On Liberation Day 'Kimigayo'Playing KBS 'Deep Apology, Production team's fault' (Official)
Aug 15, 2024
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KBS issued an official statement on the 15th, saying, `We apologize for causing concern and disappointment to viewers in relation to the program 'KBS Broadcasting Seat', a performing arts recording broadcast program.'
The opera 'Madame Butterfly' is an Italian composer Puccini's work, depicting the tragic love between an American officer and a Japanese woman stationed in Japan, and Kimigayo, the U.S. national anthem and Japanese national anthem, will be played in the wedding scene of the protagonist and the man and woman in the play. The performance was recorded on June 29 and was originally scheduled to air at the end of July, but it was pushed back by the Olympic broadcast, and it was broadcast at dawn on Liberation Day.
In addition, given the changed schedule, we deeply apologize once again for causing a stir on the meaningful Liberation Day due to the production team's negligence to check whether there are any problems with the broadcast content and whether the timeliness is appropriate"We will pay more attention to the production by investigating the broadcast details and holding them accountable in order to prevent this from happening again in the future.", he bowed his head.
Finally, KBS decided to replace 'Madame Butterfly Part 2', which was scheduled to air tonight (15th), with another performance broadcast," he added.
Earlier, on August 15, the Liberation Day, 'KBS Relay Seat' aired 'The First Part of the Korean Opera Festival Puccini Butterfly'. As soon as Liberation Day began, viewers who listened to Kimigayo through public broadcasting and saw the characters wearing kimono strongly criticized the program, saying it was inappropriate.
First of all, we apologize for causing concern and disappointment to viewers in relation to the KBS relay seat program, a performing arts recording relay program.
The opera "Madame Butterfly" is by Italian composer Puccini, depicting the tragic love between an American officer stationed in Japan and a Japanese woman,
Kimigayo, the American and Japanese national anthem, will be played in the wedding scene of the main character and the man and woman in the play.
The performance was originally recorded on June 29 and was scheduled to air at the end of July, but it was pushed back by the Olympic broadcast, and it was broadcast at dawn on Liberation Day.
Considering the changed schedule, we deeply apologize once again for causing a stir on the meaningful Liberation Day due to the production team's negligence to check whether there are any problems with the broadcast content and whether the timeliness is appropriate.
To prevent this from happening again in the future, we will pay more attention to the production, such as investigating the broadcast details and asking for reasonable responsibility.
In connection with this, "Madame Butterfly Part 2", which was scheduled to air tonight, has decided to replace it with another performance broadcast.
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