Lee Kyung-sil, suspended from MBC for 6 months due to a single line of dialogue

“I worked hard because it was a line I had to say, but I couldn't appear on the broadcast the next day.” Comedian Lee Kyung-sil revealed an absurd past where she was suspended from MBC during her rookie days because of a single line of dialogue. She confessed that she had to take a break from broadcasting for as long as six months.

On the 6th, a video was released on the YouTube channel ‘Rolling Thunder’ featuring Kim Young-chul as a guest. Kim Young-chul expressed his special fandom by mentioning Lee Kyung-sil's rookie days, which naturally led to a conversation about Lee Kyung-sil's past broadcasting activities.

At that point, Lee Kyung-sil brought up an unexpected past story. During her rookie days, she played a role in a talk-show-style comedy where she acted out a situation of being unable to speak properly, playing a character who gets angry saying, “What a disgrace!”

The problem was that specific line. Lee Kyung-sil explained that she was simply faithful to her assigned role, stating, “It was old-fashioned gag comedy where you couldn't open your mouth in a talk show. I was playing a role that gets angry saying, ‘What a disgrace!’”

However, something unexpected happened the day after the broadcast. Lee Kyung-sil revealed, “I worked hard because it was a line I had to say, but the next day, the president of MBC told me I could no longer appear.” A single line of dialogue essentially led to a suspension from appearances.

At that time, the standards for expressions that could be used on broadcast were much stricter than they are now. Lee Kyung-sil recalled the situation, saying, “It was a time when you couldn't say the word ‘disgrace’” and said that she ultimately could not appear on broadcasts for about six months.

A line that would likely pass as a comedy scene today was a sensitive expression back then, enough to cause a suspension of broadcasting activities. Especially since it was during her rookie days, it must have remained a particularly bewildering experience for Lee Kyung-sil.

Nevertheless, Lee Kyung-sil spoke about the incident relatively calmly. Rather, by revealing the episode of facing an unexpected result after working hard to fulfill her assigned role, she prompted a reflection on the atmosphere of the broadcasting industry in the past, which was quite different from now.

Even for Lee Kyung-sil, who has built a broadcasting career spanning decades, there were such ups and downs during her rookie days. As the story of a single line of dialogue leading to a six-month hiatus was revealed, it made one realize once again how heavy a single word could be in past broadcasts.

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