavily influenced by entertainment company and politician.
Yes I’d love nothing more! And no half-assed apologies like the one from PD Notebook, like posting up a written apology online is not going to garner as much attention as a televised, verbal apology so I would demand no less if I were Yoochun/ his legal team. This is the least they could do given they were the main driving force behind Yoochun’s witch hunt. If it were up to me, I’d demand they resign on live television after their apologies, but that’s just me.
OH BOY!!! wouldn’t that be a ‘ground breaker’ if it happened. I guess we can only pray and hope that ‘something’ will vindicate Yoochun – whatever form that ‘something’ might be. Best take into account the famous words of our beloved Jaejoonie – ALWAYS KEEP THE FAITH, HOPE TIL THE END. At least we are not having to put up with any MORE false accusations and the whole situation has taken a turn for the better for not just Yoochun but also for the team of JYJ – THANK GOD FOR CJeS!!!!! THEY ROCK!!!!!
If there really was an investigation to find out why the media be judged Yoochum would find out who’s behind all defamation. GaleryDC should also be investigated, how much money he received to turn your back on Yoochum?
I agree.GaleryDC must be punished severely as well. The damage they’ve caused to Yoochun’s career is unforgivable. JYJ should make a public announcement that they do not officially represent JYJ fans.
I suggested that earlier and I would LOVE to see that happen. I said, insist that they remove JYJ and all members from their site. ALWAYS Keep The Faith — don’t make me laugh!!
My feeling though is that Jaejoong and Junsu would not do such a thing, possibly for different reasons. Also, I doubt that C-jeS would suggest that they do it.
Yes, they should have waited for police investigation findings before announcing that they wouldn’t support him any more. All they did was add fuel to the blaze burning in the media and thereby further damaging his image. They should be reprimanded for that at least by the agency.
YES..DC Gallery are NOT real followers otherwise they would not have dropped Yoochun like a hotcake at the first sign of trouble. Whether he did it or not – REAL FANS STAND behind their idols. The 2nd thing that made me really mad at them was they had the hide and audacity to say they would continue to support Jaejoong and Junsu WELL!!!! that just made my blood boil….SERIOUSLY!!!…DON’T BOTHER…our guys DO NO NEED your kind of ‘support’ or anything else from your type..You are a bunch of TRAITORS…who thought you could just jump on the ‘Let’s destroy this mans life and career’ band wagon within HOURS of the SMEAR campaign starting. Go hide your heads you ‘dogs’
Wait, so does that mean the KCSC will punish those involved in PD Notebook or were they only pointing out the obvious without really intending to rectify the situation? I hope its the former because they themselves recognized the damages this program caused by reporting false information as fact. Please restore our faith in the media KCSC, because SK law can’t punish these “reporters” because they technically didn’t break any federal laws, but as another fan here pointed out, they did break the journalism code of conduct and ethics so the KCSC does have the authority and right to punish them.
On a side note, its funny how the media isn’t reporting daily on what is going on with the counter suits but when it was still unknown whether Yoochun was guilty or not, at least one new article was coming out per day. I wonder why they aren’t over analyzing the womens’ every move like they did Yoochun, especially now that they have been proven to be liars. smh Whatever, as long as they refrain from publishing more rumors about Yoochun, I guess it doesn’t matter but the double standards bother me to no end.
One thought: To the extent that those “netizens” were driving the media firestorm with all of their insanely negative comments, now that those netizens have suddenly grown suspiciously quiet, I think the media has calmed down about it as well. To the extent that the media is in fact being encouraged/bribed/”led” in some way to generate lurid and slanted stories against Yuchun, once again, now that there is nothing in particular to spin in the negative, the media has have grown silent as well.
And once again, this whole situation does not pass the smell test and I’m not buying the idea that there is no unseen hand in all of this.
I completely agree!!
