'I Live Alone' or 'I Drink Alone'? Drinking scenes in 'I Live Alone' are criticized for promoting drinking culture!

The MBC variety show "I Live Alone," which aired on the 20th, showed the daily life of TWICE member Jihyo, in addition to scenes of actress Park Na-rae going to Yangyang for her summer vacation.

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First, Jihyo seriously engaged in Pilates and, after sweating, she went to a lettuce-wrapped meat restaurant. In addition to eating, Jihyo also ordered beer, and her hearty eating made the audience can't help but drool. When Jihyo came back home, she started drinking soju without any side dishes. Jiae also explained, "If I have side dishes with alcohol, the flavors will mix together, which I don't really like. If I just drink alcohol, it seems like I would get drunk faster."

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Park Na-rae, who is heading to Yangyang, also drinks beer with her friend, which is refreshing just by watching. Not only that, in recent episodes, there are scenes of Lee Jang Woo drinking beer at a baseball stadium and Kian Palsa drinking beer after running. The way they relieve stress by drinking has also become a topic of conversation.

The members of 'I Live Alone' enjoying food and drink during the show may be entertaining for many viewers, but on the other hand, some netizens believe that this kind of program arrangement could perpetuate a culture of excessive drinking.

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On the 21st, a netizen captured segments of the program from July and August and uploaded it to the online forum, expressing that "It's almost at the level of 'I Drink Alone'. In every episode, you can see the cast drinking. Compared to smoking, there seems to be a particular tolerance towards drinking."

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Many netizens also agreed saying, "That's right, drinking is as harmful as smoking, but recent shows have been too lenient about drinking", "Yes, this is a very big problem", "I really hope that TV will stop broadcasting scenes of drinking", "Now that I think about it...I also grab a beer to drink after seeing scenes of drinking...", "It must all be product placement, right?"

However, some netizens held contrasting views: "What's the problem, it's a late-night show?"; "It's a variety show where adult performers show their daily lives. What's wrong with drinking?"; "It's not the same every episode"; "The problem isn't just with me, society is too lenient with drinking"; "For someone who lives alone, that might be the greatest happiness."