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'{{Short description|South Korean public television channel}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2023}} {{expand Korean|KBS2|date=December 2023}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox television channel | name = KBS 2TV | logo = KBS 2 logo.svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = | logo_alt = | image = | established = | airdate = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1980|12|1|df=y}} | closed_date = | picture_format = [[2160p]] [[Ultra-high-definition television|UHDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[1080i]] and [[480i]] for the [[High-definition television|HDTV]] and [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] feeds respectively) | network = Korean Broadcasting System | owner = [[Korean Broadcasting System]] | parent = | key_people = | motto = | country = South Korea | language = Korean | area = | affiliates = | headquarters = | former_names = TBC TV <small>(1964–1980)</small> | replaced = [[KBS1]]<br>[[KBS NEWS D]] | replaced_by = | timeshift_service = | website = {{website|https://drama.kbs.co.kr/|KBS 2TV}} | terr_serv_1 = [[Digital terrestrial television]] | terr_chan_1 = Channel 11.1 | sat_radio_chan_1 = | online_serv_1 = KBS | online_chan_1 = [https://onair.kbs.co.kr/index.html?sname=onair&stype=live&ch_code=12&ch_type=globalList Watch live]<br>{{small|([[South Korea]] only)}} }} '''KBS 2TV''' is a South Korean [[free-to-air]] television channel and is considered the first private company in South Korea launched on 1 December 1980 and owned by [[Korean Broadcasting System]]. == History == On 21 February 1961, the Seoul Private Broadcasting Corporation was established. On 22 June 1966, the company received a broadcasting license from the government and started broadcasting on terrestrial television on 1 December 1980. On 29 May 2023, [[KBS News 6]] was launched as the network's newscast. A year later, on 10 January 1971, the names of all regional broadcasters were merged under the KBS brand. On 22 December 1980, colour transmissions began in Seoul alone, followed by a nationwide adopting on 1 January 1981.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1981-03-17 |title=Color television finally comes to South Korea market -- with a rush |work=Christian Science Monitor |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0317/031746.html |access-date=2022-04-17 |issn=0882-7729}}</ref> Together with its main rivals [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] and [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]], KBS 2TV began its full-scale daytime broadcasting on 1 December 2005. It went on to broadcast 24 hours a day on 1 January 2013 and discontinued on 30 December 2017. As of 4 August 2014, the channel news program began to be broadcast from the new television station located in Sangam, and from 1 September of that same year, the channel began to produce all the programs in the new studios.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directions to KBS |url=http://aboutmbc.imbc.com/korean/corporateinfo/map/index.html |access-date=16 September 2017 |website=KBS}}</ref> == Programming == {{Main|List of programs broadcast by KBS 2TV}} KBS dramas are exported to 100 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}. ''[[Dae Jang Geum]]'' has high audience ratings in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong;{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} its popularity has continued in 91 countries{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}, including Japan. Other dramas that have enjoyed high viewership include ''[[Jumong (TV series)|Jumong]]'', ''[[Coffee Prince (2007 TV series)|Coffee Prince]]'', ''[[Moon Embracing the Sun]]'', ''[[Lee San, Wind of the Palace|Yi San]]'', ''[[Queen Seondeok (TV series)|Queen Seondeok]]'', and ''[[Dong Yi (TV series)|Dong Yi]]''. === Infotainment shows and documentaries === KBS documentaries encompass a wide range of issues, from foreign affairs to the environment. ''PD Notebook'' premiered in 1990, and has since earned notoriety for its investigations from a journalistic standpoint. Episodes have included one covering scientific fraud by Korean geneticist [[Hwang Woo-suk]], and another containing arguments against importing US beef.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bad Marks All Round In Hwang Scandal |url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200511/200511280029.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007123815/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200511/200511280029.html |archive-date=2006-10-07 |access-date=14 October 2006}}</ref> The latter episode, entitled "Is American Beef Really Safe from Mad Cow Disease?", contributed to three months of protest in Seoul against importing US beef. Since then, the accuracy of the episode and the program's method of obtaining information has been questioned.