Topless News Channel Under Official Scrutiny

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

The Korea Communications Standards Commission is monitoring Naked News, a topless channel launched here on May 23, it said Monday. Naked News Korea provides two separate services for adult and teens online and through mobile phones and has been at the center of controversy since before its launch.

The KCSC said it assigned staff to closely monitor the channel's news programs and will increase the number as the channel expands its service.

The commission has asked experts to review whether the service is harmful to teenagers and plans to take strict punitive measures if it disobeys relevant regulations.

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[supervictoria64.livejournal.com]

...whoa. Wth? A topless news channel?

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah man the Western one (I can't remember if it's Brit or American based) has been around her awhile. I think it's shown on the Playboy channel or something like that. Lolz that it's in Korea now.

[maisoui.livejournal.com]

The commission has asked experts to review whether the service is harmful to teenagers

Because seeing a pair of boobs will definitely endanger them.

[beautifiers.livejournal.com]

breasts or exposed chests are harmful. to everyone. everywhere. at any time. duh.

[bambayahh.livejournal.com]

your icon harms me, and it hurts so good :|

[beautifiers.livejournal.com]

s'why i used it bb! :D

[downpour.livejournal.com]

LOL every ajusshi's dream?

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

XDD; didn't the states have a topless news segment before?

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

How did this even get a green light to be later under scrutiny?
Yes boobs can be harmful if one is not careful but I think the masses are safe with just looking at them with their morning porridge.
Silly Rabbit

[violentiak.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we used to have a channel where the newscasters were stripping. Oh noes.

[zizy.livejournal.com]

Not surprising, especially considering how ~puritan~ society is over there.. they won't even show proper kissing in their dramas lol Boobies are like explicit sex on the Korean scale.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Well I don't consider myself being puritan and all but this all thing about news broadcasted topless is wtf imo.

If you want to watch boobs, fine by me, but what's the freakin point of having boobs and news mixed up?

[zizy.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think it's puritan to ban boobs from TV.. there has to be a limit. I'm just saying that Korean society is puritan when it comes to sex.

[pinkiyoojin.livejournal.com]

Boobs aren't harmful >:I
unless they're not really boobs, but secretly weapons
where you can shoot out of the nipples at people

... too much Austin Powers

[pinkiyoojin.livejournal.com]

8D
I forget which movie that part was from :o

[jaehyuno.livejournal.com]

It's the spy who shagged me isn't it xD?

[cynicalsnark.livejournal.com]

Sadly I know that the "Femmbots" (aka the Shooty mcboobs) were in all 3 Austin Powers movies.

Dr. Evil makes them in movie 1 and austin defeats him, in movie 2 his wife turns out to be one, and in movie 3 Britney Spears is one.

Thank you for your time. LMFAO

[goodgolly-miss.livejournal.com]

ilu sfm for knowing this. That is a great franchise.

[ohkorea.livejournal.com]

They cant ship in vibrators because they don't look like "normal" penises but they can show boobies?

Oh, Korea.

[oldwillow-brook.livejournal.com]

LMAO. THIS!

[nemo-88.livejournal.com]

imo they're doing this for all the wrong reasons. Boobs are harmless and all-around awesome; they should ban it because it sounds like a bunch of sexist crap. :/

[maisoui.livejournal.com]

IA..but maybe they should make it a buyable channel or something? idk.

[oldwillow-brook.livejournal.com]

So they can download illegal porn instead. Oh okay. That makes sense.

At least with this channel, someone somewhere is making enough money. Right?

And who doesn't like money? >D

[marochi-x.livejournal.com]

..Idgi.
Either you allow it or don't allow it.

[onerainysunday.livejournal.com]

i had only heard about this happening in japan, now korea too?

[chalakchalak.livejournal.com]

Ok, so the words 'crack, crack, crack' are harmful to teenagers but topless newscasters aren't? Um....ok...wow.
(http://s915.photobucket.com/albums/ac359/chalakchalak/?action=view&current=Noda1.gif)

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

Where is this amazing gif from!? LOL

[itzbets.livejournal.com]

It is from Nodame Cantabile, the live action!

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I should really get on that. It's on my list of jdramas to watch before the end of the summer. So far, I've seen Kimi wa Petto and Nobuta wo Produce. I still have to get on Hana Yori Dango, the Japanese version though.

[itzbets.livejournal.com]

HYD the Japanese version is great, a little more ~fantasy~ then I think some of the other versions.

But yes, yes watch Nodame!

[chalakchalak.livejournal.com]

Nodame Cantabile.
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nodame_Cantabile
Watch it, it's a must!
(http://s915.photobucket.com/albums/ac359/chalakchalak/?action=view&current=noda4.gif)

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

lol, the tear!

[shiawaseni.livejournal.com]

i think i saw something about ~naked news~ on the soup once.

[yuseo.livejournal.com]

i was shocked to see Naked News on the freakin Chosun Ilbo online, right next to a link for a new articles about the low status of women in Korea. Um duh, a topless news channel is CERTAINLY not appropriate for teens, but then again, this is Korea where being a woman doesn't mean much. extended gripe and link to Naked News vids (http://yuseo.annyeong.net/?p=50).

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

The Korea Communications Standards Commission is monitoring Naked News

i.e. wanking to it like the hypocrites they are. : /

[chasedbytime.livejournal.com]

LMAO THIS

[aa-chan.livejournal.com]

I am yet to see this channel here in Korea, but I will keep an eye out.