PD Kim Tae-ho (left), PD Na Young-seok. Photo|Star Today DB – [매일경제 스타투데이 성정은 기자]
PD Kim Tae-ho, who raised 20 billion won in advertising revenue to MBC through the entertainment program’What do you do when you play?’, received a special award of 100 million won. I don’t know where 100 million is, but many netizens said, “I received 3.5 billion won from Na Young-seok, but what is this?” and sent a glance to MBC, and again, attention was focused on the reason why PD Kim Tae-ho never left MBC.
On the 21st, MBC announced that 13 people including PD Kim Tae-ho of’What Do I Do When I Play?’ and PD Hwang Ji-young of’I Live Alone’ and 7 members of the lottery business team were selected as winners of this year’s Special Achievement Awards. Among them, the awards for entertainment PDs were recognized for their contributions to the success of the program and generating advertising revenue, and received a reward of 100 million won.
This year, PD Kim Tae-ho used Yoo Jae-seok’s bookie in’What Do You Do When You Play?’ to hit projects such as the mixed group Sakthree and the girl group Refund Expedition in turn. Last year, Yoo Jae-seok’s trot singer Buca Yoo Seul led MBC entertainment with an achievement that surpassed the syndrome.
MBC explained the background of the award, saying, “PD Kim Tae-ho improved the company image by winning the Korean PD Awards, Producer Award, and Brand of the Year Awards.”
However, after the 100 million award was announced, netizens were regretting MBC’s treatment by comparing PD Kim Tae-ho with PD Na Young-seok of CJ ENM.
According to CJ ENM’s semiannual report posted on the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system in August, PD Na Young-seok received a total of 1.19 billion won, including a salary of 139 million won and a bonus of 880 million won in the first half of this year. There are more than the owner’s family, Chairman Jaehyun Lee and Vice Chairman Lee Mikyung. PD Shin Won-ho, who continued the’Sleek’ series, also received 774 million won in the first half of the year, including a salary of 139 million won and a bonus of 636 million won.
Previously, PD Na Young-seok received an annual salary of 3,725 billion won in 2018. The salary amounted to 215 million won and the bonus amount reached 3.5 billion won. Afterwards, my PD appeared on tvN’You Quiz on the Block’ and said, “I did get some money,” and said, “I was grateful for the big money, but I was embarrassed to say something when the article was released. Even if I met my juniors in the hallway, I couldn’t explain it, and I couldn’t explain it. I was embarrassed with eggplant.
As such, netizens said, “Earn 20 billion and 100 million?” “That’s why all cables go”, “MBC public broadcasting has its limitations, but shouldn’t it be improved only by paying incentives?”, “How much would it have been if I went to PD Kim, CJ?” In response to his back, he was regretful of PD Kim’s reward, and he gave a clear look to MBC.
However, broadcasters say that MBC is barely expected to turn into a surplus this year, but it is largely due to cost reduction, and as it is not safe to pay for honorary retirement expenses, there are also reactions that it is not a small reward for public broadcasting.
PD Kim Tae-ho, who led MBC entertainment with’What do you do when you play?’ Provided|MBC – PD Kim Tae-ho led the heyday of MBC entertainment for 13 years with the national entertainment’Infinite Challenge’, and before and after the end of’Infinite Challenge’ in 2018, he suffered from the rumors of transferring billions of ransoms. To PD Kim,’Jeok-seol Lee’ follows like a modifier. However, PD Kim doesn’t seem to be shaken.
PD Kim Tae-ho said at the press conference at the end of’Infinite Challenge’, saying, “There was no greater temptation than loving Infinite Challenge,” and “I couldn’t get an answer on how to turn my life around because of money.”
In addition, PD Kim Tae-ho said, “Rather, I met with juniors and writers who went to other companies and listened to the stories, and thought,’How can we change the organizational culture in which MBC works. It was my ambition to change the organization where I am now instead of chasing for money.
Since then, PD Kim has kept his aspirations. Can another entertainment like’Infinite Challenge’ come out? Going beyond skepticism, Geer created another hit entertainment with’What do you do when you play?’
One broadcast official said, “If PD Kim Tae-ho saw the money and transferred, it would have been earlier.” “After’Infinite Challenge’ and’What do you do when you play?’, there are many juniors and students who make PD Kim a role model. Nevertheless, I think it would be right to cheer for PD Kim, who does not leave MBC.”
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