

However, in making their programming decisions, SBS did not even ask for our understanding, at the very least, and simply moved forward with a one-sided announcement.” Lawyer’ production team has been considerate in making concessions because ‘Woori the Virgin’ is a pre-produced program. “Due to the broadcast schedule for ‘Woori the Virgin’ being confirmed late, and because the drama’s filming schedule was delayed past what was originally promised, there has already been unreasonable pressure on the filming schedule for ‘Dr. Lawyer” by causing unexpected overlaps in filming. The network also mentioned that delays in the filming schedule for “Woori the Virgin” had already had a negative impact on “Dr. “The advertisers, sponsors, and viewers will all be confused.” Lawyer,’ SBS would also suffer damages in terms of promotion and marketing, so it is extremely unclear what they hope to achieve by doing this,” continued MBC. “Not even mentioning the obvious damage that would be suffered by ‘Dr. Even when taking into consideration the unfortunate programming situation at SBS, their decision is still a breach of business ethics.” Lawyer’ was already confirmed before production began, and even though they were aware of that, SBS created a situation where the period of time during which leading actress aired would overlap. “First, during a time when there has been a great deal of sad news in the industry, we deeply apologize for giving viewers cause for confusion with this unnecessary issue,” said a representative of MBC. With both dramas airing at the same time, MBC explained, viewers would have a harder time fully imagining the actress as her character in each show-and marketing for the two concurrently airing dramas was certain to clash. Pointing out the stark difference in the tone of the two dramas, the network claimed that the contrast between Im Soo Hyang’s two roles would be damaging to both series.

Lawyer” had already been set well in advance, SBS’s sudden decision to air “Woori the Virgin” at a similar time was a violation of business ethics. MBC asserted that because the broadcast schedule for “Dr. Lawyer,” but due to unforeseen issues with the filming schedules of two other SBS dramas, “Woori the Virgin” was suddenly moved to the Monday-Tuesday slot for May. The drama was not originally slated to air during the same time period as “Dr. Meanwhile, “Woori the Virgin” is a Korean remake of the famous American show “Jane the Virgin,” which was itself based on a hit Venezuelan telenovela. The drama is currently scheduled to premiere on May 27. Lawyer,” which will also star So Ji Sub, is a drama about a genius surgeon who becomes a medical malpractice lawyer after losing everything due to a rigged surgery and a prosecutor who loses her only family and lover through that same surgery. On April 5, JTBC News reported that the two broadcast networks were in conflict due to SBS’s plans to air Im Soo Hyang’s upcoming drama “Woori the Virgin” in May, when MBC was already planning to air its own drama starring Im Soo Hyang, “ Dr. MBC and SBS are currently embroiled in a dispute over the broadcast schedules of two upcoming dramas starring Im Soo Hyang.
