The poaching ??? led to the detention of the artist???
According to Korean media reports, the production team of South Korea's KBS JOY's new variety show "Backpack as You Like Season 2: Pick Me Trip In Bali" was exposed by the Bali authorities for "stealing photos" without obtaining a filming permit, and the passports of many artists and staff participating in the variety show were confiscated and detained locally.
It is reported that the production team of "Pick Me Trip" was originally scheduled to arrive in Bali on the 21st of this month, and returned to South Korea on the 25th after ending filming.
However, on the day of returning to South Korea, the fact that the production team "secretly filmed" was revealed, and the passports of more than 30 guests and staff, including Girls' Generation member Hyoyeon, Apink member Yoon Pu-mi, TV personality Choi Hee, I.O.I born Lin Narong, and SECRET NUMBER's DITA, were confiscated.
They are currently under investigation by Balinese authorities at the hotel and will return to South Korea as soon as early next week after the investigation is completed. Because of this sudden change, artists who have the original itinerary after returning to South Korea can only make emergency adjustments.
According to relevant sources: "Although they are currently stranded in Bali, the guests do not know the reason for their detention, and the program team has not shared the situation, so everyone is very depressed." ”
Another person said, "This situation is panicking, and we will not be able to get the details until the investigation is completed, so let's try to return to Japan as soon as possible." ”
Today, KBS JOY responded to this incident, saying: "It is a fact that the guests and staff were detained, and the situation is being confirmed, but we cannot share it with you", "We are only in charge of the choreography of "Pick Me Trip", and the filming part has nothing to do with us, and there is no KBS JOY PD on the local shooting site in Bali."
After seeing the relevant news, Korean netizens were furious:
"Will this happen in 2024?Will you go to shoot with a travel visa?"If you go to another country to shoot, you have to follow the local procedures, do you think you can use this set in Korea?Only the artists are pitiful", "The guys at the TV station are like this?Where did they all come from?"The TV station has had similar behaviors before, and I think it's okay to go abroad in Korea, I remember a case where I photographed someone's residential area without permission and was sued", " How can a television station work like this, and will the artists compensate if they have to postpone their trip......s because of this?"
As Korean netizens said, it is not the first time that Korean TV has done such a thing to affect artists because of their own mistakes.
In July 2019, South Korean actress Lee Lie-yin was held legally responsible by the National Park of Thailand for illegally collecting Coo's Tridacnum in the SBS variety show "The Law of the Jungle In Lost Island".
In "The Law of the Jungle", which aired in June of the same year, Li Lieyin dived to the bottom of the sea to catch a giant clam, and the preview appeared to taste it. When Li Lieyin found the giant clam, he confirmed with the program team, "Is that a clam?" and received an affirmative answer before Li Lieyin fished.
However, when the episode aired, the head of Thailand's national park asked the Thai police to investigate the Korean variety show "The Law of the Jungle" through AFP communication, because the giant clam that Li Lieyin preyed on was an endangered protected creature - Codontica clams!
According to Thai law, if you illegally collect Codon's clams, you will be fined up to 20,000 baht (about 4,488 yuan) and sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.
As the controversy over Li Lieyin's predation of Coudoni clams spreads, the production team of "Law of the Jungle" has taken measures to remove the relevant images and tasting trailers and other videos. SBS TV also issued a public apology, saying that the program team did not know the local law to make the mistake, but the national park of Thailand still demanded that Li Lieyin be held accountable for the incident.
"We have charged the actress in question with allegedly violating the National Parks Act and the Wildlife Protection Act," the National Park of Thailand said. This is a clear crime, and we do not drop the charges. Even if the actress is not in Thailand, she will be found through the police. ”
Obviously, Li Lieyin was also dragged down by the production team of "The Law of the Jungle" in this matter, after all, it was the program team that told her that "it was just a clam", and she went to fish.
It can only be said that any artist in such an irresponsible program production team is unlucky, so I hope that Hyoyeon, Pumi, and Na Young can return to South Korea as soon as possible and safely~