KBS Faces Backlash For Camera Work Quality At 2024 Gayo Daechukje

On December 21, various K-Pop artists gathered to perform at the 2024 KBS Gayo Daechukje Global Festival (KBS Song Festival).

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The show included not only performances from groups but also collaboration stages with senior and junior artists.

#베이비복스 ☆ baby vox and kiss of life performing 'killer' at kbs song festival !! 20241220 pic.twitter.com/jV3jRsvW0D

— dididiary I DO I DO (@gyurisgff) December 20, 2024

However, many fans and viewers were disappointed in KBS’s camera work for the performances. They felt the show included unnecessary angles, such as drone shots, audience shots, and zoomed-out shots.

This KBS song festival camera work is pissing me off

— Airielle/// Missing ateez (@Buggybug_0) December 21, 2024

i just watched the kbs gayo performance and that camera work is HORRENDOUS

— cami (@fqirylhs) December 21, 2024

kbs camera work is so fcking bad i’ve been saying this for years pls bat di nila inaayos 😭😭😭 every year end nalang

— anne ❆ 🐻🦊 (@purrplewinter) December 21, 2024

Due to this type of camera work, many parts of the performance, including dance breaks, and outfits could not be seen closely.

Hwanwoong x Aiki dance break is so cool and kbs camera failed to capture it wellpic.twitter.com/IExDbm3dsL

— riski's drop ✨ (@keonhie) December 20, 2024

가대축 카메라 진짜 앵글 뭐 어쩌라고 ;;; 뭐 보라고 지금 pic.twitter.com/TfmEfqU3NM

— ㉲콘 #프락치 (@mark82on) December 20, 2024

The angles from KBS are really….what do they want me to look at?

Even the visual director for NCT 127‘s outfits was disappointed that the camera didn’t capture the member’s custom-made outfits they prepared hard for.

lehbhel (SM Visual Director) instagram story update

"It was the most exciting costume I've ever prepared…
I'm so upset that the camera didn't catch it well 😢😥😥" pic.twitter.com/hy5lhn2oOC

— 꾸꾸미 (@mybelovesun) December 21, 2024

Korean media outlets were even calling out the broadcasting company for its camera production.

The camera production of KBS Gayo was so bad that even K media wrote an article and slammed it. 😤

“The side shots and full shots that don’t know the intention of the members broke the concentration.”

That’s right! This point was even worse than the camera man appearing. pic.twitter.com/hGHDoVrBp7

— K (@entanonly01) December 21, 2024

Fans were also disappointed at NCT 127 Doyoung‘s one second camera shot for a two song performance!

🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 pic.twitter.com/ZtqOK8NMMZ

— 취향의 도영 (@do0liking) December 20, 2024

And when they thought the show itself couldn’t be any worse, the individual fancam quality they posted on the YouTube channel came as another shock. Turns out they didn’t film separate shots, but instead used the group performance video and cut it to make the individual fancams.

아니 로고 화질만 1080p고 나머진 전부 240p 144p잖아요 ㅠㅠ 말않되 https://t.co/65o8byDZug

— plum (@do0_plum) December 22, 2024

The logo quality is 1080p, but the rest is in 240p or 144p..how is this possible..

Fans had to watch other videos filmed by fans or fansite master videos for better quality and angles. Although upset, fans are hopeful that the upcoming music shows will have better quality!