Jang Sung-kyu, Regarding Malicious Comments About the Late Oh Yo-anna, “I hope the deceased‘s grievances are cleared, please refrain from leaving malicious comments about her family” [DA★]

Broadcaster Jang Sung-kyu confessed his feelings about malicious comments that went too far.

After the late Oh Yo-anna, who was a former MBC weather caster, passed away in September of last year, suspicions were raised that fellow weather casters had collectively harassed the deceased while she was alive. Jang Sung-kyu was also mentioned in a group chatroom for weather casters that was made public by the bereaved family. Some netizens pointed out that Jang Sung-kyu knew about the harassment by weather casters but turned a blind eye, and they even left malicious comments on SNS mentioning his family.

Jang Sung-kyu, who had been silent and closed the comment window, confessed his feelings on the 5th by posting a screenshot of the malicious comment on his SNS. He said, “I’m sorry that I was only able to mourn the deceased in my heart when I found out about her late in December. Although it is late, I hope that the deceased is cleared of his grievances and that he is at peace there, and that his bereaved family can be comforted. To that end, I will do my best if I can be of help.”

Jang Sung-kyu said, “When my name was first mentioned, I was upset because there were inaccuracies in the content, but compared to the pain of the deceased and his bereaved family, I judged it to be a pain that was nothing compared to dust, so I did not correct it and kept silent. Netizens who took my silence as a nuance of my own admission began to increase, and malicious comments began to appear on my SNS.”

He said, “Eventually, malicious comments about my family began to appear, and in order to fulfill my role as a guardian, I limited the right to comment to my followers. Netizens who thought this was ‘a thief getting his feet wet’ escalated the situation even further.” “I think it is the wrong order to try to clear my small grievances before the deceased’s grievances are cleared. However, we bow our heads and ask that you refrain from leaving malicious comments about the family until everything is resolved.”

Meanwhile, the bereaved family of the late Oh Yo-anna filed a civil lawsuit against the deceased’s co-workers in December of last year, based on phone conversations and conversations from her lifetime. The bereaved family strongly demanded that the truth be revealed, saying that there was not even an apology from the perpetrator or the company. MBC formed a fact-finding committee and promised, “We have conducted our own investigation internally and plan to provide maximum support so that the truth can be revealed quickly. We will do our best to heal the pain of the bereaved family.”

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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