Viewers are criticizing Season 7 of 'SNL Korea' for one of its skits.
On an online forum, netizens discussed a particular segment featuring actress Moon Chae Won, who recently appeared as the episode host. The skit shows her and SNL crew member Kim Won Hun playing a pair of old friends.
As seen in the circulating GIFs, the backlash stems from the skit's explicit sexual undertones, which viewers described as having gone "overboard" and "too dirty." Many criticized the writers for including suggestive scenes that appear forced and lacking context, calling the humor "pointless" and "genuinely not even funny."
Some commenters also pointed out a recurring pattern, arguing that SNL Korea often "unfairly makes actresses undergo these segments." Though meant to be comedic, the live parody involving a married male crew member was described as "unnecessary."
Others expressed concern over the show's 19+ rating, saying that while adult content may be expected, scenes like these are frequently clipped and shared across blogs, forums, and YouTube—platforms where age restrictions are easily bypassed. This, they argue, makes the rating ineffective.
Comments include:
"This isn't satire, it just turned vulgar. Why are they even doing this kind of humor?"
"What's wrong with SNL these days?"
"Not even joking, my mood dropped the moment I saw it."
"Ah... why though?"
"Seriously, why... that's the only thing I can say. Did they pay her ten billion won?"
"I heard they do pay a lot."
"Not just money—appearing on the show brings a lot of buzz too, I guess."
"I'm at a loss for words..."
"Did they really have to go that far..? Who is this show even for?"
"This is just... so low-class."
"Moon Chae Won, please just take on a project—anything but this ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I didn’t want this to be how I hear about you."
"Why would Moon Chae Won do this??????"
"They should consider the viewers' perspective too.. I'm starting to avoid watching."
"This is honestly so shocking."
"American SNL makes sexual jokes too, but it's mostly comedic. It still feels like comedy and makes you chuckle. This didn’t even get a single smile."
"I mean, it's not like she had that kind of image before. She was doing fine with normal work. This is so weird—it's not like they're paying her 10 billion won or something."
"It's unpleasant and just brings the mood down.. I heard the 100 million won appearance rumor isn't even true according to the crew."
"Is that all they can do just because it's rated 19+?"
"Even that Kim Sa Rang straw skit was so shocking."
"At least the Kim Sa Rang episode was less bad than this."
"How would his wife feel if she saw this?"
"Are we supposed to laugh at that..?"
"Sexual content goes viral easily, but no matter how much they call it comedy, this is just low-tier humor."
"I don't even get what the point of the joke was. It’s not funny, and it’s not even satire."
"But really, did the guests actually agree to do that...? Why though…?"
"Who the heck wrote that script?"
"My image of Moon Chae Won being pretty is just getting destroyed in my head."
"That male celebrity also had controversy when he appeared in 'Nego King' episode 1, so I don't want to see him on TV either."
"The Kim Sa Rang episode was vulgar too, but this is even worse."
"Above all, it's not even funny."
"It feels like they only include those elements when it’s female celebrities."
"It's not just provocative—it’s sleazy, and that’s the real problem."
"This is why I don’t understand how SNL wins awards and all that."
What are your thoughts?
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