SBS selection present “My Little Outdated Boy” is going through renewed controversy over alleged staging, as current segments involving actor Kim Min-jong and former badminton star Lee Yong-dae elevate questions on how a lot of this system’s “actuality” is definitely actual.
Kim just lately stated on one other broadcast that he was sad with how “My Little Outdated Boy” edited his look. He stated he filmed scenes in a container home in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, shortly after his mom’s passing, however the present offered it as his precise residence.
“I filmed in a container home in Yangpyeong, and the published made it seem like I lived there,” he stated.
Within the episode, cameras confirmed Kim waking up in a mountain container, washing with moist tissues, and consuming prompt rice cake soup alone. Viewers expressed sympathy, believing he was residing in isolation.
It was later revealed that the placement was a set ready by the manufacturing staff, prompting criticism that this system’s idea as an observational actuality present doesn’t match its strategies.
The present got here beneath scrutiny once more after Lee Yong-dae appeared on a blind date section. When relationship rumors unfold following the published, viewers questioned whether or not the setup had been actual, particularly in mild of Kim’s remarks about staged scenes. Lee has earned public belief by talking candidly about divorce and parenting, and the scene’s timing intensified issues.
Actor Lee Yi-kyung / Captured from his social media
The attraction of observational leisure rests on authenticity. The style will depend on pure day by day life, unplanned interactions, and real emotional arcs. As soon as synthetic settings are launched, its credibility weakens and is tough to revive.
Actor Lee Yi-kyung additionally amplified criticism over extreme directing in leisure exhibits. Addressing a previous controversy about his non-public life, he additionally spoke concerning the “noodle-slurping controversy” that occurred on MBC’s “Hangout with Yoo.”
Lee stated he had refused to participate within the bit, however the workers persuaded him, saying they’d rented a complete noodle store for the shoot. He stated his on-camera comment that it was “only for leisure” was edited out.
When the section later sparked backlash, he stated the manufacturing staff brushed it off by saying they’d been “in a rush,” leaving him to face the criticism alone and damaging his public picture.
Route is a part of leisure manufacturing, however viewers and critics say the road between directing and manipulating should stay clear. Crossing it dangers harming this system itself, particularly one as long-running as “My Little Outdated Boy.”
The present controversy remembers the early 2020s, when relationship actuality exhibits and idol survival applications confronted backlash over manipulated modifying. TV Chosun’s “Spouse’s Style,” which ended amid fabrication allegations, stays a notable instance.
Viewers as we speak don’t overlook manufacturing intent. In observational exhibits, something faux that seems actual can develop into essentially the most damaging alternative.
As “My Little Outdated Boy” highlights stars navigating private struggles, sustaining authenticity is important. Critics say path that manufactures a story fairly than capturing one feels more and more dangerous.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Instances.
