Aftermath of “Unanswered Questions” FIFTY FIFTY episode, KCSC receives complaints one after another “Viewers are angry”

Viewers’ anger is escalating in response to “Unanswered Questions”, which dealt with FIFTY FIFTY’s scandal.

According to Star News on August 21st, viewers poured out a flood of complaints regarding the August 19th episode of SBS’ “Unanswered Questions”. As of 9:30 AM on August 21st, KCSC received 115 complaints.

“Unanswered Questions” discussed the truth behind the contract dispute between FIFTY FIFTY, their agency Attrakt and the outsourcing company The Givers. They covered FIFTY FIFTY’s achievements, conflicts, the positions of Attrakt and The Givers as well as the members’ parents’ thoughts about the issue. 

However, many viewers pointed out that the program only repeated what had been covered by various media outlets and even omitted significant aspects, such as the applications for trademarks, The Givers CEO Ahn Sung Il’s forgery of education and career background, etc. Especially, “Unanswered Questions” was also criticized for their biased attitude towards FIFTY FIFTY as they ended the broadcast by highlighting the emotions of the members through a letter without objective verifications.

Criticism intensified as “Unanswered Questions” even mentioned the global idol group BTS at the end of the broadcast to draw sympathy from viewers. The broadcast ended with MC Kim Sang Joong raising the issue of unfair profit settlements for idol singers by saying, “Before BTS succeeded and became a global group, no one paid any attention to the countless nameless idols who disappeared even before making their name known.”

As a result, the viewer bulletin board of “Unanswered Questions” is currently full of complaints from viewers.

Source: Naver