The risk of appearing on "Black and White Cook" again..'Drunk Driving' Lim Sung-geun → 'Debt to' Lee Young-sook and Baek Su-jeo's downfall [Stayaway]

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The Netflix cooking contest program "The Black and White Chef" series is being marred by past controversies among cast members. While Chef Lim Sung-geun, the main character of Season 2, bowed his head confessing to his past history of drunk driving, the controversy over the failure of Chef Lee Young-sook from Season 1 to fulfill his debt has resurfaced, raising voices over the "validation of the cast."

Recently, Lim Sung-geun voluntarily confessed his past drunk driving history through his YouTube channel "Im Jjang TV," and was at the center of controversy.

Lim Sung-geun said, "I've driven drunk about three times over 10 years," adding, "At that time, I wanted to hide it all, but if things happen later, many people will get hurt." I don't want to avoid it. That's why you're sober and don't drink. He explained the reason for the confession, saying, "My license was revoked due to criminal punishment and I re-issued my license."

He, whose license was revoked due to criminal punishment in the case, is currently re-acquired, but his image has been hit hard by a series of unsavory suspicions in the past.

In response to strong public opinion, Lim Sung-geun bowed his head, releasing a handwritten apology. "Drunk driving is my fault and a mistake that I cannot excuse for any reason," he said. At the time, I deeply regretted it and was subject to legal punishment, and I have had time to reflect on myself over the past few years, self-reflection. However, as I recently received excessive love, I thought that it was not a deception or courtesy to you who believed in me to work with past mistakes buried."

In the aftermath of the controversy, Lim Sung-geun's MBC 'What do you do when you play?', JTBC's recording of "Knowing Bros" has been canceled. MBC's "Point of Omniscient Interfere" also decided to discard his recording.

This cast risk is not just a matter of Season 2. Kim Young-sook, who appeared in Season 1 of "Black and White Cook," was also caught up in the "debt fight controversy" after the end of the program.

In April 2010, Lee Young-sook borrowed 100 million won from A, the head of a shiitake mushroom-related association, to open a local restaurant, and wrote a loan certificate with an expiration date of April 2011, but reportedly did not repay it.

After A's death in July 2011, the bereaved family found an IOU and filed a civil lawsuit during the process of arranging the belongings, and the court ruled in 2012 that Lee Young-sook should pay back 100 million won.

The bereaved family of A claimed that Lee Young-sook did not repay the debt, saying she had "no money" despite the court's ruling, and that she did not repay the debt even after she appeared on "The Battle of Korean Food 2" in 2014 and received 100 million won in prize money. Eventually, A's bereaved family applied for a bond seizure and collection order to the court in 2018. At the time, the bereaved family claimed that Lee Young-sook still did not receive all of the money back, saying that the amount she had to pay back was more than 300 million won, including interest, while Lee Young-sook said that she borrowed the money, but paid back some of it.

Since then, Nonsan Branch of the Daejeon District Court has accepted an application for bond seizure and collection orders for Lee Young-sook's performance fee, which creditor A claimed against the production company of Netflix's "Black and White Cook" in November 2024.

Coincidentally, chefs Lim Sung-geun and Lee Young-sook made their faces known through olive cooking competition programs "Korean Food Battle 3" and "Korean Food Battle 2", respectively. They later appeared on "Black and White Cook" and built awareness and trust, but their personal history was revealed late, disappointing viewers. As such, there is a risk of performers every season in "Black and White Cook." As a result, criticism of the program's performance verification system continues.

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