Popular Variety Show “I Live Alone” Gets Accused Of Staged Broadcasting

On the popular variety show I Live Alone, Jun Hyun Moo revealed his solo spontaneous trip to Kazakhstan, topping the non-drama cast buzz rankings. However, suspicions arose that the entire spontaneous trip was staged. Jun Hyun Moo ranked first in the non-drama cast buzz survey for the third week of August, released by Good Data Corporation FUNdex. This is the first time since 2023 that Jun Hyun Moo has topped the buzz rankings due to his activities on I Live Alone. The second part of Jun Hyun Moo’s “29-hour spontaneous trip to Kazakhstan,” aired on August 21st, recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 6.5%, drawing significant attention. However, after the broadcast, some raised doubts about the likelihood of a one-night, two-day trip to Kazakhstan being truly spontaneous. One netizen pointed out that renting a car by phone at Almaty Airport, as Jun Hyun Moo did, was overly simplified for the show. They noted that car rentals require notarization at the local Almaty consulate or a separate notarization of a driver’s license at the Korean embassy in Kazakhstan. Another netizen who had rented a car recently added, “An international driver’s license isn’t accepted. You must leave yo...