Producers of 'Laws of the Jungle' express their regret in the double casting of Son Ho Joon with 'Three Meals a Day'

It has been recently reported that actor Son Ho Joon will be appearing on two popular reality variety shows, 'Laws of the Jungle' and 'Three Meals a Day'. It might not seem like a big deal at first, but it does pose some problems for viewers as well as broadcast stations because the two programs are competing shows from different broadcast stations that air during the same time slot. This means that viewers who wanted to see Son Ho Joon will be divided among the two shows, resulting in a dividing of viewer ratings over the course of the next month or so.

As mentioned before, Son Ho Joon was hurriedly cast to take the empty spot left by Jang Geun Suk due to the latter's leave from 'Three Meals a Day'. It seems neither Son Ho Joon nor his management had realized that this would result in overlapping airing times, as his management told the media, "Son Ho Joon finished the filming for 'Jungle' and now he's filming for 'Three Meals'. If we had known about the airing time period of his episodes, we may have tried to adjust things before, but we did not think that far in advance... Son Hon Joon doesn't know about this matter much either as he is filming for 'Three Meals' currently. We should have been the one to sort it out, but we do not have the authority to dictate what dates his episodes are broadcast on."

With Son Ho Joon's sudden casting for 'Three Meals a Day' announced, the producers of 'Laws of the Jungle' told Newsen, "Starting since the last week of November to the first week of December, we returned from Palau and started the preparation for the first episode. It was when we finished editing the first episode that we heard about Son Ho Joon's appearance in 'Three Meals a Day' through media reports. We first found out about his appearance [on 'Three Meals a Day'] on the 19th when the reports first released. The production team of 'Laws of the Jungle' was surprised to find out and I was taken aback as well."

They continued, "We understand the situation that 'Three Meals a Day' is in, but we are also very taken aback and are unable to grasp the situation. There were people asking how we are going to handle the situation and whether we're going to take countermeasures, but what are we to do. No matter what the circumstances are, both parties are going to work hard and bring laughter to the viewers. We weren't trying to divide our viewers or to start an emotional fight we just wanted to express our regret regarding the situation."

Meanwhile, SBS 'Laws of the Jungle' with friends in Palau edition, will be airing their first episode on January 30 and 'Three Meals a Day' will begin broadcast for its new season on the 23rd.

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