"Physical 100" PD refutes: The program group did not manipulate the game

This morning (9th), the Netflix variety show " Physical  100" held a press conference at the MBC Golden Mouse Hall to explain the recent controversy.

CrossFit athlete Yu Qinrong won the championship in "Physical 100 ". The contestant Zheng Haimin who faced him broke the news that there were equipment problems in three recordings, which triggered public speculation about the manipulation of the show. The program team explained this at the press conference. Producer Jang Ho-ki said: "I am very sorry for the inconvenience caused by the unsmooth recording. All the conflicts and disputes were not caused by the two contestants, but because the production staff did not conduct a thorough review. , I would like to express my apologies again."

The production team also stated: "The rumors of multiple rematch in the finals are not true, only the audio was checked at the beginning of the game and the recording was temporarily interrupted to listen to the opinions of the contestants. There was absolutely no repetition of the game or overturning the result of the game. Before that, Zheng Haimin, one of the contestants who entered the final, broke the news that the competition had been interrupted many times at the request of Yu Qinrong and the production team, and the degree was no less than a rematch. At the same time, Yu Qinrong, the champion winner who stood on the cusp of public opinion, also explained earlier that he never raised his hand to ask the game to be suspended, and he did not use any illegal methods to change the result of the game.

The Netflix variety show "Physical 100" is an extreme survival game. From the 13th to the 19th of last month, the program gained a total of 45.42 million hours of cumulative viewing time, and won the first place in the global non-English TV program rankings.