Jeju Air Disaster Triggers Entertainment Awards Cancellations
Dec 31, 2024
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MBC canceled the broadcasting of the 'Broadcasting Entertainment Awards' on the 29th and the 'Drama Awards' on the 30th, and canceled the live broadcast of the 'Song Festival' on the 31st. MBC announced on the 30th that the live broadcast of the "2024 MBC Drama Awards" will be canceled and replaced with a recorded broadcast to share condolences with the people who are deeply saddened by this accident. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and bereaved families of yesterday's plane crash. The decision was made in the hope of paying tribute to the victims and sharing the pain of the bereaved families."
We ask for your understanding, and we will inform you in detail later on the schedule of the recorded broadcast and the method of announcing the winners. I pray for the souls of the victims and once again express my deepest sympathy to the bereaved families. MBC recorded 'Drama Grand Prize' on the 30th and determined the winners.
KBS will also cancel the programming of the '2024 KBS Drama Awards' and the '2025 Countdown Show LIGHT NOW' to participate in the mourning of the victims of the Jeju Air plane disaster on the 30th" he announced. The '2024 KBS Drama Awards', which was scheduled for KBS2 live broadcast at 7 p.m. on the 31st, will be held by canceling the photo wall event and live broadcasting and switching to a recorded broadcast. In addition, the '2025 Countdown Show LIGHT NOW', which was scheduled to be held following the drama grand prize, was also canceled due to the cancellation of the designation of the national mourning period, and the schedule of the recording broadcast and the announcement of the winners of the 'Drama Grand Prize' will be released later.
SBS will also hold an award ceremony for the Entertainment Awards, which was scheduled for the 31st. SBS said "The 'Entertainment Awards', which was scheduled to be held on the 31st, have been canceled." No future schedule has been set.
Meanwhile, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 collided with airport facilities during a fuselage landing at Muan International Airport in Jeollanam-do on the morning of the 29th, causing a major disaster in which most of the aircraft was burned and all 179 people died except for two (crew) of 181 people on board the plane.
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