Lee Yi-kyung SNS

The agency of actor Lee Yi-kyung issued an official statement on the 16th regarding his departure from MBC ‘What Do You Do When You Play?’.

The agency said, “On the day he was notified of his departure, Lee Yi-kyung had a phone conversation with Yoo Jae-seok in which they shared their regret, and the call concluded with words of encouragement, ending with, ‘Let us meet later and talk.’”

It also stated, “Since then, Lee Yi-kyung has not mentioned Yoo Jae-seok even once.”

This is interpreted as being due to a video posted that day on the YouTube channel ‘Yeonye Dwitongnyeong Lee Jin-ho’ titled ‘Why is Yoo Jae-seok being criticized.. the reason for the backlash after the German woman revelation by Lee Yi-kyung’. YouTuber Lee Jin-ho claimed in the video that, after Lee Yi-kyung was notified of his departure from ‘What Do You Do When You Play?’, he repeatedly asked, “Is this the will of Yoo Jae-seok?”

Earlier, the agency said, “Speculative reports and rumors contrary to fact are spreading regarding the departure, so we are conveying our position to correct them,” and explained, “We received notice of the departure at a meeting with the ‘What Do You Do When You Play?’ production team, and at that time the producers conveyed that it was a matter decided from above and that there would be no reversal.”

It added, “We only expressed disappointment at the decision by the production team, and we clearly state that we did not ask again nor inquire whether that decision reflected the opinion of Yoo Jae-seok.”

The following is the full statement from the agency of Lee Yi-kyung

Hello, this is Sangyeong ENT.

Regarding the departure of our artist Lee Yi-kyung from the MBC entertainment program ‘What Do You Do When You Play?’, speculative reports and rumors contrary to fact have been raised by some and are spreading, so we are conveying our position to correct them.

We received notice of the departure at a meeting with the ‘What Do You Do When You Play?’ production team, and at that time the producers conveyed, “This was decided above, and there will be no reversal.” Accordingly, we only expressed disappointment at the producers decision, and we make it clear that we never asked again nor inquired whether that decision reflected the opinion of Yoo Jae-seok.

On the day of the departure notice, Lee Yi-kyung had a phone conversation with Yoo Jae-seok in which they shared their regret, and the call concluded with words of encouragement, ending with, “Let us meet later and talk.”

Since then, Lee Yi-kyung has not mentioned Yoo Jae-seok even once.

We ask that you refrain from speculative reports or the spreading of rumors that are not verified as facts beyond what is stated above.

Thank you.