New Jeans Hani "made up her mind" Controversy over workplace harassment, National Audit Office testimony

[News FM Lee Ik-seon Choi Soo-young Issue & People]
□ Broadcast Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

□ Host: Lee Ik-seon, Choi Soo-young
□ Cast: Announcer Lee Hyun-woong

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◇ Lee Ik-seon: Let's open the second part with Aung Da-woong News. Announcer Lee Hyunwoong, who will be with us today as well, is here. Hello~

◈ Hello!

◇ Lee Ik-seon: First news. President Yoon Suk Yeol is continuing his schedule by attending the ASEAN Summit in Laos, and the Korea-Japan summit will take place in the afternoon, right?

◈ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. The specific time is not yet known. It is expected after the ASEAN+Korea-China-Japan summit. The leaders of the two countries spoke on the phone for 15 minutes on the 2nd, the second day of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's inauguration. Nine days after his inauguration, he also held his first Korea-Japan summit today. President Yoon plans to hold bilateral talks with six countries, including Japan, Canada, Australia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. He will then return home after completing the East Asia Summit tomorrow, in which 18 countries, including the United States and Russia, will participate in ASEAN+3.

◆ Choi Soo-young: I don't know how much time I'll be allowed because it's such a busy schedule, what will be the talk at the Korea-Japan summit?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: First of all, the President's Office evaluated today's meeting as 'meaningful that the leaders of South Korea and Japan continue the purpose of shuttle diplomacy.' He also explained that he will look at the path of Korea-Japan relations since the inauguration of the Yoon Suk Yeol government and talk about how Korea-Japan relations will start anew next year, which marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. As it is the first meeting, it is expected that discussions on the establishment of bilateral relations will take place in the future as explained by the President's Office rather than specific issues.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: The next news is the parliamentary inspection. Hani, a member of the group New Jeans, which was adopted as a reference to the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee, said she would go to the parliamentary inspection?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: The National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee has adopted Hani, a member of New Jin's, as a reference and Kim Joo-young, the head of the agency, as a witness. Yesterday, Hani made a decision through a fan communication platform. I will go to the parliamentary inspection alone,' he said. He said he doesn't have to worry about his fans, adding, "I decided to go out for myself, the members of the New Jeans, and the Bunnies (fandom), and I want to go out." However, he said that consultations with the manager or the company have not been made yet.

◆ Choi Soo-young: You're dealing with the problem of 'workplace harassment' at the National Assembly, right?

◈ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. On New Jeans' live broadcast on the 11th of last month, Hani raised suspicions that she was ostracized by another girl group manager from Hive. When Hani said hello, the manager said, "I ignore you." Since then, there has been a battle of truth. Questions about "workplace bullying" and "idol bullying issues" are expected to be asked at the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Committee on the 15th.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Here's the news of the Nobel Prize. Now, the presentations by category are continuing, and artificial intelligence experts won the physics prize and the chemistry prize?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, this chemistry award is shared by three people. David Baker, a professor at the University of Washington in the United States, Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, and John Jumper, a senior researcher, are the main characters. Among them, Hersavis and Jumper are better known in the IT industry than in the scientific community. Google DeepMind has received global attention in the past for its "AlphaGo" project, which played a Go match with Lee Se-dol. Since then, we are working on the 'Alpha Fold' project, an AI model that identifies protein structure. It is known that the Nobel Committee is more accurate than existing structural prediction methods to the extent that it calls the performance of the "alpha fold" a "complete revolution." Following the physics prize announced a day earlier, there is even a story that artificial intelligence is sweeping the Nobel Prize when a person in the AI field won the Chemistry Prize. There is also a meme that Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, called the "Father of ChatGPT," will be the next Nobel Prize candidate. The British weekly Economist once predicted that AI would receive the Nobel Prize directly in 2036.

◆ Choi Soo-young: The winner of the literature award will be revealed at 8 p.m. today in our time, so who is being discussed as a strong candidate?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: There are various predictions coming out right now. Experts are predicting that female writers in the non-Western bloc will be advantageous this year. The Nobel Prize for Literature has so far had a large number of male winners, with 103 males and 17 females out of 120. Since 2012, men and women have taken turns winning awards with one exception. This is why it is expected that the award will be given to a woman this year because Norwegian male playwright Jon Fosse received it last year. Novelist Chan Xue, dubbed "China's Kafka," is considered a strong candidate, and if he wins the prize, he will be China's second Nobel Prize winner for literature after Mo Yan in 2012. Among male candidates, Australian Harold Murnane is considered the most likely to receive the prize.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Here's the sports news. There is a match against Jordan tonight, but Son Heung-min can't come out?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: Our national soccer team will play the third Asian qualifying match for the North-China World Cup against Jordan at 11 p.m. tonight. Jordan has one win and one draw just like us, and is ranked first in Group B in terms of multiple points. As you said, Son Heung-min, the captain of our national soccer team and the core of the attack, is out due to injury. Attention is focusing on how to solve the offense without Son Heung-min. There is a reason why Jordan is especially noteworthy. On February 6th, we faced each other in the semifinals of the Asian Cup and lost 2-0, making it to the final. Since then, head coach Klinsmann has been replaced, and controversy continues in the process of selecting a replacement head coach. It must be a nervous away game. However, it is fortunate for us that the two players who scored goals in the semifinals of the Asian Cup were recently injured and are uncertain about their participation in the game.

◆ Choi Soo-young: There was also a press conference between the two teams yesterday ahead of the game, and there was a surprise question from a Jordanian reporter?

◈ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. Coach Hong Myung-bo and vice president Lee Jae-sung attended yesterday's press conference. A surprise question came out while questions about the game, such as Son Heung-min's absence or the opponent's record of both teams. A reporter asked head coach Hong Myung-bo, "Please tell me the coach's position because there is corruption in Korean soccer." When the word "corruption" came out, the KFA officials were embarrassed. Coach Hong Myung-bok said, "It's an out-of-game part," adding, "What's important is the players, and I'll do my best in my role as a coach." Since then, an official from the Jordan Football Association has reportedly apologized to the Korea Football Association. Currently, there is a lot of interest in director Hong Myung-bo's future. The soccer community is paying attention to the performance, saying that losing the match against Jordan could lead to quality problems.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: We've looked at all the news prepared today.

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, thank you.