Controversy over JTBC's daily long-term transmission → "I'm angry about trivial things" sarcastically

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'Shock' Korea-Japan match to send out a long term → "Why does Korea get angry at the slightest thing?" sarcastically... Cold water for 'controversy' [Milano Olympics]

It's like pouring cold water on a famous game. Despite the Korean women's curling team's thrilling victory over archrival Japan, domestic viewers' anger exploded due to the broadcaster's ridiculous mistake.

The women's curling team, consisting of skip Kim Eun-ji, third Kim Min-ji, second Kim Soo-ji, lead Seol Ye-eun and Phipps Seol Ye-ji, defeated Japan 7-5 in the fifth round robin of the women's curling round at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Italy on the 16th (Korea time).

South Korea overwhelmed Japan by completing a big end in which they scored three points in the eighth end when they faced 3-3. As a result of the day, Korea tied for fourth place with three wins and two losses, sparking the advance to the semifinals.

However, while South Korea beat Japan for the Olympic Games, the broadcaster raised eyebrows over the absurd accident.

An all-time broadcasting accident occurred after the end of the 5th end, when Korea was leading 3-2. In the advertising time ahead of the 6th end, a long-term graphic unrelated to the game was sent to the center of the screen for more than 10 seconds. Viewers could not hide their embarrassment when the Japanese flag was sent out for a long time in a situation where they were confused even if the Korean flag was raised amid the Korea-Japan match.

Castor, who understood the seriousness of the situation, said ahead of the start of the sixth end, "An unexpected graphic went out during the commercial. In general, we went out in such a situation that we should not send. I apologize in a embarrassed state, saying, "I would like to express my understanding for that."

However, online communities and social networking services (SNS) were severely criticized by viewers, such as "I was stuck in the center of the daily period for more than 10 seconds during advertisement time," "How can you make such a mistake?" and "Isn't it intentional?"

In response, the broadcasting company said, "We apologize for the interim advertisement transmission accident," and added, "There was an accident that the Japanese flag graphic was temporarily exposed to the advertisement screen during the transmission of a live intermediate advertisement on the curling Korea-Japan match around 23:23 on the 15th. Once again, we deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to viewers," he said, bowing his head, saying, "We will not repeat the same accident and be more thorough in inspection and management."

Even the accident became a hot topic in Japan. More than 300 comments were posted in related articles reported by the Japanese media "Ronspo." "Ronspo" detailed public opinion in Korea, saying, "In the broadcast of the curling Korea-Japan match in Korea, where Japan suffered a painful defeat, a broadcast accident suddenly showed a Japanese flag, causing Korean viewers to be furious."

However, Japanese netizens' responses were cynical. One netizen said, "I didn't even win a medal, but it's more problematic that I came out with the Taegeukgi after winning the game. It can only be seen as a show of Japan," he claimed. Another netizen responded, "This Olympics has a political background, which makes sportsmanship lacking and impression thin," and "Korea gets angry every time over trivial things." In particular, the Korean media's accident of introducing countries and using rude methods during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics was the worst ever, according to many people, referring to past cases.

This is not the first controversy by broadcasting companies. On the 13th, Choi Ga-on (Sehwa Girls' High School) did not broadcast live the historical moment of winning the first gold medal in Korean snowboarding women's halfpipe, which caused a big stir. Instead of Choi Ga-on's postponement in the third period of the finals, he broadcasted short track qualifiers and delivered the news of the gold medal only with subtitles, drawing criticism from sports fans. At the time, the broadcaster explained, "Short track is a strong event of the Korean national team and is highly interested in the public, so we maintained the broadcast in consideration of the audience's choice."

However, due to the long-term transmission accident this time, distrust and concern about broadcasters who have exclusive rights to broadcast the Olympics by 2032 are expected to deepen.

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