Received all appearance fees... Chef Son Jong-won reveals 'Please Take Care of the Refrigerator' dinner party: "Still operating normally" [Star Issue]

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Chef Son Jong-won emphasized that JTBC's flagship variety show "Please Take Care of the Refrigerator" (hereinafter "Refrigerator") is still operating normally.

On the 26th, Son posted several photos and videos on his Instagram with the message "Refrigerator is operating normally." The images are behind-the-scenes shots taken at the "Refrigerator" filming set and during a dinner party. He showcased a cheerful synergy alongside chefs Choi Hyun-seok, Yoon Nam-no, Kim Pung (writer), Park Eun-young, Kwon Seong-jun, and others.

Notably, Chef Son Jong-won added the following photo caption to draw attention: "1. The identity of Refrigerator 2. Our Hyun-seok 3. I don't even know what Nam-no is doing 4. The youngest has grown remarkably handsome. He'd be even more handsome if not for that expression... 5. Dinner party (even) with a professional MC booked — the scale of Refrigerator 6. Dance-a-thon, the dancing machine born from Refrigerator 7. If I appeared on TV~ 8. It would be really nice... 9. If this is a tough guy, then any amount is fine 10. with 'JYP' (whisper)."

Last month on the 12th, JTBC fell into default after failing to repay its 206 billion won liquidity loan upon maturity. Its affiliates, including Jungang Holdings, Contentree Jungang, Jungang P&I, and Megabox Jungang, sequentially filed for restructuring proceedings.

On the 30th of last month, the Seoul Bankruptcy Court approved an autonomous restructuring program to support voluntary restructuring between companies and creditors for JTBC, while deciding to open restructuring proceedings for the remaining four affiliates.

According to the Korean Broadcasting Actors Labor Union (hereinafter "Korean Broadcasting Actors Union"), appearance fees for shows such as "Please Take Care of the Refrigerator" and "Knowing Bros" remain unpaid. In response, JTBC announced on the 8th that it has settled outstanding dispatch fees, service fees, some unpaid appearance fees for variety programs, and external production costs.

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