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The terrestrial broadcaster MBC has attracted censure with yet another incident of what some viewers regard as indecent exposure, four months after an alternative singer stripped during a live program. But this time the blink-or-you-miss-it view of a man¡¯s genitals was pre-recorded, occurring in the soap opera "Sweet Spy," which aired Monday.
In the bathhouse scene, three male actors -- Choi Bul-am, Lee Gi-yeol and Kim Joon-ho -- are seen rubbing each others backs, their private parts decently out of frame. But sharp-eyed viewers were able to spot the genitals of an extra in the background fully, if dimly, exposed.
After the scene aired, websites started to bulge with comments from Korea¡¯s famously vociferous Netizens. ¡°It is unbelievable that they have managed to make the same mistake shortly after the exposure incident took place during the music program,¡± a viewer identifying himself as Lee Dong-hyun wrote. ¡°I hope I was mistaken thinking I saw it.¡± Another, signing himself Kim Byung-jo, demanded, ¡°Is MBC an adult channel? I¡¯m scared to watch MBC with my family now.¡±
Immediately the show was over, the producers posted an apology on the broadcaster¡¯s web board. ¡°We cannot find the words to deplore our negligence when double-checking the scene,¡± it said. ¡°We apologize to viewers for the mishap and vow not to make same mistake again. We really hope people understand that we did not make the scene with impure intentions.¡± MBC said it will edit the scene for repeat viewing.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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