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herald |first=The Korea |title=The Korea Herald |url=http://www.koreaherald.co.kr |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2005 |title=KBS suspends producers for breaching ethics |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2652775 |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2005 |title=Media ethics judged, found wanting |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2654548 |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> KBS current-affairs and documentary programs have won recognition from the New York and Banff TV Festivals, the Asian TV Awards, ABU Prizes, Earth Vision and the Japan Wildlife Festival. === News === KBS News now has 18 local news bureaus and 8 overseas news bureaus, with which it signed a news supply contract with CNN, APTN, NBC and Reuters TV so it can bring up to date news to viewers. KBS currently offers a wide variety of in-depth analysis programs on politics, economy, society, and culture through Current Affairs Magazine 2580, 100 Minute Debate, Economy Magazine M, and Unification Observatory. === Sports === KBS broadcasts [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] games when [[Hyun-jin Ryu]] pitches and [[Shin-Soo Choo|Shin-soo Choo]] and [[Jung-ho Kang]] bat. == Controversies == === 1999 — ''PD Note'' incident === In 1999, Korean Broadcasting System aired ''[[PD Note]]'', a documentary program criticizing [[Jaerock Lee]]. Members of the [[Manmin Central Church]] forcibly entered the TV station and cut off the power supply in the control room, interrupting the programme several times. Meanwhile, other supporters, numbering between 1,500 and 2,000 according to different sources, blocked off nearby roads.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 1999 |title=World: Asia-Pacific - Korean TV airs controversial documentary |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/342414.stm |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Church members storm South Korean TV station |date=1999-05-12 |work=Agence France-Presse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2007 |title=South Korea – Manmin Joongang Church – Reverend Jaerock Lee – Korean Broadcasting System |url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b6fe2700.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811010100/https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b6fe2700.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2014 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=refworld.org}}</ref> Manmin Central Church members later filed a lawsuit against the TV station.<ref>{{Citation |title=I met the mentor of my life |date=2008-09-10 |url=http://www.sisa-news.com/news/article.html?no=13940 |work=Sisa News |accessdate=2008-09-10}}</ref> Three church leaders and eight members of the church were sentenced to jail for between two and a half years and three years, for their roles in the protests.<ref>{{Citation |title=Church officials given prison sentences for raiding TV station |date=1999-08-28 |work=Korea Herald}}</ref> === 2005 — ''Live Music Camp'' incident === On Saturday, July 30, 2005, [[Rux]] was invited to appear on the KBS concert program ''[[Show! Music Core#History|Live Music Camp]]'' for their segment called “Is this song good?” The band members invited a large number of their supporters in the punk scene. Toward the end of the performance, two punks disrobed and leapt around the stage in front of the live audience and the cameras. Between four and five seconds of full-frontal nudity was broadcast across the nation. The two streakers were mistakenly identified as members of the band Couch, although one was from Spiky Brats. Both were booked by the police without detention on charges of [[Inappropriateness|indecency]] and interference with a business. The police administered drug tests, but the results were negative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=August 1, 2005 |title=Naked Bodies Shown for Five Seconds on Live TV |work=Dong-a Ilbo |url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005080118148 |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> Won was also arrested for inviting the two to appear on the show.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kim |first=Tae-jong |date=July 31, 2005 |title=Music show canceled after indecent exposure |work=Korea Times |url=http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=27461 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103183201/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=27461 |archive-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> Public response was furious, both against Rux and the broadcaster.