MBC Entertainment Awards will be canceled...In the aftermath of the Muan accident, KBS was also canceled for 1 night and 2 days
Dec 29, 2024
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KBS announced that it will change the schedule to 1TV news special report and 2TV weekend entertainment cancellation in response to the Muan Airport plane accident that occurred on the morning of the 29th.
1TV starts at 9:58 a.m. with a special news report and broadcasts on a 24-hour emergency broadcasting system. In 2TV, regular weekend entertainment shows are deleted and 'Secrets of the Living Soldier''Love Family' are replaced. This will result in the cancellation of the 'Danggui'1 Night 2 Days'Danggui'Danggui Concert'.
A KBS programming official said, `To quickly deliver information on the national disaster situation, we switch to an emergency special report system and delete entertainment and comedy programs in consideration of public sentiment and social atmosphere about the national disaster.'
MBC also changed its plan to organize accident countermeasures. MBC announced that '2024 MBC Entertainment Awards' scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on the 29th will be canceled due to the organization of an emergency news special. Initially, MBC canceled the photo-time event of the 「Broadcasting Entertainment Awards」 and the main ceremony was scheduled to proceed as scheduled, but the broadcast of the award ceremony was also canceled in consideration of the seriousness of the situation.
Meanwhile, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand, which was landing at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, left the runway and collided with the outer wall of the fence at around 9:07 a.m. on the 29th. The total number of passengers was 181, including 175 passengers, including two Thai nationals, and six crew members, with 85 confirmed deaths by 2:40 p.m.
As a result, various online communities are forced to cancel all year-end ceremonies" is becoming more vocal. In the face of such a major accident, the year-end awards ceremony with a party atmosphere of laughing and enjoying is not right.
The remaining year-end award ceremonies for the three terrestrial broadcasters are the 30th 'MBC Acting Awards' and the 31st 'KBS Acting Awards'MBC Music Festival'SBS Entertainment Awards'.
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