Choi Min-hwan temporarily suspends FT Island activities...Triple Star Privacy Controversy

[Anchor]
This week, various news was delivered to the entertainment industry.

Choi Min-hwan, a member of the group FT Island, temporarily suspended his group activities after the revelation of his ex-wife Yul-hee's private life.

"Triple Star," which gained popularity through Netflix entertainment show "Black and White Chef," was shocked by a number of suspicions.


News from the entertainment industry for the week, today we will look into it with YTN star reporter Kang Na-ri.

Yul-hee, a former member of the girl group "La Boom," shocked the public by revealing her alleged privacy of her ex-husband, Choi Min-hwan, a member of FT Island.

FT Island has several official schedules ahead of it, but Choi Min-hwan didn't make it to the public eventually, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, Yul-hee revealed that Choi Min-hwan entered a prostitution business during his marriage.

He also revealed that he was forced to molest his family even though he had family members at his in-laws' house.

In response, Choi Min-hwan made an official apology through his agency, and he later completely disappeared from the broadcasting industry.

On the 26th of last month, the day after the revelation, FT Island's Asia tour concert in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, played drums backstage.

From tomorrow (2nd), Choi Min-hwan's drum position will be replaced by a session player, and FT Island will continue its activities in a two-person system tentatively.

FT Island's fan meeting schedule has been canceled.

FT Island was scheduled to hold a fan meeting with the concept of a sports competition on the 23rd, but it seems that it is too much to push ahead with the current situation.

Choi Min-hwan is being erased from the show.

In April, he dropped out of the entertainment show "Superman Is Back," where he first appeared as a single dad with his three children, and the replay video was also deleted.

[Anchor]
But you didn't get kicked out of the group, did you?

I think attention is also being paid to why FT Island decided not to reorganize its team and temporarily work as a two-man system.

[Reporter]
After Yul-hee revealed her marriage, a complaint was filed in the National Newspaper asking Choi Min-hwan to investigate the alleged violation of the Sexual Violence Punishment Act and forced harassment.

Accordingly, the police launched an internal investigation, and Choi Min-hwan is likely to be summoned for questioning in the future.

As the police investigation is underway, the agency seems to have decided to wait and see the future rather than make any decisions immediately before the results of the investigation come out, and has only arranged with respect to the scheduled FT Island schedule.

[Anchor]
This is not the first time that FT Island has been embroiled in such controversy due to its members, but I think the fans will feel worse.

What will happen to the group in the future?

[Reporter]
FT Island is the abbreviation for Five Treasure Island.It means

'Five Treasure Islands', and as the team name suggests, they first debuted as a quintet.

However, there have been several changes due to the withdrawal of some members.

The original member Oh Won-bin withdrew and Song Seung-hyun came in as a new member, and Choi Jong-hoon was involved in the so-called "Burning Sun Gate" and reorganized it into a quartet, and Song Seung-hyun withdrew and has been working as a trio since 2019.

However, due to Choi Min-hwan's controversy this time, FT Island is now in danger of becoming a duo.

It's not a problem that there are two members, but there are less than half of the original members left, and it's a band, and only the main vocal and bass are left.

Lee Hong-ki, who did not come forward during Choi Jong-hoon's controversy, faced a backlash by making remarks surrounding Choi Min-hwan after the controversy broke out.

It is dangerous to jump to the side of an issue that has not yet been concluded like this.

In addition, considering that Choi Min-hwan was loved in entertainment shows for his strong image of paternal love, regardless of whether illegal activities actually occurred, the public's disappointment is already too great.

[Anchor]
There's another star who's been embroiled in this week's privacy controversy.

Chef Triple Star, who rose to stardom with Netflix's "Black and White Cook," is embroiled in a privacy controversy, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the chef triple star is embroiled in allegations of double-legged and job lobbying.

On the 30th of last month, a media outlet reported that he had an affair with another woman ahead of his marriage at the time of dating A, based on the claims of triple star's ex-wife A and ex-girlfriend B.

Mr. A revealed a letter of apology written by a triple star through this medium, claiming that he had suffered from a female problem since he began dating.

Mr. A also said that he gave a luxury bag to help triple stars get a job and allowed them to interview Michelin restaurants through his connections.

