Breaking News Interrupts Best Couple Award at MBC Entertainment Awards: Fire Reported on Plane at Gimhae Airport
The 2024 MBC Entertainment Awards show, hosted by Jeon Hyun-moo, actor Lee Jang-woo, and singer-actress Yoon Eun-hye, aired live from the MBC Media Center in Sangam on January 28 at 8:20 PM (KST).
For the Best Couple Award, Son Ho-young and Danny Ahn of “god’s Baby Diaries” took the stage to present. Nominees included Yoo Jae-suk and Haha (Hangout with Yoo), Park We and Song Ji-eun (The Manager), and Yang Se-hyung and Park Na-rae (Where Is My Home).
During the interview with nominees Park We and Song Ji-eun, MBC broke in with a news alert. The on-screen text read: “Fire reported on Air Busan aircraft at Gimhae Airport, according to fire authorities.”
According to the Busan Fire Department, a fire broke out near the tail section of an Air Busan aircraft at Gimhae Airport around 10:30 PM. Emergency responders quickly extinguished the fire, and all 169 passengers and seven crew members successfully evacuated.
Despite the breaking news, the awards ceremony continued as planned without any interruption for a news bulletin.
Ultimately, the Best Couple Award went to Yoo Jae-suk and Haha from “Hangout with Yoo.” Yoo Jae-suk expressed his surprise, saying, “I didn’t expect to win the Best Couple Award. During the interview, I thought Park Na-rae, Yang Se-hyung, Park Wee, or Song Ji-eun would win, so it was a shock to hear my name called.”
He also explained Haha’s absence, saying, “Haha couldn’t join us tonight due to a family commitment, but we are deeply grateful to everyone who voted for us.”
The MBC Entertainment Awards was initially scheduled for December 29 but was postponed as a gesture of mourning for the Jeju Air passenger plane tragedy.
