The production team of MBC's variety show "I Live Alone" has released an official apology statement addressing controversies surrounding cast member Jeon Hyun-moo's recent trip to Kazakhstan.
In the statement, the production team addressed criticisms regarding the broadcasted concept of "spontaneous travel." They explained that while Jeon Hyun-moo decided on his destination and departed on the same day without prior ticket bookings, the production team had reviewed flights and filming conditions in advance. Anticipating Kazakhstan as a likely choice based on Jeon Hyun-moo's past interests and flight availability, staff tickets were pre-booked and local filming cooperation was requested. The team noted that if Jeon Hyun-moo had chosen a different destination, those staff tickets would have been canceled.
The production team also clarified administrative support from the Almaty Tourism Department, stating that their previous remark indicating "no support" referred solely to financial sponsorship and production costs, whereas administrative and on-site filming cooperation was received.
Additionally, regarding the use of a rental car, the production team admitted fault for failing to properly check local regulations. After receiving criticism regarding missing documents, they confirmed through the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Kazakhstan that renting a vehicle in the country requires an official notarization process from the embassy.
The production team apologized for the delayed and insufficient initial response, acknowledging that their focus on maintaining the program's realism led to a lack of clear explanation regarding the actual filming process.
Netizen Reactions
The sampled discussion from TheQoo reflects overwhelmingly critical and skeptical reactions to the production team's explanation, with commenters mocking the pre-booked flight and spontaneity narrative.
1. Oh boyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
2. Just admit it's a scripted concept. If they said, "We guessed it in advance and bought the tickets, but if Jun Hyun-moo picked somewhere else, we would've persuaded him to go to Kazakhstan," that's one thing. But they claim they would've just canceled and gone somewhere else? Hmm... Especially when they didn't even secure filming permits anywhere else?
3. I work in broadcasting so I know how this goes—for overseas shoots by networks like MBC, you absolutely have to get local filming permits beforehand. Do they think this is some travel YouTube channel ㅋㅋㅋ That's why another show couldn't air a while back because they filmed without permission. When the first suspicion posts about I Live Alone being rigged came up, so many people were bossing others around saying you don't need permission, which was genuinely baffling.
4. Feels like watching an elementary schooler making up a lie on the spot.
5. Honestly, they should've just shown a pre-planned trip saying they were going to Kazakhstan... People would've enjoyed it as long as it was fun... What kind of absolute nonsense "spontaneous trip" is this, expecting us to believe they specifically pinpointed and booked Kazakhstan tickets in advance
6. ??? Almost threw up reading that, how many plot twists are there
7. The people who were acting like high-and-mighty scolds to the skeptics and defending them like they were part of the production crew... I bet they believe this too, right? They have to believe it to justify how stupidly they defended them ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I still haven't forgotten how they shielded them like they were blood relatives when they have zero relation to them.
8. If they pre-booked all those plane tickets and Jun Hyun-moo didn't end up going to Kazakhstan, they would've had to mass-cancel crew tickets just hours before departure—isn't that a massive nuisance ㅋ
9. At least try to lie with some moderation ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
10. Doesn't this make zero sense? They guessed Jun Hyun-moo would go to Kazakhstan and booked everything even for the production crew? They saw that Jun Hyun-moo usually goes on spontaneous trips and came up with a forced, ridiculous idea.
Source: TheQoo
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