Channel A’s ‘Please Give Me Your Grades: Teachers 2’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Teachers’) roundtable interview was hastily rescheduled the day before due to the controversy surrounding instructor Cho Jeong-sik, and was conducted with only the production team in attendance.

PD Yoon Hye-ji, who directed the program, and CP Kim Seung-hoon, the executive producer, expressed a cautious stance during an interview held at Channel A in Sangam-dong, Seoul on the 12th, saying, “It is difficult to make a hasty comment on the matter related to instructor Jo Jeong-sik as it is currently under investigation.”

CP Kim Seung-hoon explained, “We have been watching carefully from various angles since the issue arose,” and “Until the accurate investigation results come out, we cannot help but be cautious in determining the facts and taking follow-up measures.”

The production team added that they will be watching the progress of the investigation to ensure that the controversy surrounding Instructor Cho does not affect the entire program.However, they confessed that it is not easy to change the cast due to the nature of the program, which requires pre-recording and a month-long solution.

The production team said, “The core of the program is to show the genuine process of change in students and parents, and it is a program that features many teachers,” adding, “It is not desirable for the program to focus on just one controversy.”

According to the investigative journalism outlet Sherlock, Jo Jeong-sik was sent to the prosecution without detention on the 17th of last month on charges of violating the Prohibition of Solicitation and Bribery Act by paying 58 million won to a current teacher and trading items, as well as obstruction of business.In response, Jo Jeong-sik’s side explained on the 12th, “There is absolutely no fact that the teacher in question directly paid 58 million won,” and denied the charges.

Originally, the ‘Teavengers’ group consisting of Jo Jeong-sik, Jeong Seung-je, and Yoon Hye-jeong were scheduled to attend the interview that day, but due to this controversy, their attendance was canceled the day before.

Currently, ‘Teachers 2’ is structured in a format where specialized instructors for three subjects, English, Math, and Korean, provide learning solutions for each episode, and is broadcast every Sunday at 7:50 PM.


Reporter Kim Gyul- winter@donga.com

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