The police sent the prosecution to the KBS government on charges of damaging cultural assets that were nailed at Byeongsanseowon (SC Issue)

By Yoona, Lee

Feb 10, 2025

The police sent the prosecution to the KBS government on charges of damaging cultural assets that were nailed at Byeongsanseowon (SC Issue)



The police sent KBS to the prosecution on charges of `damaging cultural properties.'

On the 7th, the Andong Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province sent three people (one team leader and two employees) from the on-site prop team of KBS drama 『Namju's First Night』 starring Ok Taek-yeon and Seo-hyun.

This was known on January 3 when a citizen who accused the filming team of violating the 「Act on Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Heritage」 shared the fact that he was sent to the prosecution.




According to the investigation result notice, the transfer was decided on the 5th, and the main contents are "The case received through the National Newspaper is notified that the suspect's criminal charges have been fully recognized and the decision has been made."It is stated that ".

Earlier, architect Min Seo-hong revealed what he witnessed at Byeongsan Seowon Confucian Academy on December 30 of the year before. According to Min, Min, who was walking inside expecting to be filming a broadcast, witnessed the production team damaging cultural assets. 'There were items that appeared to be drama props all over the campus, and some staff members were nailing wooden posts to hang their backs"I looked around and found that there were already quite a few backs hanging from the Mandeoru pillar."

A civilian architect complained to the staff about the damage, but the answer was "It has already been approved by Andong City." "If you're curious, can't you contact the city hall?" "How many times do I have to explain that I've been granted permission?" It was a red card answer. Later, architect Min contacted Andong City Hall's cultural heritage and reported it to the National Heritage Administration (formerly Cultural Heritage Administration). "I wonder if it would be right to allow cultural properties as filming locations," he said. "It is deplorable that this will happen during the filming of KBS's drama, a public broadcaster. It is not something that can be dismissed as insignificant at all."




The police sent the prosecution to the KBS government on charges of damaging cultural assets that were nailed at Byeongsanseowon (SC Issue)
Afterwards, KBS dispatched the head of the drama center and the executive producer to Byeongsan Seowon in Andong to find out the situation on the spot, and confirmed that they put new nails and fixed them to hang props from about 10 existing nail marks"It was found that the production team put nails in about 10 places, including eight pillars of Byeongsanseowon Confucian Academy and two beams of Dongjae," he said, acknowledging the damage to cultural assets. Later, KBS was accused of damaging cultural heritage by Andong City, and eventually decided to discard all videos set at Byeongsanseowon Confucian Academy. Andong City requested the disposal of the filming, and KBS reportedly accepted it. He also said that he is in discussion with officials at Byeongsan Seowon to check the site and restore the procedure.

On the other hand, 'Have the First Night of Namjoo' is a romance fantasy about a minor role (Seohyun) in a romance novel with the soul of an ordinary female college student spending a night with the novel's strongest obsession, Namjoo (Ok Taek-yeon).






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