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Jeon Hyunmoo's agency apologized for using inappropriate remark while mentioning the story of a fallen police officer on 'Battle of Fates.'
On the 23rd, Jeon Hyunmoo's agency, SM C&C, released an official statement, saying, "First, we deeply honor the lives and hard work of all the deceased individuals mentioned in the 'Battle of Fates.' We offer our sincere condolences to the bereaved families."
The agency continued, "We feel a heavy sense of responsibility for the hurt caused to the deceased and their families due to certain expressions used during the broadcast. No matter what the situation was, we should have been more careful when talking about the deceased," adding, "While Jeon Hyunmoo was summarizing what a participant had said, he repeated some words exactly as heard and did not consider if they were appropriate. We take it very seriously that he failed to show proper respect to the deceased."
The statement concluded, "We sincerely apologize to the deceased and their families. We also apologize to all viewers who may have felt uncomfortable while watching the broadcast. We will check our internal rules to be more responsible and do our best to make sure this never happens again in the future."
Meanwhile, Disney+ 'Battle of Fates' is a spiritual survival program where 49 fortune tellers gather to test their abilities through various missions.
During the show, a shaman referred to the death of a person on the show, saying, "Isn't getting stabbed often called 'Kal-ppang (NB: This is a very harsh slang term for a stab wound)'?" referring to a police who died in the line of duty. Hearing this, Jeon Hyunmoo said, "Someone said 'Kal-ppang,' that's very direct."
After the scene aired, Jeon Hyunmoo receives critics for using inappropriate language when referring to a police officer who died in the line of duty.
Below is the full statement from Jeon Hyunmoo's agency, SM C&C.
Hello, this is SM C&C.
First, we deeply honor the lives and hard work of all the deceased individuals mentioned in the 'Battle of Fates.' We offer our sincere condolences to the bereaved families.We feel a heavy sense of responsibility for the hurt caused to the deceased and their families due to certain expressions used during the broadcast. No matter what the situation was, we should have been more careful when talking about the deceased.
While Jeon Hyunmoo was summarizing what a participant had said, he repeated some words exactly as heard and did not consider if they were appropriate. We take it very seriously that he failed to show proper respect to the deceased.
We sincerely apologize to the deceased and their families. We also apologize to all viewers who may have felt uncomfortable while watching the broadcast. We will check our internal rules to be more responsible and do our best to make sure this never happens again in the future.
Once again, we deeply apologize.