@lilibaiyu Yes, I too now have no doubt that there was more people than met the eye involved in this whole mess. There had to be given how aggressive and persistent the media was about keeping the audience focused on Yoochun, despite all the other major issues going on in SK. And even if he wasn’t used as a cover up for the Lotte scandal or any other major event that happened simultaneously, i can’t help but think a certain entertainment company was probably offering bribes to anyone who’d readily report rumors about Yoochun because if anyone would be glad at the prospect of Yoochun’s retirement, it’d be them. That being said, I think the main thing keeping them from reporting more misinformation, at least in regards to Yoochun, is the fact that he now has the right to sue the media if they report false information, as C-jes mentioned in their last statement. So I give it no amount of views is worth facing a lawsuit for any of these news stations and thus, that is why they are being very careful about what they publish. Also, I take it the average person following the media’s updates on this story, who isn’t a fan of Yoochun, will not care about what happens to those women as after all, they aren’t famous and thus irrelevant in their eyes. It is just a shame that people are so quick to believe hearsay about a celebrity ,especially when they don’t know them , and likewise so quick to become all of a sudden interested in said celebrity to , more likely than not, join the hate bandwagon. Like its funny how easy it is to capture the average person’s attention with a negative headline, but yet no one cares when its a positive story, like I don’t remember JYJ getting this scale of coverage the last couple of times they did charitable work. smh
I hear you. Honestly, I don’t mind the people who just don’t care about Yuchun because they’re not his fan or who don’t care about what eventually happens to the women, because… well, who are ~they~?? But the level of ugly vitriol heaped upon Yuchun before any official word had come down… that was something quite out of the ordinary, it was shocking and I think it affected a lot of us deeply.You’re right, SM would quite terrifically love to shut down Yuchun’s colossally successful career, I think few would dispute that. Of course we can’t and we won’t let that happen. And I think the jury is still out on exactly what the hell that Hater Bandwagon WAS, where it came from and who those people were, given the phenomenal popularity of Yuchun in Korea, how celebrated he was and how beloved he was by so many. He was my favorite during the DBSK years – there was just something undeniably loveable and approachable about him and I think many many others shared that feeling. So we’ll see how this plays out. All it will take is one media reporter’s scoop on what actually transpired here – who the real players were.
@lilibaiyu, I agree about someone behind the scenes manipulating this. Makes me wonder how many K-pop idols from SM are suddenly going to get acting jobs, because the legitimate actors are caught up in scandals all of a sudden. If I knew how I would send every producer in SK the petitions, and polls showing the support Yuchun still has from his fans, so they would know they don’t have to worry about hiring him. I still see red just thinking about the things SM gets away with and no one in the media or press says anything.
i think they would be the chaebols of the real world and it is what the kdramas reference when writing new stories. you can get away with more the bigger your cash puppies are
I wrote this a while back. It was an issue during the height of the ban and I guess it still is.
Is Everyone In SK Afraid Of SM??
From what I’ve seen so far I’d have to say YES. All the interested parties are. All the people in the media who depend on having access to SM acts week in, week out are, all the people who own or book concert venues are, the CD manufacturers are, independent songwriters and producers who ever want to be able to work in SK again are, etc etc etc but oddly, the rest of the Korean public couldn’t care less one way or the other. They have more pressing concerns to worry about in their lives than the cause of justice for already wealthy young, handsome pop idols.
THIS has been the problem so far. In SK, either Fear, among those in the allied industries of the music business or Apathy, among the general populace rules. The current government won’t step in because they are in bed all cozy and warm with SM Entertainment because of its relentless, largely exaggerated pushing of the Hallyu Wave as a source of pride, economic growth and promotion for the country. The government of SK has underwritten (in other words financed) many of SM’s international tours because they’ve managed to convince the government that they are promoting Korea. Also, somebody somewhere talked the country’s financial advisers into investing their pension and welfare funds heavily into SM stock. So the current government literally has a vested interest in the continued health and prosperity of…SM Entertainment. I think you can begin to see the problem.
