If you win Lotte, you will be silent...Controversy over Park Yong-taek's biased commentary, KBS finally opened its mouth (Full Story)
May 11, 2025
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On the 9th, KBS posted a petition to the viewers on its official website, regarding the controversy over Park Yong-taek, KBS N Sports commentator "We are sorry and ask for your understanding."," he said, expressing his willingness to improve in the future.
The controversy erupted on April 18 in a professional baseball game between the Lotte Giants and the Samsung Lions on KBSN Sports. One viewer commented "Park Yong-taek apologized to KBS for his biased commentary before, but nothing has changed", Commissioner Park Yong-taek does not say anything when a Lotte player hits a home run, but screams with excitement when a Samsung player hits a home run", He expressed disappointment with both KBS and Park, claiming Park's biased commentary, saying, `When Lotte is winning, he will shut up and do not comment.' The viewer's writing received more than 1,000 consent.
KBS responded by "Thank you for leaving a valuable comment regarding the broadcast of the Lotte Giants and Samsung Lions match on April 18." You felt uncomfortable in some of the commentary scenes during this broadcast, and we are also listening to the viewers' voices carefully"I said hello first.
If you felt uncomfortable at the moment you had to enjoy the game, I am sorry for that and ask for your understanding. We are also listening to the commentator's personal feelings and tendencies that have been overly revealed in the broadcast, and we continue to provide continuous feedback and discussions internally to ensure that the neutrality and balance of the commentary are maintained," he replied.
We are also trying to deliver a more enjoyable and fair broadcast to all baseball fans. We will continue to improve the improvement and do our best for a good broadcast," he added.
Park Yong-taek, who joined the LG Twins in 2002 and started his professional baseball career, is a leading franchise star of the club, playing only in one team until he retired in 2020. After retirement, the uniform number was permanently removed and became a symbol of the team.
He has a record of 2,500 hits in total, the first 10 consecutive years with a .300 batting average, and the first 150 hits in seven consecutive years, and he also played for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2006.
After his retirement, he has been a KBSN sports commentator since 2021, appearing in entertainment programs 'strongest baseball', 'Dongsang Imong2 - 'You are my destiny', 'True fan zone' and 'Unmade Korean History' to continue his broadcasting activities.
The following is the full text of KBS's position.
The game you mentioned was broadcast by KBSN Sports, and I would like to tell you the KBSN production team's answers as follows. In addition, KBS will keep this in mind and try to make it a fair broadcast.
Hello, we're KBSN Sports. First of all, thank you for your valuable comments regarding the broadcast of the Lotte Giants and Samsung Lions game on April 18. We are also listening to the viewers' voices after checking the contents and feeling uncomfortable in some of the commentary scenes during this broadcast. If you felt uncomfortable at the moment you had to enjoy the game, I am sorry for that and ask for your understanding. We are also listening to the commentator's personal feelings and tendencies that have been overly revealed in the broadcast, and we continue to provide continuous feedback and discussions internally to ensure that the neutrality and balance of the commentary are maintained. KBS N Sports is trying to deliver a more enjoyable and fair broadcast to all baseball fans.
We will continue to improve the areas to improve and do our best for good broadcasts. Please continue to show your warm interest and support. Thank you.
rightlight@sportschosun.com
