01/04/09

Global Talk Show Creates Controversy

Global Talk Show Creates Controversy

KBS2TV Monday night talkshow Global Talk Show (aka as Chit Chat of Beautiful Ladies/Minyodurlae Suda/The Beauties' Chatterbox/Talk with Beauties/Beauty Talk Show) has come in for some criticism after it's latest episode this past Monday for its questionable content which included the use of obscenities and personal privacy.

Global Talk Show is a program that shows Korean culture through the eyes of foreign women living in Korea. But some of them have moved on to becoming artistes and become a fixture on the show to gain more exposure for their own careers, drawing flak from viewers.

In the 30th March episode, some were asked to perform a special talent of theirs. Canadian guest Dominique Noel decided to perform her talent of passing a tennis racquet (without the strings) through her body. But during her performance, the camera kept on focusing on the part where the racquet goes past her chest. Another female guest then said something with double-barreled meaning, "My chest definitely can't do that." At the same time, she also passed the racquet through her body. But the camera seemed to be more concerned with whether it can go past the chest area instead of the whole body.

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Another guest from America, Bianca Mobley meanwhile was chastised for her use of obscenities. Netizens were up in arms against her frequent usage of foul-mouthed words, unslightly phrases, disrespecful speaking manner. Viewers were also incensed that KBS had chose to close down the forum at Global Talk Show website, preventing viewers from airing their thoughts about the program. One netizen expressed, "The tv station is only occupied with ratings, simply casting the criticsim about the show's content to one corner.

Even with the criticisms, Global Talk Show hosted by Nam Hee Suk remained the leader for Monday night talkshows with a rating of 10.4%. Rival programs MBC Come To Play and SBS Ya Shim Man Man were 2nd and 3rd respectively with ratings of 9.4% and 9.2%.

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Dominique Noel talent show starts at 7:47 (credit to MrBBak for video).


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