Nobody ever said the powers-that-be at SM are stupid. Quite the contrary. They have covered their evil, duplicitous asses quite well. If they go down, a pretty significant segment of the SK population suffers, one way or the other.
Also, here’s an interesting article that appeared in Time Magazine over 20 (!) years ago. It gives you an idea how entrenched the SM culture of bribery and pay-offs has been.
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2056115,00.html
@lilibaiyu, I couldn’t find the reply key, so I’ll just post this wherever. After reading the article you posted the link to, I’m more convinced then ever that SM is behind this smear campaign against Yuchun. What’s frightening is to know how many years this gangster agency has been allowed to flourish, with the help of the government, and is still going strong. Lee Su Man, may not be the head of SM anymore, but he is still involved and it’s easy to see his dirty fingerprints, since he is a master criminal. As a group JYJ has been able to succeed without SM, and despite SM, so what better way to take them down then to attack one member by trying to ruin his reputation. After so many years I’d like to think that people have caught on to what’s happening behind the scenes, and are not so gullible, but money, bribes and pay-offs, as you said show how entrenched corruption has run in the Korean entertainment business, so the public doesn’t even notice. JYJ fans notice though, we see the pattern of seven years of them being blocked, awards taken away, opportunities stolen, and more than one personal attack on the members, and probably more to come. No surprise to read how television producers, music moguls, and others are caught up in this grab for money, and have no personal interest in what is happening to the entertainers caught in the middle. If JYJ hadn’t been successful, I believe LSM might have left them alone, but they dared to gain more fame, money and love than when they were with SM, so the megalomaniac has to destroy them.
Yes, I agree – with every new success, with every hurdle overcome, LSM must have been furious and more determined than ever. But what were they to do?? Fail so he would leave them alone? They didn’t leave SM and struggle through the awful the 3 year trial to do that! All three of them are extremely competitive, motivated, I should say driven artists and they left SM so they could *be* artists and be in charge of their own destinies.For those qualities, I have a lasting respect for them. But there are many K-Pop fans who just don’t care about any of that. In my view, they have been as much of a problem to be solved if JYJ is to continue moving forward as any other single thing. These are the fans who absolutely want what SM is selling: glossily styled, beautiful kids who do what they’re told, never complain or step out of line and who show perfect smiles for the cameras no matter what is really happening in their lives. These kids are captives, pure and simple, directed to work until near exhaustion for less than minimum wage, even once they have proven themselves in the K-Pop marketplace. This is what the members of JYJ objected to: they knew they were making the company millions, they knew they were K-Pop’s most successful group at the time and they knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that they were being robbed every which way by the company. But today’s K-Pop fans don’t care about any of that. They just want to oogle the latest craze and especially now that SM has EXO, the company is right back in business, rolling in dough and able to devote whatever funds they feel like spending to further bedevil JYJ. And you know what? Somehow or other, I’d bet anything that whatever they are spending on their dirty dealings is being masked and deducted from monies owed their top groups.SM signees never actually get to see their bi-yearly accountings of monies earned minus itemized deductions. They are TOLD what they will be getting, period. This particular outrageous practice was another straw that broke the camel’s back for JYJ, it’s one of the reasons they walked out.But the more people who buy SM product, like EXO, the stronger and more entitled SM will once again become. So add to the list of bribery, payola, cronyism, etc. the fans of SM acts who buy SM product. They don’t care about fairness for JYJ, or fairness for the SM acts for that matter, they just want to see their oppas sing and dance.
@Mari There is a saying “every miracle lasts for three days”. So they had enough of excitement with YC.The case isn’t going anywhere. They now got another victim to chew.
I am not worried about You Chun. The silver lining of this cloud is that he is in the public service and has a little over a year away from any activities. By that time there will be so many more new gossip cases, they will forget about him. And right now what the police took to the prosecutor is a none case – the two charges cancel each other.
Also, the fact that he has started studying Chinese might point to a preparation for filming in China may m be he already had an offer.
I agree, filming series’ in China may well be an important outlet for him once his military service is over.
