‘Gag Concert’ held a press conference at the KBS Annex Hall in Yeouido, Seoul at 1.30 pm today with Lee Jung Gyu PD, Kim Joon Ho, Kim Dae Hee, Yoo Min Sang, Kim Min Kyung, Oh Na Mi, Lee Soo Ji, Lee Sang Hoon, Seo Tae Hoon, Park Jin Ho, and Son Byuli.

That day, Lee Jung Gyu PD talked about the reasons behind the slump that ‘GagCon’ is currently in. “There aren’t many eye-catching characters. Honestly, there are characters that we ourselves find to be fun, but in the past years the emphasis has been placed on the completeness of the skits - rather than the comedians themselves and their characters.”

“Come to think of it, I think that the attractiveness of characters have depleted. Even the tempo is not enough,” he added. When asked if the 900th Episode Special could be the start of a big change, he replied that “the reason for making the (900th Episode) Special 3-week long is that we hope it will be the big turning point (for ‘GagCon’). Nevertheless, the comedians Kim Joon Ho, Kim Dae Hee, Yoo Jae Suk, Jang Dong Min, Yoo Se Yoon, Kang Yoo Mi, Shin Bong Sun and more, say that ‘even so, comedy shows must continue to live on’. They work hard on ‘Smile People’ and ‘Comedy Big League’ with that heart, and I’d like if all (the shows) continue staying alive.”



Translation: gagconcert@tumblr

Source: Seoul Economic via Naver

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