Cho Gapkyung's Radio Star Screen Time Drastically Cut

Singer Jo Gap-gyeong is facing difficulties due to allegations surrounding her son's private life, and it has been confirmed that the production team of the MBC entertainment program 'Radio Star' has significantly reduced Jo Gap-gyeong's airtime. It is understood that the production team decided on re-editing due to the worsening public opinion following the recent controversy over her son's alleged affair.

'Radio Star' is conducted in a 'group talk' format with multiple guests, making it practically difficult to completely remove a specific guest through 'full editing'. Therefore, the production team opted for a method of reducing airtime through minimal editing while maintaining the overall flow. The fact that the filming took place before the controversy broke out and that it had no direct connection to the broadcast content was also taken into consideration.

Generally, 'Radio Star' has a structure where talk time is concentrated on the first guest, but in this broadcast, aware of the controversy, Jo Gap-gyeong, who was the first guest, had her airtime significantly reduced, and airtime was evenly distributed among the other guests. Jo Gap-gyeong's actual talk time was only about 6 minutes and 30 seconds out of the approximately 1 hour and 20-minute broadcast.

While intense editing is usually done if a cast member is involved in illegal activities or becomes the center of controversy, in this case, the production team had no choice but to approach it cautiously as it is a personal issue of an adult child, not the individual themselves. Ultimately, the production team chose a compromise of 'minimal exposure', considering the program's format and viewer sentiment.

Meanwhile, the 959th episode of 'Radio Star' featuring Jo Gap-gyeong recorded a viewership rating of 2%, marking the lowest viewership rating for 'Radio Star' this year. This is a 1% point decrease from the 3% viewership rating of the broadcast on the 25th of last month.