Suspicion of overuse of power, Jongwon Baek blocked Kim Ho-joong from appearing in entertainment shows, and dropped him off in a phone call (Oh Jae-na)

By Wooju, Lee

May 13, 2025

Suspicion of overuse of power, Jongwon Baek blocked Kim Ho-joong from appearing in entertainment shows, and dropped him off in a phone call (Oh Jae-na)



Former producer Kim Jae-hwan raised suspicions of Jongwon Baek's overuse of power.

On the 13th, former producer Kim Jae-hwan posted a video shooting Jongwon Baek on the YouTube channel 'Studio Oh Jae-na'.

Kim Jae-hwan argued that the story of CEO Jongwon Baek blocking the cast of 'Mr. Trot' from entering SBS with a phone call is very famous in the broadcaster. "The cast member who stopped the Jongwon Baek from coming out is Kim Ho-joong."




Kim Jae-hwan met his Jongwon Baek and asked directly about his memory at the time, conveying the Jongwon Baek's position instead. Kim Jae-hwan said, "(Jongwon Baek) was struggling on a cold winter day, filming 'Flavorite Square', and an acquaintance called 'Did you see Kim Ho-joong on SBS?' At the same time, it was a story of a time when I was suffering from a ratings blow from 'Mr. Trot'" and Jongwon Baek, who had a strong attachment to 'Alley Restaurant', said 'I'm in a ratings war, and it's ridiculous to have Kim Ho-joong appear in SBS entertainment shows. SBS has no self-esteem. I'm having a hard time like this. (He said so.) The Jongwon Baek even called the CP and said, 'Mr. Trot'I'll drop out of all SBS programs if the entertainment bureau casts the cast. Honestly, I didn't mean it. At that time, SBS said that 'Alley Restaurant' and 'Flavorite Square' were important programs, so they had a hard time appeasing CEO Baek.

Kim Jae-hwan said "If everyone caught Kim Ho-joong, who everyone wanted to catch at the time, shouldn't we praise the PD?" Kim Ho-joong's appearance was blocked by a phone call from the Jongwon Baek, claiming Jongwon Baek's overuse of power.

Suspicion of overuse of power, Jongwon Baek blocked Kim Ho-joong from appearing in entertainment shows, and dropped him off in a phone call (Oh Jae-na)
Kim Jae-hwan also claimed that Jongwon Baek prevented food expert Professor A from appearing on the show. Jongwon Baek became a hot topic in 2018 with a blind test of makgeolli on SBS 'Alley Restaurant'. In response, Professor A said on social media, `I asked experts, but it was impossible to get everything right with one voice" was written, and it was shared by Hwang Kyo-ik, a flavor columnist, and it was controversial.




Since then, Professor A has been notified of his departure from the broadcast by a Jongwon Baek. Professor A admitted to Kim Jae-hwan that `the production team contacted me first, apologized, and came directly.'

However, when asked by Kim Jae-hwan, "Have you ever exerted pressure on the performer?" Jongwon Baek replied, "Who and how do I cut it? Isn't that impossible even for the broadcasting company president. If you ask 'Does it suit you?' while consulting with the production team, 'I can do it, but who am I going to cut it off. It's ridiculous."






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