Female actress flustered during kissing game… ‘Running Man’ faces sexual harassment complaint → Ruling: “No issue” [Star Issue]

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The kissing game scene from ‘Running Man’ was deemed to have no issues in a broadcast review.

According to the minutes of the 26th Broadcast Review Subcommittee meeting recently released by the Korea Communications Standards Commission, the kissing game scene aired on SBS’s variety show ‘Running Man’ on November 23 last year was resolved as “no issue.”

In that broadcast, actors Ahn Eun-jin and Kim Mu-jeon, who appeared in the SBS drama “Kissing Is Not for Nothing,” made guest appearances to play a game titled “Kissing Is Not for Nothing.” The format involved blindfolded participants guessing who had kissed them.

During this process, the participants exchanged remarks such as, “Is your mouth condition okay today?” and “My lips are fine too.”

Additionally, when Ahn Eun-jin kissed a fellow participant’s wrist, the surrounding participants encouraged further action by saying things like, “You should let them do it again, right? Just one more time.” Ahn Eun-jin showed signs of being flustered, stating, “No one actually said I had to do it, did they?”

A complaint was filed on the grounds that inappropriate physical contact continued in a variety program aired during family viewing hours, and that kissing was forced or pushed upon a specific participant, which appeared as sexual harassment and caused discomfort.

In the review, Commissioner Hong Mi-ae stated, “It was slightly inappropriate between participants, and there were scenes where a female participant was asked to kiss, making it unavoidable for a sexual harassment controversy to arise,” and expressed an opinion for administrative guidance in the form of an “opinion presentation.”

On the other hand, Chairwoman Kim Min-jung stated, “The participants were aware of the game’s content and method and participated voluntarily, so it is difficult to view it as a forced situation. The level of physical contact was also light, at the level of just kissing, making it difficult to see it as sexual speech or sexual physical contact,” and concluded that it did not amount to a violation of the dignity maintenance clause.

Previously, Commissioners Jo Seung-ho, Kim Il-gon, and Kim Woo-seok also expressed opinions of “no issue,” stating that the situation was not at a level that would cause discomfort or sexual shame. The Broadcast Review Subcommittee ultimately resolved the case as “no issue” in accordance with the opinions of four commissioners.

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