Kim Sun-tae voluntarily withdraws from 'Don Sun-tae: Age of Success'... Cites "lack of ability and communication issues" as reasons

YouTuber Kim Sun-tae decided to voluntarily withdraw from KBS YouTube original variety show ″Don Sun-tae Success Era″ and apologized to Won-i, a member of the girl group Lissene, and her agency. On the 31st, Kim Sun-tae posted a video on his YouTube channel stating that he found it difficult to host the show as the sole MC. He mentioned that without an agency, communication with the production team was challenging, and he felt his abilities were insufficient. He also explained the reason for his voluntary withdrawal, saying, ″I wanted to try being the sole MC on a terrestrial broadcast, but it wasn’t easy.″ He added, ″There are contracts, and a broadcasting station is a serious matter. They trusted me and gave me a regular slot, but I wasn’t capable.″ Kim Sun-tae said he personally apologized to the representative of Lissene’s agency and also apologized to the members. He stated, ″I heard the members were worried about me before I contacted them,″ and expressed his apologies two or three times more. He reflected on himself through this incident and thought about whether he had lost his initial sincerity. He also apologized to his subscribers for causing discomfort and promised to prevent such incidents in the future. Earlier, Kim Sun-tae sparked controversy by mentioning the ″scary″ controversy to Lissene member Won-i in a pre-release video of ″Don Sun-tae Success Era″ released on the KBS YouTube channel ″KBS Originals.″ During this process, viewer criticism continued due to provocative thumbnail captions and unrelated person tags added by the production team. Subsequently, KBS made the video private. In the video, Lissene member Won-i expressed her feelings, saying, ″Honestly, I was very shocked. I only imagined myself rising on YouTube and music shows, but suddenly appearing in the news overnight was very scary,″ and added, ″Since then, I have felt the need to be more careful with every word I say.″ Following this controversy, Kim Sun-tae’s YouTube channel subscribers slightly decreased from 1.68 million before the controversy to 1.67 million, and the apology posted on the 30th surpassed 1.06 million views. Kim Sun-tae is a former public official who was in charge of promotional work for Chungju City. While in office, he operated Chungju City’s official YouTube channel and was called ″Chungju Man.″ He retired in February and launched his personal YouTube channel.