MBC Re-signs 3 Allegations of Oyoanna Bullying...There's no basis for that

By Bit, Jung

May 22, 2025

MBC Re-signs 3 Allegations of Oyoanna Bullying...There's no basis for that
photo source=the late Oyoanna account



MBC has re-signed three weathermen who were involved in the alleged bullying of the late Oyoanna weatherman at work. Based on the results of the Ministry of Employment and Labor's special labor supervision, it was judged that there was no basis for considering it as a perpetrator. In addition, the contract with A, who was pointed out separately, has been terminated.

According to MBC on the 22nd, MBC signed a contract with weather forecasters Kim Ga-young, Lee Hyun-seung, and Choi A-ri, who were mentioned in connection with the late Oyoanna weathercaster case, which was suspected of bullying in the workplace.

On the other hand, he ended the contract with A, who was identified as another perpetrator. MBC's position is that the special labor supervision investigation determined that there is no basis for considering the three weathercasters as perpetrators.




They are freelance contractors and have renewed their contracts on a yearly basis every year. Originally, the contract was scheduled to be renewed at the end of last year, but the contract was delayed due to growing suspicions after Oyoanna's death. The contract was renewed on the 19th when the Ministry of Employment and Labor made a judgment on the case. The contract period is known to last until December this year.

I joined MBC in 2021 and worked as a weathermanAnna died in September last year. Later, the incident became public when a suicide note was revealed on the deceased's mobile phone that he had been bullied by fellow weathermen. The bereaved family filed a lawsuit for damages against A in December last year, claiming that the deceased had been bullied at work while he was alive.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor launched a special labor supervision on MBC in February, and on the 19th "I'm not a worker, but there was an act that could be seen as bullying." came to a conclusion. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said, `It corresponds to harassment when comprehensively considering the emotional pain felt by the deceased, who is a newbie in society, repeated unnecessary remarks, and the contents of the suicide note.'




However, it was considered that the prohibition of 'work bullying' was not legally applied because the deceased did not fall under the Labor Standards Act 'Workers'.

MBC apologized to the bereaved family and the deceased shortly after the announcement of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, saying, `We take the results very seriously.' "We will take appropriate measures against those involved.""We plan to improve discrimination against outsourced personnel, including freelancers, and to supplement institutional measures based on the judgment of worker characteristics" he said in an official statement."






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