On June 9, the production team announced via its official social media account that it is currently verifying allegations related to some cast members. They stated, "We take this matter very seriously."
The team added, "Regardless of the truth of the allegations, we are carefully reviewing the direction of the broadcast concerning the involved cast members," and expressed sincere apologies to viewers for any concern caused.
Earlier, on June 6, an anonymous post on the workplace community Blind claimed that a cast member had failed a moral vetting process. The author of the post alleged that cast member A was involved in an affair that led to the breakdown of a family and is a defendant in a lawsuit for damages related to the affair.
While the authenticity of the post has not been confirmed, it has been reported that the individual named A is currently a participant in Channel A's "Heart Signal 5."
Full statement from the "Heart Signal 5" production team:
We are currently verifying allegations related to some cast members.
The production team takes this matter very seriously.
Regardless of the truth of the allegations, we are carefully reviewing the direction of the broadcast concerning the involved cast members.
We sincerely apologize to viewers for any concern caused.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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