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MBC issues apology over ‘W’ phone number leak

  • Published : Sept 2, 2016 - 16:41
  • Updated : Sept 2, 2016 - 16:41

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(MBC)
MBC issued an apology to one of the viewers for accidentally leaking their phone number on Thursday‘s episode of “W.”

During a scene in “W,” Oh Yeon-joo (played by Han Hyo-joo) received a phone call from Kang-chul (played by Lee Jong-suk) with the phone number was clearly displayed.

The owner of the phone has since been bombarded by random calls and messages from fans of the show.

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(MBC)
The phone owner alerted the MBC production team and received an apology.

MBC have also edited the scene so that the phone number is no longer visible on the re-run and VOD version of the drama.

By Lee Sang-won (sangdoze@heraldcorp.com)