I read one of you comments that the media and netizens were somewhat quiet these days. Well ….they are busy with another assault scandal that involves Lee Jin Wook and woman A, who claims he raped and physically abused her in her apartment on July 12. It’s now all over, similar to Yuchun’s, media and netizens are condemning him or the woman and having a “feeding frenzy”.
Yes, I read about that. There are several important differences in that case – most importantly, I think, she has photos of being bruised, having abrasions, etc… she was physically assaulted as well and she has photo evidence. I also saw a report that he has shown no remorse whatsoever about the situation even though they had been dating and just immediately sued her for defamation. And he was being uncooperative with the police apparently. I think this case may end differently than Yuchun’s – it’s just a hunch. But let’s face it – there was nowhere NEAR the uproar that Yuchun’s arrest generated.
@ kikay Shall I declare myself a prophetess? My prediction has come to pass 😉 Here is to the rest of my predictions to come true. Cheers!
Oh, I hope you’re right. Yuchun deserves to be on the big screen. If he gets a project from China, it would jump start his career again.
Hi Kikay,go on YouTube ” stand by you- park Yoochun ” it’s very good!
Lily, I saw it. Thank you!
What do you think the odds are that he might be able to get work in Japan, as well China? He said a while back that he would love to do a Japanese film project. Plus he already speaks Japanese fluently. I just want to see him acting again! So hoping something good happens for him soon!
Seryn – Glad to hear Yuchun is fluent in Japanese (Nippongo). This is news to me. I also read here that he’s been studying the Chinese language. That’s very good news as he will have tons of opportunity to work again, if not in Korea now but later on, then China and Japan, where he has his largest fan base.
BTW, I’ve been reading some articles on Lee Jin Wook’s sexual scandal and couldn’t help myself but laugh at the same reaction by netizens as those of Yuchun’s before anything has been officially investigated. What caught my attention was that more posters are convinced that there’s some form of government conspiracy to mask the bigger scandals (Lotte) through these back-to-back celebrity scandals. People are beginning to wonder the timing of all these which started with Yoochun’s. There are now lingering questions why these are now surfacing at the same time and how fast these scandals are spreading like wild fire!
My conclusion – everything we’ve suspected from day 1 about a huge cover-up is not so far fetched after all.
– Kikay I should retract slightly. Perhaps I am not entirely correct in saying that Yu Chun is 100% fluent in Japanese (Nippongo). It’s just that I’ve heard many interviews with him at Japanese events and he speaks very confidently and without the aid of an interpreter, so I am thinking he is at least proficient enough that he could work with a Japanese script without much difficulty. He seems drawn to characer driven stories and I think their storytelling style would fit him well. Of course… China has the fastest growing entertainment industry in the world right now, so I would be equally happy to see him break into that market as well!
As for the cover-up scenario… I completely agree with your conclusion! I’ve been thinking the same thing since these accusations against Lee Jin Wook and Lee Min Ki came up. (Lee Min Ki’s case is SO suspiciously similar to Yu Chun’s in many ways. He’s just not quite as big a name as Yu Chun, so it didn’t get nearly as much attention from the press. I’m not usually a conspiracy theorist, but coincidences of this magnitude are very unlikely. The only thing I’m left wondering, at this point, is who the next target will be. Whoever they are… I feel very sorry for them! 😦 I hope that people start to see through the press manilpulation soon! Maybe it’s wishful thinking on my part, but it certainly would be nice if more people would start thinking for themselves instead of believing every headline they read without analyzing if the story adds up!
oh boy, my thoughts too. and i think it is a big organization behind it throwing lots of money their way to do it. it just adds more credibility to chunnie too when other celebrities are being treated so similarly
Kikay – By the way… One of my favorite interviews that Yu Chun has ever done, (Solo interviews, that is.) was for the “Missing You” drama event he did in Yokohama. He seemed like he really enjoyed the questions they asked. If you haven’t seen it, it’s well worth watching. 🙂
I definitely agree, Koreamom!
