The year-end award ceremonies for the three major terrestrial broadcasters have been completely canceled. This is due to the aftermath of the Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan Airport. As a result, the broadcasters will replace the slots with documentaries and films.
KBS, SBS, and MBC decided to cancel or record the acting, entertainment, and music award ceremonies scheduled for the last day of this year, on the 30th. Films and documentaries will be broadcast instead during those time slots. MBC was the first to cancel the ‘Entertainment Awards’ on the 29th, the day of the accident.
The ‘Drama Awards,’ scheduled for the 30th, will be recorded and broadcast later. The pre-recorded ‘Music Festival’ will air at a later date instead of the live broadcast on the 31st. According to MBC’s schedule, the special movie ‘Rebound’ will air at 9 PM instead of the ‘Music Festival.’
Following this, the encore special documentary ‘Our Tooti’ will broadcast at 11:20 PM. According to MBC’s schedule, the special movie ‘Rebound’ will air at 9 PM instead of the ‘Music Festival.’ Following this, the encore special documentary ‘Our Tooti’ will broadcast at 11:20 PM.
MBC particularly took a direct hit. With the ‘Entertainment Awards’ on the 29th, the ‘Drama Awards’ on the 30th, and the ‘Music Festival’ on the 31st, all packed into consecutive days, they faced the situation of canceling every award ceremony.
MBC particularly took a direct hit. With the ‘Entertainment Awards’ on the 29th, the ‘Drama Awards’ on the 30th, and the ‘Music Festival’ on the 31st, all packed into consecutive days, they faced the situation of canceling every award ceremony.
KBS will record and broadcast the ‘Drama Awards’ later. Instead, ‘Men Who Do Housework Special’ is scheduled at 8:30 PM, followed by the special movie ‘Spider’s Nest’ at 9:55 PM.
The ‘2025 Countdown Show: Light Now’ has been canceled. SBS canceled the ‘Entertainment Awards.’ The ceremony will not proceed or be recorded. At 9 PM, ‘My Perfect Secretary Perfect Viewing Guide’ and at 9:40 PM, the ‘Special Documentary: The Whale and I’ will air.
Previously, Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand attempted to land at Muan Airport on the morning of the 29th and crashed on the runway. Out of the 181 passengers, 179 were killed in the accident.
On the morning of the 29th, the government plans to set up joint memorial altars at Muan Airport and in 17 provinces and cities nationwide.
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