Why didn��t Song Joong Ki appear in Yoo Hee Yeol��s Christmas special?

The reason that actor Song Joong Ki��s appearance on the Christmas special for KBS 2��s Yoo Hee Yeol��s Sketchbook was canceled has come to light. A representative in charge of KBS variety programs told Starnews on January 3, ��While we were negotiating about Song��s appearance on the show, we couldn��t reach an agreement about having people in the audience. The show was originally to be an event in which singers�� wishes were granted without an audience, but Song Joong Ki had a different idea. He wanted people in the audience.��

The shooting of the special took place on December 11 at the new KBS building in Yeouido, and when the news about Song��s appearance leaked out, it drew a lot of public attention.

The representative continued, ��At that time, we were taken aback because we were in the middle of negotiating the deal and nothing had been decided for sure. You know, when you are in a business like this, success or failure can depend on what stars you cast. Song is one of those stars that can make a program a success, but the news about his appearance broke prematurely.��

Song is one of today’s rising stars as the leading actor in KBS 2��s Wednesday-Thursday series The Innocent Man (written by Lee Kyung Hee, directed by Kim Jin Won and Lee Na Jung), and his movie A Werewolf Boy was a big hit.

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