Hani's attendance made Yeouido shake...Lee Jin-ho's illegal gambling was kicked out.

[Anchor]
It's time to share the week-long entertainment industry news every Friday morning.

Hani, a member of the New Jeans who attended the parliamentary audit, shook Yeouido and caused several incidents.

Comedian Lee Jin-ho, who confessed to illegal online gambling, is actually in the process of exiting the entertainment industry.

Let's find out more about it with YTN star reporter Kim Sung-hyun.

Let's talk about New Jeans first.


I attended the parliamentary audit as a reference to testify about the 'workplace harassment' controversy, and there were several incidents?

[Reporter]
Yes. Hani, a member of the girl group New Jeans, attended a parliamentary audit last Tuesday.

I was present as a reference for testimony regarding workplace harassment in Hive,

There was a scene that was hard to see at the National Assembly, maybe because a group member showed up.

First of all, let's look at the appearance of Choi Min-hee of the Democratic Party of Korea, the head of the science and defense committee, {∀
When Hani appears, he squats down with the camera and takes a picture,
The camera screen also caught you during the entry and exit process for
.

Looks like a fan, not a member of Congress,
The meeting was also suspended in about an hour due to controversy over meeting Hani separately during the adjournment of the standing committee
.

[Anchor]
Hanwha Ocean executive who took a selfie with Hani was also criticized?

[Reporter]
Yes. On this day, Hanwha Ocean's president of Geoje Jung In-seop attended the parliamentary audit as a witness in connection with a series of deaths in the shipyard.

President Jung was caught smiling and taking a selfie with Hani here.

In response, lawmakers criticized President Chung, saying, "Why are you taking selfies and laughing when a person is dying at work?"

Eventually, Hanwha Ocean issued an apology in the name of the CEO and bowed its head, but the controversy has not subsided easily.

[Anchor]
How did you conclude the workplace harassment issue, which was the main agenda of the parliamentary audit on this day?

[Reporter]
Yes. There was no clear solution to the extent that the noisy parliamentary audit site was overshadowed.

Adore CEO Kim Joo-young said there are conflicting arguments between Hive and Newgens about the problems Hani has experienced and that he has "taken all the steps that he can."

On the other hand, Hani said she didn't think CEO Kim did his best and asked for an early resolution of the problem.

Hani shed tears at the end of the Q&A and emphasized that we should respect each other as human beings.

[Anchor]
Next is the story of comedian Lee Jin-ho.

After confessing to illegal gambling, you're actually going through the process of getting out of the broadcasting industry?

[Reporter]
Yes. Lee Jin-ho confessed to illegal gambling on his SNS last Monday.

Since then, Jimin the BTS, as well as fellow celebrities like Lee Soo-geun, Young-tak, and Ha Sung-woon,

It has been reported that they also borrowed money from broadcasting station executives, PDs, and writers.

His debt from illegal gambling is known to amount to about 2 billion won, and police have now launched an investigation into his alleged illegal gambling before the charges are booked.

In the aftermath of this incident, Lee Jin-ho got off JTBC's "Knowing Bros," which has been a regular appearance since 2021, and is effectively being kicked out of the broadcasting industry.

[Anchor]
Let's find out what's next,
Singer Jesse attended the police the evening before and was investigated in connection with the incident in which the group assaulted a fan who requested to take a picture of
?

[Reporter]
Yes. Last month, a minor fan was assaulted by a man in Jesse's party while asking for an autograph.

Eventually, the victim sued four people in the group, including Jesse and the perpetrator.

As a result, Jesse attended the police as a defendant and returned home early yesterday after about six hours of investigation.

Jesse claimed to have seen the perpetrator for the first time on the day and apologized to the victim.

However, 11 years ago, Jesse was in a situation where image damage was inevitable, with claims that he was involved in an assault at a club in Itaewon, Seoul.

[Anchor]
Lastly, let's look at the news of the movie industry.

Two movies based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang will be re-released?

[Reporter]
Yes. He is the first Korean to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature and bring joy to the Korean people.

Two movies based on Han Kang's novels have been re-released for the first time in more than a decade and come to the audience.

It is a movie "The Vegetarian" based on the novel of the same name and "The Scare" based on "Baby Buddha" from the novel collection "My Woman's Fruit".

Both works were not successful at the time of their release, but they were re-released after winning the Nobel Prize.

The ticket price was also set at a low price.

Movie tickets cost an average of 14,000 won on weekdays, while "The Vegetarian" is set at 10,000 won and "The Scar" is set at 6,000 won, which is expected to revitalize the theater for the first time in a long time.

[Anchor]
The price of a movie is too high these days, but I heard that a short movie that is very cheap will be released.

[Reporter]
Yes. The horror movie '4 Minutes 44 Seconds', which is available in theaters for 4,000 won, is about to be released.


With a total of eight episodes, it is a new concept film that fits the recent short-form trend with 4 minutes and 44 seconds per episode.

Earlier in June, night fishing, starring Son Seok-gu, also attracted more than 40,000 viewers with 13 minutes of running time and 1,000 won in admission fees.

A movie that can be enjoyed for a short time at an easy price is called 'Snack Movie',

These movies have recently appeared one after another, and attention is being paid to whether they can become a new trend in the movie industry.

[Anchor]
So far, we've learned about the entertainment industry in the past week with YTN star reporter Kim Sung-hyun.

Thank you for talking with me today.