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not the only cast members anymore.
remarkswerepopularinthepastbutare
Night Live (SNL) Korea reflects this
Not only celebrities, but producers
not anymore.” The public now wants
trend and is becoming popular through
and ordinary citizens can be seen as
celebrities to experience things from
a set-up based on reality by discussing
performers on the television screen.
an ordinary person’s position and share
current issues that vary from politics
Producers and production crews can
theirtruesensitivities.Theseexperiences
to entertainment. A notable example
directly appear on the screen or show
cannotbefoundinothermedia.
that mirrors this trend is SNL Korea’s
their own thoughts through subtitles. In
Another reason that people are
‘Yeoido Teletubbies.’ Using characters
the case of MBC’s ‘Infinite Challenge,’
delighted to see ‘real’ things on
featured in the existing ‘teletubbies’ TV
its subtitles were welcomed due to their
television is that they want sincere
show, production crews and performers
uniqueness and were considered to be
laughter.Incomedy,actorshavesaidthat
figuratively show current political
another element providing pleasure
sincerelaughtercomesfromthesituation
situations. While reflecting the reality,
to viewers. Producers’ subjectivity,
itself. People have started to agree with
they function as a comedy at the same
shown through subtitles, is thought to
this idea. According to the comedians’
time. Through the format and content,
be the same as viewers’ since it delivers
reasoning, it can be said that telling
they attract the public’s gaze and gain
reality by closing the distance between
jokes to make an audience laugh is no
popularity.
celebrities and the audience. Ordinary
longer flourishing. As Steve Johnson,
people can also become performers as
an author of the book ‘Everything Bad
Doubtonrealityprograms
well.Programshavestartedtodealwith
is Good for You,’ said, “What makes
When it comes to the degree of truth
stories from ordinary people from the
people shudder in reality shows is that
in reality programs, some questions can
show’s beginning to the end as well as
they feel ‘It is really happening.’ In a
be raised on whether the program really
display these individual’s talents. A chat
world full of untruthfulness, people are
reflects the reality and completely not
show, ‘Hello, Counselor’ on KBS and
fanatical about the fact that their facial
bases on a script. In the past, reality
Mnet’s‘SuperstarK,’aprogramshowing
expressionsontelevisionaresincere.”
shows were considered to be distortions
the survival of ordinary people, can be
Consumers are now more concerned
of reality that were meant to provide
examplesoftheseprograms.Viewerscan
with the formation of sympathy while
the audience with fun entertainment. If
express their sympathy for the common
watching television programs. Watching
a program presented reality as it was, it
peopleontelevisionandwhosharealot
mysterious celebrities doing the same
wouldnotbeanentertainmentshow,but
incommonwiththewatchers.
things as ordinary people allows people
a documentary. However, as the public’s
to have good feelings towards that
interest grows in truthfulness on reality
performer by watching them play the
shows, using a script while hosting a
Areyourealornot?
Then why does the audience glow
fool.KimGyo-seok,aculturecritic,also
showisbeingdebated.Inthecaseof‘We
with enthusiasm about the ‘real’ things?
said,“Realityshowsthesedaysarebased
GotMarried’onMBC,aspotwascaught
One answer might be because of the
onhowthecelebritiesfeelandhowtheir
up in controversy because the script
developments in media like SNS, which
dailylivesare.Peoplewatchthoseshows
was so detailed that it seemed like the
has influenced the expectations of the
for making emotional interchanges
performersweredependingtoomuchon
general public towards the contents they
with celebrities through reality rather
it. It was quite different from the
encounter. Some people seem to have
than killing their time.” It shows that
become bored and do not express the
the public wants celebrities to talk
same level of interest in the existing
about real things so they can
information on the internet. In other
be sympathetic to the actors’
words, famous celebrities’ lives and the
situations. Thinking of a
predictable,previouslycreatedscenarios
celebrity as an ordinary
no longer attract the public’s interest
person who is recognized
anymore because this information is
as a special allows the
already on the internet and the public
public to shout in joy in that
can easily find it. Seo Byeong-gi, a
an entertainer is not different from
ⓒindplanet
pop-culture reviewer, said, “Revealing
an ordinary person. For instance, a
comments with incendiary, sexual
recentcomedyshownamedSaturday
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