Since the broadcast of'I want to know', the awareness of child abuse incidents has increased, and the challenge of'I'm sorry Jung In-ah' is spreading to the entertainment industry.
SBS'I want to know that' aired on the 2nd dealt with the death of Jung In-yang, who left for the first time 271 days after being adopted by a 7-month-old adoptive parent, which caused an echo of viewers.
According to the broadcast, the adoptive parents have claimed that Jung In-yang was in an accident, saying "I fell while playing on the sofa."
However, as a result of the police investigation, it was revealed that they had neglected Jung In-yang alone, such as leaving him alone in a house or car, and committed routine assault from last June.
In particular, a pediatrician who worked with the daycare teacher Jung In-yang attended reported child abuse three times to the police since last May, but all were accused.
Viewers were angry.
On the bulletin board of the competent police station, criticism was flooded, and public petitions urging a strong punishment for the murder of adopted children quickly exceeded 200,000 people.
The ripple effect caused by the broadcast was considerable.
Of course, the'I'm Sorry Jung In-ah' challenge proposed by the production crew and the Korea Child Abuse Prevention Association spread to all walks of life.
The'I'm sorry Jung' challenge is a campaign in which you write the phrase you want to write along with the phrase "I'm sorry Jung," and share it on social media, and enter the phrase into the portal search box so that the phrase appears in the portal real-time search box list. to be.
The entertainment world was no exception.
From the 3rd day after the broadcast, former announcer Bae Bae Hyun, couple of comedians Kim Won-hyo and Shim Jin-hwa, actors Lee Min-jung, Seo Hy-rim, Han Chae-ah, Lee Yun-ji, Han Hye-jin, singer Um Jeong-hwa, and popperate player Lim Hyeong-ju participated in the'I'm sorry Jung In-ah' challenge.
BTS Jimin also wrote'I'm sorry Jung In-ah' on the fan community Weverse, which aroused the interest of fans not only in Korea but also around the world.
Considering the influence Jimin has, just joining the challenge comes in a great way.
The small but big ball launched by ‘I want to know that’ has attracted attention even today, two days after the broadcast, leading to participation in the challenge.
(Reporter Jihye Kim, SBS Entertainment News)