SBS will present an unprecedented election talk show ‘2025 The Choice of the People’ with hot MZ panelists.
Goodbye to boring talks! The ‘mouth’ battle of the MZ ‘Sseoltongryeong’
Ahead of the ‘21st presidential election’, which will be held on June 3, SBS has boldly revealed the panel lineup of the election talk show ‘Sseoltongryeong’. In particular, the impressive direct-talk panel from the progressive and conservative camps, never seen on terrestrial broadcasts, is attracting attention.
From the progressive camp, Oh Chang-seok, the host of the YouTube channel ‘Sajangnamcheondong’, boasting 560,000 subscribers and the deputy chief of the Strategic Advisory Group of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Park Sung-min, who has served as the Blue House Youth Secretary, will appear. From the conservative camp, Park Min-young, a spokesperson for the People Power Party and winner of the debate battle, and Baek Ji-won, a spokesperson for the People Power Party's central election committee known as the ‘angry leftist goddess,’ are fully prepared. They are expected to engage in a verbal war using strategies from Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’ or present reasons why the presidential candidate from the opposing party should not be elected, all while delivering a fast-paced and fresh discussion.
Have you seen this analysis? A ‘presidential election direct talk’ that combines depth and fun
Following the release of the exit poll results from the three major terrestrial broadcasters, the ‘presidential election direct talk’ will take place. This segment, which will enhance the depth and quality of the analysis of the presidential election situation, will feature former Blue House Chief of Political Affairs Lee Chul-hee, Jo Gab-je, CEO of Jo Gab-je.com, and Baek Hyun-jin, a member of the People Power Party. The former chief, known as the ‘master of controlling pace,’ is expected to deliver sharp comments toward the conservative camp, while Baek Hyun-jin will showcase bold cooking skills using the ingredients of the progressive ‘life and death’ and conservative ‘new life.’ Jo Gab-je, a ‘60-year baseball fan,’ will compare baseball games to the presidential election landscape. Jo will draw attention with anecdotes about his dinner with Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung last April. The talk show ‘presidential election direct talk,’ which will encompass the straightforward panelists, will be hosted by Jung Yoo-mi, who has served as the main weekend news anchor for SBS for over two years.
The first XR live talk show in the country!
This talk show will be conducted in a creative ‘XR studio’ as engaging as the panelists. SBS has applied extended reality, XR technology, to create a virtual talk studio that feels like being in the actual space, maximizing viewer immersion. By utilizing the ‘Unreal Engine,’ commonly used in gaming, the talk show will constantly change five places designed in 3D to match the theme of the show, thus providing real-time ‘charismatic production.’ The ‘plaza,’ which was the most symbolic location during this presidential election phase, and the interior of a virtual presidential office will also be viewable in the XR studio.
SBS noted that using an XR studio for the live talk show is the first attempt among domestic broadcasters. Previously, SBS applied XR technology for the first time in the current affairs program ‘Overwhelmed Life’ aired from 2023 to season two. The SBS election planning team emphasized that the top-level XR technical staff who participated in the previous production will also be involved in this election broadcast.
Meanwhile, the teaser for the talk show ‘2025 The Choice of the People,’ filled with ‘warnings’ thrown toward the opposing camp during the pre-meeting by the talk show panelists, showcasing the true nature of the XR studio, will be available starting May 29 on the SBS official website, SBS News, and the SBS NOW YouTube channel.
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