“There should be no politics in entertainment…” “You Quiz” bulletin board is exploding due to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol’s appearance
At the time when President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol formed a new cabinet, unexpected news came and viewers’ anger soared to the end of the sky.
It is the news that President-elect Yoon will appear on tvN’s entertainment show “You Quiz on the Block” (hereinafter referred to as You Quiz). From a nurse struggling at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 to a father who lost his son to school violence and founded the Youth Violence Prevention Foundation, “You Quiz” has been discovering hidden heroes in our society.
“You Quiz” announced on April 14th, “President-elect Yoon recently finished recording ‘You Quiz’, and the filming will be broadcast on April 20th.” The production team’s confirmation intensified viewers’ opposition. As of April 15th, there are more than 7,000 protest articles on the bulletin board of “You Quiz”.
In fact, for politicians, appearing on entertainment shows that have higher viewership ratings than news and no troublesome questions is a perfect window for “image laundering”. In December last year, when he was a presidential candidate, President-elect Yoon had already appeared on SBS’s “Master in the House“, KBS2’s “Problem Child in House” and Coupang Play’s “SNL Korea” to create an image of “easygoing uncle”.
If there is something different, at that time, candidate Yoon Seok-yeol and candidate Lee Jae-myung each appeared for political neutrality, but this time, President-elect Yoon will appear alone. In addition, this is the first time a politician has appeared on “You Quiz”, a long-running show that contains sincere stories in depth.
There is no way that “You Quiz”, which has been casting many topical figures so far, has “failed” to cast politicians. However, President-elect Yoon’s sudden appearance in this program heated up the backlash. After the news of President-elect Yoon’s appearance was reported, the bulletin board became complete chaos.
Viewers wrote, “There should be no politics in entertainment. I’m disliking this”, “‘You Quiz’ has lost its original intention”, “tvN and ‘You Quiz’ disappointed me. I’ll cancel my subscription and cancel my TVing account. Please cancel the broadcast”…
It is unknown what kind of concerns the production team of ‘You Quiz’ had while recruiting the guests and recording the broadcast. However, many viewers are unable to let go of their doubts and disappointment about the fact that ‘You Quiz’ has featured politicians which undermines the program’s identity and concept. This kind of reaction would still happen even if Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate, was elected in the last presidential election and appeared on ‘You Quiz’.
There are still five days left until the broadcast. Even if the broadcast is still forced on, all viewers can do is simply refuse to watch. However, it is unknown whether the special story and emotional power that ‘You Quiz’ has been building since its first broadcast in August 2018 will still be effective to the public after April 20th, 2022.
