Lee Geum-hee confesses for the first time since leaving the 18-year-old Morning Madang...A psychological blow? There was no such thing as a surprise

By JunSeok, Kim

Nov 23, 2025

Lee Geum-hee confesses for the first time since leaving the 18-year-old Morning Madang...A psychological blow? There was no such thing as a surprise



Actor and announcer Lee Geum-hee talked about her feelings when she got off KBS 1TV 'Morning Madang', which she had been keeping for 18 years, and the back story of the dizzying broadcasting accident that happened during the live broadcast.

Lee Geum-hee said in an interview on YouTube channel 『Knowledge Inside" released on the 22nd that a cast member suddenly passed away during a live broadcast in the morning yard," he said of his experience.

He explained, "'At that time, the broadcast started 10 minutes late due to a feature report, and one cast member left because he misunderstood that he was coming out shorter than the previous cast member.'"




Lee Geum-hee said "The broadcast was closed for nearly half an hour as he went out"Without a script, we rushed to catch the leading performer and proceeded for another 30 minutes." It was really dizzying."

Then "Lee Sang-byeok was really good at that time. I was just laughing next to him," he recalled.

Having been a regular MC for more than 16 years, he was suddenly notified of his departure in 2016.




Announcer Han Seok-jun, the host of the day, said "When the news of the departure was announced, more than 140 complaints were posted on the viewer's bulletin board.", emphasizing Lee Geum-hee's status at the time. "At that time, the viewers of "Morning Madang" were unfamiliar with using the Internet, but the homepage that was posted once a week was plastered in protest."

Lee Geum-hee confesses for the first time since leaving the 18-year-old Morning Madang...A psychological blow? There was no such thing as a surprise
Many viewers were angry at the sudden departure, but Lee Geum-hee was calm. "I don't look back instead of doing my best," he said. "Even after being notified of the disembarkation, the psychological impact was not significant. I overslept until 9 a.m. the next morning."

At that time, some media outlets reported that Lee Geum-hee's appearance fee, a freelancer, put a burden on production costs, raising controversy over the reason for his departure.




Lee Geum-hee, who has been in charge of morning time with 18 years of steady progress, was sorry and grateful"Thank you to both the audience's support and protest.



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