Public broadcaster KBS announced a pause to its historical epic drama series “The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won” for two weeks, amid allegations of animal abuse.

The broadcasting schedule for the embroiled drama was replaced with world news program “World Report” and the talk show “Let’s Jeongchi 2,” which were originally scheduled after “The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won” on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

“Due to the ongoing controversy, the two episodes scheduled to air this Saturday and Sunday will be canceled,” a KBS official said Friday. “The special episodes prepared for the upcoming Seollal holiday will not be aired either.”

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source: The Korea Herald

KBS has issued an apology after an animal abuse controversy arose over a horse being injured on the set of “The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won.”

“The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won” is a traditional epic sageuk about King Taejong, born Lee Bang Won, who helped his father overthrow the Goryeo Dynasty and establish the Joseon Dynasty. A traditional epic sageuk is a historical drama that typically involves a large budget and cast, a long-running storyline, and depictions of real historical events and figures.

Viewers raised concerns with the Korean Animal Welfare Association (KAWA) over a potential animal abuse issue in a scene that aired in “The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won.” In the scene, actor Kim Young Chul‘s character, Lee Seong Gye, was thrown from his horse while riding. To create this scene, the horse was pulled to the ground using a rope tied around its legs.

On January 20, KBS issued the following statement:


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Corgi YouTube star Baek-ho's human owner Kang Seung-yeon, 32, is a regular donor to charities supporting abandoned animals. Kang creates and uploads videos of her daily life with Baek-ho on her YouTube and social media channels and donates all of the related income to animal welfare causes.

Over 128,000 animal lovers have subscribed to Baek-ho's YouTube channel, "Baek-ho Next Door," while over 640,000 people follow him on Twitter and Instagram combined. Baek-ho was on the cover of the April edition of Big Issue Korea, and before the pandemic used to have a regular "fan walk" with 300 to 400 subscribers.

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You know we love corgis here at Omona! The family also includes a kitty, Horang, who has their own videos on the channel too. They also released a detailed video about all their animal charity donations over the past 6 years. Their human had a goal of donating 100 million won, and met that goal last year.



source: The Korea Times & 이웃집의 백호

source: W Korea

The Seoul 50 Plus Foundation is providing middle-aged and elderly people with a chance to work as pet sitters, as a part of its project to offer job opportunities for senior citizens.

The foundation, under the Seoul Metropolitan Government, is aiming to offer education or job opportunities for people who are "planning a new life after the age of 50."

This project is jointly carried out with Pet People, which operates a platform called Pet Planet that links pet care workers with pet owners.

"The project is aimed at discovering a new business model where middle-aged people can find gainful employment through their experience raising pets," the foundation said in a press release.

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Sounds like a great program. My mom would love this so much!


source: The Korea Times