Jongwon Baek's alleged power abuse caused the cast to drop out and unreasonable demand from the PD

By GyeEun, Lee

Apr 21, 2025

Jongwon Baek's alleged power abuse caused the cast to drop out and unreasonable demand from the PD



The Jongwon Baek, a broadcaster and CEO of The Bone Korea, is embroiled in allegations of overuse of power by broadcasters this time.

On the 21st '45 Plus' channel, will the 'Jongwon Baek be able to recover? A video of 'How Jongwon Baek and the media use each other!' was released.

Producer Kim Jae-hwan from MBC's liberal arts bureau is good at broadcasting about Jongwon Baek. I'm sure he's a broadcast genius. I know exactly what the viewers want," he said, before claiming that Jongwon Baek changed after receiving attention on MBC 'My Little Television in 2015.




The Jongwon Baek began to make unreasonable demands to the production team to include the filming team and writer team he wanted, adding that `If the filming team brought in by CEO Baek only looks at CEO Baek's feelings, the power of the scene is extended to CEO Baek. Will the PD be able to talk coldly and objectively about the cast if he meets with the writer whom CEO Baek brought in. I can't. This is because the contents of the meeting are all in Baek's ears. The person who didn't like Baek got off the air and the producer apologized to the cast instead." He then pointed out that the Jongwon Baek exercised outrageous influence, saying, `Although complaints against representative Baek were piled up in the broadcaster, they were buried.'

Jongwon Baek's alleged power abuse caused the cast to drop out and unreasonable demand from the PD
Producer Kim said, `If the production team knew that CEO Baek is an influential person who is brother and sister to the president of the broadcasting company, everything worked out as CEO Baek wanted. The PD in charge is against Baek's unreasonable demands. This is CEO Baek's style. You can think of calling Shinsegae Chairman Chung Yong-jin personally during the broadcast and organizing the situation right away. It is an advantage that can increase work processing, but if it is expressed in a bad way, it becomes a power trip."

Finally, PD Kim also sent a message to apologize directly for the series of controversies. Tell the Jongwon Baek "Don't hide anymore and apologize coolly and truthfully in front of the camera. Only then will the situation change."




Meanwhile, the Jongwon Baek has recently been embroiled in various controversies, including violations of laws such as sanitation and farmland laws, and interviews with executives for drinking. In response, he promised to reform the overall organizational culture and work system of Dubon Korea, but the controversy has not been put to rest.



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