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=July 31, 2005 |title=Punk Rockers' Privates in Affront to Korea's 'Bourgeois' |work=Chosun Ilbo |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/07/31/2005073161005.html |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> KBS cancelled ''Music Camp'', and the [[Korea Communications Commission|Korean Broadcasting Commission]] considered heavy disciplinary measures. Then mayor of Seoul, [[Lee Myung-bak]] suggested that Hongdae concerts be regulated by authorities,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwon |first=Ji-young |date=August 3, 2005 |title=Hongdae musicians apologize for flashing |work=Korea Herald |url=http://128.97.165.17/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=27621 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103145017/http://128.97.165.17/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=27621 |archive-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> which prompted political rivals to compare Lee to former dictator [[Park Chung-hee]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=2 August 2005 |title=Seoul Mayor Blasted for Authoritarian Mindset |work=Chosun Ilbo |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/08/02/2005080261010.html |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> At this time, [[Yu In-chon]] had a good understanding of the college culture, so he took Lee Myung-bak to the club 'Drug' and said, 'Oh! Brothers' rock performance together and defended the club culture, thanks to this, Lee Myung-bak, who was about to wipe out the clubs, changed his mind, and he dismissed it as saying he would not do it himself.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 2005 |title=유인촌 "이명박 시장은 인디밴드 싫어하지 않는다" |language=ko |trans-title=Yu In-chon "Mayor Lee Myung-bak doesn't hate indie bands" |publisher=My Daily |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0000022969 |access-date=6 July 2023 |via=Naver}}</ref> A plot from [[Plus Nine Boys]] parodied this incident.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiEhcpkZmbk&t=115s |title=아홉수 소년 - [아홉수소년] 1-2화 3분만에 다시보기 |date=2 September 2014 |language=Korean |publisher=tvN drama |trans-title=Plus Nine Boys - [Plus Nine Boys] Episodes 1-2 Replay in 3 Minutes |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 August 2014 |title='아홉수 소년' 쓰레기스트, 생방송 노출 사고…카우치 사건 재현 |language=Korean |trans-title='Plus Nine Boys' Trashst, live exposure accident... Reenact the Couch Incident |work=Xports News |url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/490767 |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> === 2008–2010 — ''PD Note'' === ==== Mad cow disease ==== On 27 April 2008, ''PD Note'' televised an episode called "Is American Beef Really Safe from Mad Cow Disease?" which covered mad cow disease and alleged dangers associated with American beef. The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries filed a legal suit against the producers as it announced that the program was distorted and exaggerated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yoon |first=Jong-suk |date=June 23, 2008 |title=검찰 '광우병 보도' PD수첩 수사 착수 |language=ko |work=Naver |publisher=Yonhap News |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0002141368}}</ref> The producers were exonerated by the Seoul Central District Court and the Supreme Court in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Song |first=Kyung-hwa |last2=Kim |first2=Nam-il |date=January 20, 2010 |title=PD수첩 '광우병 보도' 무죄 선고 |language=ko |work=Naver |publisher=The Hankyoreh |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/400010.html}}</ref> ==== Prosecutors and sponsors ==== On April 20, 2010, ''PD Note'' televised an episode called "The prosecutors and sponsors" which investigates how Korean prosecutors are "sponsored" by businesses, receiving bribes in the form of money, drinks and women. They began the investigation after receiving information from a man about 57 former prosecutors being "sponsored." As the episode was well received by the audience, the second episode was broadcast on June 8, 2010. ==== Four Major Rivers ==== The Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs applied for an injunction to stop the airing of a ''PD Note'' episode, "The Six-Meter-Deep Secret of the Four Major Rivers," which was scheduled to be broadcast on August 17, 2010. The episode deals with a controversy about The [[Four Major Rivers Project]] launched by the Korean government in 2009, which is aimed at developing water resources by securing a sufficient water supply, preventing floods, upgrading water quality and reviving ecosystems, as well as boosting regional economies.<ref>[http://www.korea.net/Government/Current-Affairs/National-Affairs?affairId=62] Korea.net</ref> Based on ''PD Note''’s report on the episode which had already been released, the Ministry insisted that the episode contained false information.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2010 |title=국토부, PD 수첩 '4대강 수심 6m의 비밀' 방송금지 가처분 신청 |language=ko |work=YTN |url=http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0102_201008170956451634}}</ref> They requested that the Seoul Southern District Court stop further spread of the false information among the public. Their request was dismissed and the episode aired August 24, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2010 |title=PD수첩 '4대강 비밀팀' 방송금지 가처분 기각 |language=ko |work=Dong-A Ilbo |url=http://news.donga.com/3/all/20100817/30568200/1}}</ref> According to the producers of ''PD Note'', the MBC management also requested that they postpone the episode.