Is 'Laws of the Jungle' really telling the truth? The program has been under heavy scrutiny since actress Park Bo Young's agency head complained about the 'reality' of the show. The show then released an official statement stating the the show's goal was to show places that hadn't been touched by urbanized human hands before.

The show depicted various moments where the cast were in danger, or they were having an incredibly hard time traversing through dangerous terrain. It always emphasized to viewers that every situation was 100% real.

However, a little research showed that most of the show was false. In the Vanuatu series, the cast and crew went to Mount Yasur, the Millennium Cave, and the Blue Hole. The show emphasized multiple times that no human had been there before, and that the crew was making their own way through. Kim Byung Man led the rest of his team through a makeshift road he 'made' himself, and told them to be careful of the falling rocks from above.



However, netizens found proof that Mount Yasur was actually a tourist location where even children and the elderly can stroll up in less than 30 minutes. To confirm the accusations, media outlet Dispatch called a tourism company in Vanuatu, who confirmed that there was indeed a tour package, and said the location was completely safe, saying, "Tour guides will tell you when it's safe to go. No one has been hurt. If there are falling rocks, you will have to wait. Four wheel drive vehicles can go up to the Mount Yasur volcano and then you will have tour guides who will carry the camera for you at the top. The cars belong to the tour guide".

The show repeatedly emphasized that various places hadn't been visited before by other humans, that this was the first time anyone was walking along the wilderness, and that every step was difficult and dangerous. Most of the places turned out to be 30 minute tourism courses that had been visited an uncountable number of times before.

'Laws of the Jungle' emphasized multiple times how the crew went to film in an environment that hadn't been damaged by human hands and hadn't been tainted by urbanization. The cast has visited Siberia, Vanuatu, Amazon, Nambia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand so far. However, it takes simple research to find out that nearly everything they found were tour packages. Even meeting the native tribes is included in part of a tour.

Merely typing in the most recent 'Waorani Tribe' of the Amazon shows an immense number of hits for tourist packages, Facebook accounts managed by the tribe along with photos and videos of the experience. Some of the tour packages almost an exact match with the steps that the program took.



In the end, everything could be bought with money. Various tourist companies that Dispatch contacted confirmed that even various traditional ceremonies could be faked by the tribes. On the Amazon experience, one tourist company said, "We have to contact the Waorani Tribe on how much for them to act it out. If you pay 600 USD per person, up to 16 people can attend. If you are interested, we will connect you with the Waorani Tribe." Other tourist companies confirmed that they had Vanuatu and Siberia tour packages that had almost the same exact itinerary as the show.

There were other proof that much of the show was staged. For example, Mir ate a piece of a monkey's head during a traditional wedding ceremony for a tribal member named 'Pedro' in the most recent episode. However, 'Pedro' turned out to be a 23 year old tour guide who was already married with a son.



The same happened in Vanuatu, where one of the tribe members stated to the camera that it was the first time that an outsider had visited their village. However, previous photos showed the exact tribe member posing with various other tourists in the village, and it turned out to be merely a part of the tourism package.



What do you think about the entire situation?

Source: Dispatch via Nate