There were revelations of weather forecasters that eventually erupted in the death of Oyoanna. A devastating nerve.

Feb 03, 2025

There were revelations of weather forecasters that eventually erupted in the death of Oyoanna. A devastating nerve.



Former MBC weather forecasters expressed their feelings with heartbreak at the sad news of the late Oyoanna.

On the 2nd, Bae Soo-yeon, a former MBC weatherman, said, `My heart hurts so much... MBC...The weather team that I worked on... I really don't know what to say about this sad thing happening", he said, struggling.

"I'm just devastated by the new news that comes in every day. It was like that when I came out of MBC... By their standards, no one had listened at all to my voice, who was just a freelance weatherman. MBC. Press Bureau. Weather Team. It was a job and workplace I loved so much, but I definitely knew the other side of it then. I thought it would have been a little different now, but how can it still be so unchanged?"




He "Please, I desperately hope that the truth will be revealed so that no one is wronged by the thorough investigation. I hope Oyo Anna doesn't get sick there... I wish I could meet you once... May he rest in peace." in memory of Oyo Anna.

There were revelations of weather forecasters that eventually erupted in the death of Oyoanna. A devastating nerve.
Park Eun-ji also captured and posted the death story of the deceased, saying, "I feel so heavy because I was a former MBC weatherman."I'm a junior I've never seen before, but I hope you won't suffer by now. I pray for the repose of the deceased."

Then "You've endured seven years and endured it, so you know..." How scary and lonely the pain is..I'm so sorry I couldn't help you" and "a deep-rooted culture of workplace harassment must now be revealed to the end."




There were revelations of weather forecasters that eventually erupted in the death of Oyoanna. A devastating nerve.
Oyoanna joined the MBC open recruitment weatherman in 2021, but died suddenly in September last year. He was 28. The news of his death was belatedly announced in December, three months later, and the cause of death was not disclosed.

However, a recent report by the Maeil Shinmun suggested that the deceased had been bullied at work while he was alive, and the scandal grew.

According to reports, the bereaved family is actually OAnna said she killed herself, adding that a 17-page suicide note was found on her mobile phone. Oyo Anna, who joined MBC in May 2021, has been bullied since March of the following year.




The bereaved family filed a civil suit against two alleged perpetrators at the Seoul Central District Court. In addition, a netizen filed a complaint with the Seoul Mapo Police Station and the Ministry of Employment and Labor against MBC President Ahn Hyung-joon and the head of the department through the National Newspaper.

According to a Channel A report on the 2nd, the bereaved family said that Oyoanna has a recording file of four MBC officials complaining of damage. I had a consultation with one of them while drinking Hope for an hour and a half. Yoanna recorded it. I've recorded the whole consultation process."

This recording is about the bullying suffered by a specific weatherman, and Oyo Anna is in so much pain at the time of consultation " (because of a specific weatherman). It's so violent. Is this workplace bullying? Or did I do something wrong?The bereaved family explained that they complained of damage, saying ".

MBC said "It is very cautious to mention facts related to the deceased, so MBC has no choice but to be cautious in its response. However, what can be clearly confirmed is that while working as a freelancer, the deceased never informed the department in charge of his or her grievances (human resources counseling office of the management support office, the audit office clean center) or the managers who worked with him.

"If the deceased had officially reported his grievances (bullying at work, etc.) to the company at the time, or had informed the responsible managers of the damage even if not, the company would have conducted a proper investigation," he said, adding that he decided to form a fact-finding committee to find out the truth.



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