SBS 'Universe Merimi' Controversy Over Illegal Shooting...In the end, the Korea Communications Standards Commission filed a complaint
Oct 28, 2025
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The controversy began in the 6th episode of `Universe Merimi' aired on the 25th. Baek Sang-hyun (played by Bae Na-ra) caught a man illegally filming a female doctor Yoon Jin-kyung (played by Shin Seul-ki) and said, `I'll let you slide because I think this is my first time. Next time, I'm not being meanThe scene of deleting the filming was consumed as a link to the love line. The victim watched at a distance and even developed a romance to buy alcohol, and viewers criticized him fiercely that he was anachronistic.
The more problematic is SBS's official SNS. The controversial scene was uploaded as a shorts video with inappropriate expressions such as 「"Shin Seul-ki's hidden camera crime, cool true education of Bae Nara," sparking a second controversy. As viewer complaints flooded, only the video was deleted, and no official position such as an apology was made.
In the end, viewers came forward. On the 27th, SBS viewer bulletin board "I filed a complaint with the Board of Atmosphere."Along with the article ", the details of the complaint received by the Korea Communications Standards Commission were disclosed.
The applicant said, "The male character arbitrarily judges and punishes the perpetrator of illegal filming, and the ending of not handing over the perpetrator to the police caused secondary harm to the victim."He strongly criticized that "this kind of production is directly against broadcasting ethics."
He then urged the drama's producers to take responsibility, saying, "If SBS does not apologize, make a statement directly in front of the committee member."
"UJU MERRY" is a story of Woo-ju (Choi Woo-sik) and Mary (Jeong So-min) who want to protect a prize for a high-end honeymoon house. As the controversy intensifies, attention is focusing on whether SBS will officially respond to the issue.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
