The entertainment industry was also shaken by the declaration and lifting of martial law in the middle of the night.

The broadcasting industry entered an emergency mode, canceling some programs and urgently organizing special news reports, and stars were keeping a close eye on the situation.

At 10:23 PM on the 3rd, President Yoon Seok-yeol declared martial law, and then the National Assembly held a plenary session in the early morning of the 4th and passed a resolution demanding the lifting of martial law with the consent of all 190 members present.

After that, President Yoon accepted the National Assembly‘s request and lifted martial law at 4:27 AM that day.

The ’emergency state‘ that had been feared did not occur, but as the situation was tense for approximately 155 minutes, the entertainment industry decided to watch the situation and proceed with future schedules, judging that there could be considerable repercussions.

The broadcasting industry was the first to enter an emergency mode. Immediately after the declaration of martial law, various programs have been canceled as the system of ‘News Special’ has been switched to.

MBC canceled the entertainment programs ‘Countryside Village Lee Jang-woo’, ‘Radio Star’ that were scheduled to air in the morning and afternoon of the same day, while SBS canceled ‘Whenever You Have a Chance,’, ‘Girls Who Kick the Ball’.

On the other hand, KBS aired the originally scheduled entertainment and dramas such as ‘The Return of Superman’, ‘Face Me’ on 1TV and 2TV.

In addition, the broadcasting industry is struggling over whether or not to hold various award ceremonies such as the Entertainment Awards and Acting Awards that have been scheduled for the end of the year as scheduled. They plan to make a final decision depending on the related aftereffects.

The stars also created chaos by repeatedly canceling or normalizing various interviews and other schedules as much as the chaotic atmosphere. Seo Hyun-jin was scheduled to conduct an interview about her lead role in the Netflix original series ‘Trunk’ on the 4th, but made an emergency decision to cancel, and Gong Yoo and Jung Yoon-ha, who starred in the drama together, are also reviewing their future schedules.



Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com