MBC Weather forecasters, Oyo Anna's 1st Anniversary Black Clothes...The bereaved family is still in tears

Sep 16, 2025

MBC Weather forecasters, Oyo Anna's 1st Anniversary Black Clothes...The bereaved family is still in tears



MBC weather forecasters appeared on the show wearing black clothes to mark the first anniversary of the death of the late former weatherman Oyoanna. It is interpreted as a tribute to a colleague who made an extreme choice amid allegations of bullying in the workplace.

Lee Hyun-seung, a weatherman who appeared on MBC News Weather at 12 p.m. on the 15th, tied his hair and wore a black dress.

Keum Chae-rim, a weatherman, expressed her condolences with a black dress on News Desk and 5:00 News and Economy, and Kim Ga-young, a weatherman, expressed her condolences with a navy dress on News Today.




The late former weatherman Oyoanna died of extreme choice on September 15 last year. Suspicions were raised that he suffered bullying at work while he was alive, and the bereaved family filed a civil lawsuit against a fellow employee based on the deceased's will and phone and message records.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor found that there was bullying within the organization as a result of special labor supervision", but due to freelance status, it is difficult to apply workplace harassment regulations under the Labor Standards Act"We concluded.

Meanwhile, on the same day, MBC announced 'abolition of the freelance weatherman system' and 'new weather climate expert system', which immediately sparked backlash from the bereaved family. The bereaved family strongly protested, saying, `The act of killing the deceased twice.' Jang Yeon-mi, the mother of former weatherman Oyoanna, has been holding a hunger strike in front of MBC's headquarters in Sangam-dong, Seoul since the 8th, demanding an official apology from MBC's president ▲ announcement of measures to prevent recurrence ▲ awarding the late Oyoanna honorary employee card and preparing a space for memorial service ▲ regularization of the weatherman.




The bereaved family raised their voice, saying, `The deceased's mother even went on a fast to become a full-time worker, and the result is that she was cutting off her colleagues.'



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