Another woman, B, said she heard rumors that she was getting married after a triple star broke up for no reason.

But Triple Star has denied all the allegations.

In the letter of apology, he said he could not remember what he wrote at the time, and claimed that he had worked hard to get a job.

[Anchor]
The name 'Triple Star' may be a bit unfamiliar to viewers, but you're a star chef who's currently raising the stock price, right?

It looks like it will have no choice but to affect future activities, what do you think?

[Reporter]
Yes, the triple star rose to fame when he appeared on Netflix's entertainment show Black and White Cook: The War of the Culinary Classes and took the final third place.

His real name is Kang Seung-won, and Triple Star is the nickname given by the production team of "Black and White Cook" because he worked for only three Michelin stars.

As public opinion worsened, complaints were raised to reconsider the appearance of triple stars at gourmet events hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has already decided to push ahead with the appearance of Triple Star, saying it is difficult to cancel it because it is already scheduled to appear.

[Anchor]
Conflicts between broadcasters Choi Dong-seok and Park Ji-yoon are also continuing.

The police say they launched an investigation, what happened?

[Reporter]
Choi Dong-seok and Park Ji-yoon, who were reported to have been broken up in October last year, have continued legal disputes by filing a mutual lawsuit between the two sides recently.

Recently, a transcript of a conversation containing a conflict between a couple was released through a media outlet, causing a stir.

According to the transcript, Choi Dong-seok insisted on Park Ji-yoon's emotional desire, and Park Ji-yoon accused him of trying to rape the couple, suspecting a phobia.

In response, a netizen filed a complaint through the National Newspaper asking for an investigation into Choi Dong-seok's alleged sexual assault, and the police eventually launched an investigation into the alleged sexual assault between the couple.

Jeju police are reportedly contacting Park Ji-yoon for cooperation.

[Anchor]
As the divorce process between the two is known in detail, public fatigue seems to be increasing.

How far did the legal dispute go?

[Reporter]
While Park Ji-yoon has secured custody and parental rights for her children, and Choi Dong-seok has only taken the right to negotiate for an interview, the two are currently fighting to divide their assets.In the Kakao Talk message, which contains the full story of the marital conflict released through a media outlet

, there was a conflict between the two over the issue of selling apartments in Apgujeong.

Although it is an apartment under Park Ji-yoon's single name, Choi Dong-seok said to keep it organized because he/she has a provisional seizure of 1.8 billion won for the couple after marriage, and Park Ji-yoon recently sold the apartment.

Park Ji-yoon's lawsuit against Choi Dong-seok and Choi Dong-seok's acquaintance A is currently underway. The first hearing was held in August, and the second hearing will be held this month.

Choi Dong-seok also responded by filing a lawsuit against Park Ji-yoon and a man B for compensation for compensation.

As the positions of the two sides are sharply divided, we will have to wait and see what the conclusion is.

[Anchor]
Coupang Play's "SNL Korea" Season 6 has been embroiled in a parody controversy. But this isn't your first time, is it?

[Reporter]
On the 26th of last month, SNL Korea Season 6 introduced a parody of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama "Jungnyeon."

In this process, it was pointed out that he made sexual caricatures by expressing the retirement age obscenely.

The retirement age is a work that captures the growth and solidarity of women, and even the retirement age is a minor character, ignoring the meaning of this work and the characteristics of the character, and only causing discomfort.

However, even Ahn Young-mi, a broadcaster who showed off her platform and parody acting in connection with this controversy, did not offer an apology.

SNL Korea has been pointed out as a parody that crossed the line before.

New Jin's Hani, who recently attended the National Assembly's parliamentary audit as a reference, was criticized for parodying Han Kang, the first Korean writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Recently, a complaint against SNL Korea was received by the Korea Communications Standards Commission, but OTT such as Coupang Play is not subject to the Broadcasting Act, so it cannot be deliberated by the Korea Communications Commission.

In order to prevent similar controversies from continuing, we need to set standards to minimize problems internally, and further consider the issue of regulatory equity between OTT and domestic broadcasting.

[Anchor]
So far, we have summarized the entertainment news for the past week with YTN star reporter Kang Na-ri.