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2010 |title=MBC 김재철 사장 "'PD수첩 4대강 비밀팀', 방송 보류하라" 지시(종합) |language=ko |work=[[No Cut News]] |url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1555539}}</ref> === 2013 — ''Show! Music Core'' ranking === {{Main|Show! Music Core#Controversy}} === 2020 — Deepfake pornography === On 20 April 2020, KBS News broadcast news about [[deepfake pornography]]. KBS used [[Deepfake|deepfake technology]], an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] technology which changes an identity of someone on an image or a video to someone else's likeness. The news sparked outrage among Korean netizens due to its contents which consist of inappropriate materials. Korean boy band [[BTS]], Korean singer [[IU (singer)|IU]] and other celebrities were used as examples on the news. Viewers and fans of the celebrities used the hashtag ''#KBS_합성_사과해'', to tell KBS to apologise or respond to the incident; it did neither.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2020 |title=KBS, 아이유-방탄소년단 합성 딥페이크 보도… 팬들 화났다 |url=https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=28060053&memberNo=36645352 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 September 2021 |website=Naver Post |language=ko}}</ref> === 2021 — Olympics broadcast === During the broadcasting of the [[Olympic Games ceremony|parade of nations]] on the [[2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]], KBS was accused domestically and internationally for making depictions of numerous countries that were deemed racist and offensive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vigdor |first=Neil |date=25 July 2021 |title=Broadcaster Apologizes for 'Inappropriate' Images Aired During Olympic Parade |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/sports/olympics/mbc-broadcaster-apology-olympics-opening-ceremony.html |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> The most notable country depictions displayed during the broadcast is the use of the [[Chernobyl disaster]] to depict [[Ukraine]] and riots to depict [[Haiti]]. The incident sparked anger among Ukrainians and Haitians.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 July 2021 |title=KBS's Olympic howlers show shallow outlook on world |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/07/27/entertainment/television/korean-broadcaster-tokyo-olympics-mbc-tokyo-2020/20210727171800349.htm |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> On 27 July, KBS president Park Sung-jae apologised to the public as well as nations affected. He apologised to the Embassy of Ukraine and Romania in Seoul in a press conference and promised to ensure all of its content to be respectful towards universal values and cultural diversity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Si-jin |first=Lee |date=26 July 2021 |title=KBS chief apologizes after yet another inappropriate caption airs during Tokyo Games |work=The Korea Herald |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210726000907 |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> KBS also declared a written apology on their official website.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2021 |title=[사과문] 머리 숙여 사죄드립니다 |url=http://with.mbc.co.kr/m/pr/press/view.html?idx=30065&page=1&opt=0&keyword= |url-status=dead |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=KBS와 함께 |language=ko}}</ref> [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Haiti)|Haitian Foreign Affairs Minister]] [[Claude Joseph]] fired back at KBS, saying "their apology didn't go far enough, but the incident shouldn't be allowed to distract from the athletes who have worked tirelessly for years to get to the Olympics".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lemaire |first=Sandra |last2=Gallo |first2=William |date=26 July 2021 |title=Haiti: S Korean TV Channel Apology Over Olympics Stereotypes 'Didn't Go Far Enough' |language=en |work=Voice of America |url=https://www.voanews.com/tokyo-olympics/haiti-s-korean-tv-channel-apology-over-olympics-stereotypes-didnt-go-far-enough |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> The incident caused national uproar among Koreans, with some Korean netizens accusing KBS for being insensitive and unprofessional.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2021 |title=South Korean TV network apologises for offensive Olympic broadcast |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210724-south-korean-tv-network-apologises-for-offensive-olympic-broadcast |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=[[France 24]] |language=en}}</ref> == See also == * [[KBS1]] * [[KBS NEWS D]] * [[EBS1]] * [[EBS2]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://schedule.kbs.co.kr/index.html?sname=schedule&stype=table&type=globalList&search_day=20230916&channel_group=G01 KBS2 schedule] {{Korean Broadcasting System}} {{South Korea television networks}} [[Category:Television channels in South Korea]] [[Category:Korean-language television stations]] [[Category:Korean Broadcasting System]] [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1980]] [[Category:1980 establishments in South Korea]]'