Announcer Lee Sung-bae is leaving MBC after 17 years.
On the 14th, Lee Sung-bae posted on personal social media, "Today, I say my final goodbye to MBC. Seventeen years ago, I walked into the broadcasting station for the first time with an unfamiliar press badge hanging around my neck, and that day is still vivid in my memory. And today, I put down that press badge."
Lee Sung-bae said, "MBC was not just a simple workplace for me. It was a foundation for my life that allowed me to live as a person who speaks, a person who thinks, and a person who delivers the times. I will not forget that I am here today thanks to countless moments of broadcasting, days filled with joy and regret, and the colleagues and viewers I laughed and cried with amid tension."
He continued, "However, right now, I have decided to step back from that familiar and warm place and leap into a time of chaos." He added, "Even knowing it is a road from which I cannot return, I am throwing my life into a new path."
While doing so, Lee Sung-bae expressed, "I hope the end brings about the beginning of change for someone. And I hope that path is filled with the 'public language' and 'sincere attitude' I learned at MBC." He concluded, "I am sincerely grateful to everyone I worked with at MBC."
As Lee Sung-bae officially announced his departure from MBC, TV Chosun reported that he will join the presidential campaign of former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo. According to the report, Lee Sung-bae will serve as the Spokesperson for Hong's campaign.
Meanwhile, Lee Sung-bae joined MBC in 2008 and has been active through programs such as 'Section TV Entertainment Communications,' 'Real Man,' 'Complaint Zero UP,' 'Live Today Morning,' 'Before Sunrise with Lee Sung-bae,' and 'Morning Opening with Lee Sung-bae.'
Below is the full text by Lee Sung-bae
Today, I say my final goodbye to MBC.
Seventeen years ago, I walked into the broadcasting station for the first time with an unfamiliar press badge hanging around my neck, and that day is still vivid in my memory.
And today, I put down that press badge.
MBC was not just a simple workplace for me.
It was a foundation for my life that allowed me to live as a person who speaks, a person who thinks,
and a person who delivers the times.
Countless moments of broadcasting,
days filled with joy and regret,
thanks to the colleagues and viewers I laughed and cried with amid tension,
I will not forget that I am here today.
However, right now, I
step back from that familiar and warm place
and have decided to leap into a time of chaos.
Even knowing it is a road from which I cannot return,
I am throwing my life into a new path.
I hope the end brings about the beginning of change for someone.
And I hope that path is filled with the
'public language' and 'sincere attitude' I learned at MBC.
To everyone I worked with at MBC,
I am sincerely grateful.
Spring 2025,
Lee Sung-bae.
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