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After all of the circus hoopla and controversy surrounding the launch of the Korean version of the Naked News franchise, its existence now hangs by a pithy thread as production came to a screeching halt since Thursday -- just one month after its inception. The problem? Money. Nine of the anchors have yet to be compensated for their work during the month the service has been up while customer service has ceased its operation leaving 260,000 paid subscribers for the month of July, hanging, according to local reports. The problem began when management of the Naked News Korea branch requested its anchors contracted to present news only in semi-nude form (i.e. in lingerie and bikini tops) to strip down completely for its pay-for-play adults-only version. This prompted five of its anchors to hand in their resignations while the rest of its personalities stayed on.
Brian in Jeollanam-do and the Marmot of course have a whole lot more on this.
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6:30 am on July 31st, 2009 1
They should all get together and open a juicy bar called Hostess News.
9:14 am on July 31st, 2009 2
That's where I get all my reliable news from…hostess bars.
9:52 am on July 31st, 2009 3
I'm not really sure what to make of this situation. I'm unsure how they got pulled into this one quite so easily, and how the CEO has managed to jump ship with all the money. Need to read up on this a little more.
3:44 pm on July 31st, 2009 4
There are two lifes' truths here.
1. Tit jobs cost money, gentlemen.
2. Contracts are worth no more than used toilet paper in Korea.
6:03 am on August 14th, 2010 5
Dam if the one in the grey t-shirt doesn't look like my old yobo from the mid 80's. Similar bob hairstyle and nice rack. If there is a relation, she would be a natural as a juicy bar hostess.