MBC Addresses Controversy Over Lee Yi-kyung's Noodle Scene and Voluntary Departure from ‘Hangout With Yoo'
Nov 22, 2025
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On the 22nd, MBC 'What are you doing when you play?' The side expressed its official position on Lee Yi-kyung's alleged remarks on official SNS.
What are you doing when you play on this day?' Lee Yi-kyung's post on Friday afternoon of the 21st is 'What are you doing when you play?' I'll tell you everything about the matter"First, he apologized, saying, "First of all, the production team's failure to protect the cast member was negligent in the situation of slurping that Lee Yi-kyung mentioned."
Lee Yi-kyung, who tried to make viewers laugh, spontaneously showed the situation of eating noodles while filming the Hong Kong and Japanese episodes, and the production team decided that the response was not bad at the time"After that, I asked Lee Yi-kyung to eat noodles to make it fun again, but I was too greedy," he said.
Also "It's an entertainment show that Lee Yi-kyung mentioned during the production process!"' The comments were edited and the viewers' emotions were not accurately grasped, causing Lee E-kyung to be hurt, causing inconvenience to viewers.
Later, he told Lee Yi-kyung that the production team apologized separately, but also talked about his departure.
As Lee Yi-kyung mentioned, the production team first recommended the agency to get off, and the production team said they would follow the choice even if the agency reported the recommendation to get off. Since then, Lee Yi-kyung's agency has contacted me that he will choose to get off voluntarily due to his schedule.
The production team then asked the performers to comment on the voluntary departure due to the schedule discussed with the agency, thinking that it was the least courtesy for Lee Yi-kyung from the standpoint of recommending her to get off, and delivered it through the broadcast. The performers only followed our request with consideration for Lee Yi-kyung. "Please refrain from criticizing or speculating against other performers."," he said.
On the previous day, Lee Yi-kyung announced that she would take active legal action against the recent suspicion of privacy, saying, `What are you doing when you play?He also expressed his unfairness about '
Lee Yi-kyung "Even during the previous controversy over noodles, I said I definitely didn't want to do it, but I asked him to rent a noodle restaurant because of me."It's a variety show!My comment ' has been edited. When the controversy erupted afterwards, the production team only said that they were in a hurry, and the controversy had to be handled by myself, and my image was greatly damaged"I vented my anger.
Meanwhile, on the 19th of last month, a German woman A revealed Lee's privacy by disclosing a Kakao Talk conversation and DM (direct message) capture that she had with Lee Yi-kyung. The capture was controversial because it included taking a picture of a body part or asking for the size of the chest.
In response, Lee Yi-kyung's agency countered that the contents were false and that there was a threatening attempt to demand money months ago.
After that, Mr. A said the content was "false." It caused controversy by changing the words `It's made of AI' and changing the words `It's true' several times.
▶ Hereinafter, MBC 'What are you doing when you play?' Production team's full entry
Hello. 'What do you do when you play?' It's the production team.
'What do you do when you play?I'm sorry to have caused this concern to everyone who loves ' Among the posts posted by Lee Yi-kyung on Friday afternoon of the 21st, 'What are you doing when you play?' I'll tell you about the related issue without hiding it.
First of all, the noodle situation that Lee Yi-kyung mentioned is the production team's failure to protect the cast. Lee Yi-kyung, who tried to make viewers laugh, improvised the situation of eating while filming the Hong Kong and Japanese episodes, and the production team decided that the response was not bad.
After that, I asked Lee Yi-kyung to eat noodles to make it fun again, but I was too greedy. It's a variety show that Lee Yi-kyung mentioned during the production process!" The comments were edited and the viewers' emotions were not accurately grasped, causing Lee E-kyung to be hurt and inconvenience to viewers. Instead of the edited comment, I chose "For fun...I tried to convey the message to watch it as an entertainment show through the comment and subtitles, but I think it was not enough.
After the controversy, I apologized to Lee Yi-kyung and quickly edited the explanation of the noodles during the opening that was originally scheduled to be released next week and published it on the broadcast. However, I would like to acknowledge the lack of the production team that has not fully resolved the controversy over slurring and once again apologize to Lee Yi-kyung and everyone who felt uncomfortable.
Next, I will tell you about the situation of getting off. In a situation where Lee Yi-kyung's private life rumors are being derived through the media, it is difficult to be together due to the nature of entertainment programs that require laughter every week.
As Lee Yi-kyung mentioned, the production team first recommended the agency to get off, and the production team said they would follow the choice even if the agency reported the recommendation to get off. Since then, Lee E-kyung's agency has contacted me that they will choose to get off voluntarily due to their schedule.
From the standpoint of recommending getting off, the production team thought it was the least courtesy for Lee Yi-kyung, so they asked the performers to mention the voluntary getting off due to the schedule they discussed with the agency and delivered it through the broadcast. The performers only followed our request as consideration for Lee E-kyung. Please refrain from criticizing or speculating on other performers.
'What do you do when you play?' The production team will take a closer and closer look at the entire production process so that the performers' efforts for laughter do not deteriorate in the future.
Once again, I respectfully apologize to Lee E-kyung, who was hurt, and to everyone who caused concern.
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