"Is Jeon Hyun-moo a shaman?"… "I Live Alone" side explains, "It was indeed an impromptu trip," but the public remains suspicious of a script [Star Issue]

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Although the production team of "I Live Alone" explained that the alleged script for broadcaster Jeon Hyun-moo's impromptu trip to Kazakhstan was merely a "planning proposal," viewers appear unconvinced.

On the 16th, the MBC variety show "I Live Alone" (hereinafter "I Live Alone") told StarNews regarding the suspicions of a script: "It was simply a guide document prepared to send an official filming permit request to Incheon International Airport Corporation; it is not a pre-written script." The team added, "No script was provided to Jeon Hyun-moo, and there were absolutely no instances where Jeon Hyun-moo read from a script or delivered lines based on one."

However, many netizens reacted with comments such as: "The reason people are angry is not just that there is a script, but that they emphasized it was an 'impromptu trip' while actually conducting a 'planned trip,'" "The production team should stop broadcasting and become shamans. How could they predict Kazakhstan?" "Is Jeon Hyun-moo a shaman?" "It seems the broadcast followed the text too closely to be called 'we didn't know,'" "Honestly, having some level of script or plan is not a problem in itself, so why are they creating issues and causing controversy?" and "Wasn't even the content of the phone call to Koo Sung-hwan exactly the same?"

Although the "I Live Alone" team denied the existence of a script, many argue that it is impossible for a variety show to have no script at all. They point out that the contents of the planning proposal submitted by MBC to Incheon Airport for filming permission closely match Jeon Hyun-moo's monologues on air and the flow leading to his decision to travel to Kazakhstan, raising suspicions that what MBC called a "planning proposal" was effectively a script.

According to Chosun Ilbo on the same day, documents submitted by Incheon International Airport Corporation to the office of People Power Party member Kim Eun-hye (Rep.) in the National Assembly's Committee on Land, Transport and Tourism revealed that MBC's filming permit request sent on July 22 stated plans to film ticket issuance and departure at the Air Astana (Kazakhstan's national carrier) counter on August 6. The documents also specified the flight number for the "August 6, 11:10 AM" departure. In reality, Jeon Hyun-moo traveled to Kazakhstan on this exact flight.

The materials contained content that appeared directly in the "I Live Alone" broadcast as if it were a script. It included stage directions such as "Hyun-moo arrives at Incheon Airport impromptu! He stands at the departure counter and starts looking for flights," and dialogue lines like "Hyun-moo: I've been to China too many times~ How about Kazakhstan~?" It further outlined the flow: "Hyun-moo calls Kazakhstan experts (Koo) Sung-hwan and (Lee) Joo-seung to ask about the country! After receiving tips from his younger colleagues, he decides to go to Kazakhstan," and "Issues tickets at the Air Astana counter and departs for Kazakhstan!"

The episode of "I Live Alone" aired on August 14 emphasized Jeon Hyun-moo's impromptu trip. However, given that situations such as ticket issuance and renting a local car are difficult to execute spontaneously, the show faced suspicions of "broadcast manipulation."

In response, the "I Live Alone" team explained, "We had pre-verified flight options and filming conditions in preparation for the possibility of overseas shooting for the broadcast." They added, "Considering Jeon Hyun-moo's usual interest in travel destinations and the flight situations at the time, we judged that he was highly likely to choose Kazakhstan." The team also stated, "However, we failed to sufficiently consider that by emphasizing the phrase 'impromptu trip' on air, it could be perceived that all aspects of the travel and filming were conducted without any prior preparation."

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