@anna liza p. m. You are right. The majority of those bashing on Yoochun from day one were people who weren’t even his fans so of course they only “cared” about Yoochun’s scandal because it was juicy and fresh, and had become the “trendy” thing to to talk about at the moment. However, I truly believe had Yoochun been found guilty, this would definitely not have been the case. Thus, more than anything I think these netziticens were disappointing to see Yoochun wasn’t guilty, and therefore the case lost its appeal as apparently. criticizing an average person isn’t nearly as fun as insulting a celebrity. smh This makes me think most of those leaving nasty comments weren’t really concerned for the women from the start, but rather were just having a field day tearing Yoochun apart for whatever, illogical, reason because had they really been interested in this case, those same people would now be demanding the cops punish these women just as they were doing with Yoochun prior to the charges being dropped. But alas, justice was never what these netcitizens wanted, what they wanted was to see someone successful fall.
And yeah I too believe he was studying Chinese because he was getting prepared for a project he had agreed to prior to enlisting. Lets hope as you said, that the remaining time he has in the military well be enough to help everyone forget about this unfortunate ordeal and that working in China will help Yoochun see that there are other options for him available out there so that no matter what the situation might be SK, he can continue on with his career.
and i sincerely hope they will
Filming in China , it’s good for him but I don’t want to see him leave his family again (crying)😢
Pakha – Don’t be sad! I’m sure if he were to relocate, he would take his family with him. 🙂 Well, his brother has his own career to think of now, so I’m not certain what he would need to do, but I don’t believe Yu Chun will give up taking care of his mother. He seems like an extremely loving and filial son, and the only reason they were seperated in the past was because he didn’t yet have the means of bringing them back to Korea. That is not the case anymore.
Seryn, thanks for your comfort , I just worry if he filming in china or japan, he will leave Korea for a while , he always put his family the first,
I wonder who wrote a report on YC’s case to the KCSC.. Normally they are more concerned about censorship of broadcasting stations and the intetnet rather than defamation cases. But they are also known to have MBC under their radar so if they still keep old grudgs this might help our YC. But I wouldn’t count my chickens yet. I only hope the prosecutor sets up a date for hearing soon and doesn’t drag it for ever. Once the date is set it wold be a speedy trial.
I wish it was the Korea Journalists Association that took up the case.
There you go, nothing. Here’s what I see:
KCSC: Yes, we noticed MBC did something wrong.
Us: …. And…?
KCSC: …?
Us: And? What now?
KCSC: Nothing. As we said, we noticed MBC did something wrong.
Us: *facepalm*
Lizzy, that’s what I tried to say, but I like your version better.
Take actions please that program severely damaged Yoochun’s image and pointed him Guilty without proofs.
Btw, Now that police found a deleted text message where A confessed to her friend that she had sex with Yoochun for money, Did MBC broadcast this piece of information confirmed by police ? I mean they were quick to spread unconfirmed informations in broadcast by A that now are all found to be lies, shouldn’t they take responsability for that or are they got to ignore it like they ignored the lie they faked about Cjes response
To clarify, Ms A Lee (woman A) was accuser #1 who tried to blackmail Yoochun. Accuser #2 was the one they interviewed on TV and they referred to her as A during the interview. This confused me too in the beginning.
that’s so confusing thanks for clarification 🙂 but are you sure ? because in allkpop they wrote that mbc interviewed 2 women A and B
I could be wrong, but based on the articles I read, they only interviewed B (called her A during interview). I don’t thing they interviewed Ms A Lee, the first accuser as she already changed her story from rape to consensual sex very early in the investigation. Can you send me the link?
Unfortunately the standards of good & ethical journalism has dropped to such an extent that PD Notebooks sensationalistic, rumor mongering bs is the norm these days, & not just in S Korea, & never mind the long-term damage it does to innocent people.
Please if you really care take an action to punish them. Don’t act like you care but no action.