The atmosphere of the post takes a chilling plunge.
An <Early Half Special: Hot Talk Talk> was hastily scheduled because the original footage was lost due to a blackout.
Episode 166.
In that episode, which was a patchwork of previous broadcasts, various scenes of panels and audience members are attached as photos.
That is….
There is no need to draw a circle to enlarge it as before.
Anyone who has read this post now remembers this man's face.
Black eyes.
A smiling mouth.
In various scenes of the old talk show where everyone is laughing and chatting, the Man on the Screen is the only one staring into the camera among dozens of people.
Episodes 157, 158, 160, 162, 164…….
In every episode that was pieced together and aired as Episode 166.
In one corner of a cheerful variety show.
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Clearly, this man had never been discovered in these broadcasts before. If he had, the saying that he only appeared in Episode 6 wouldn't have existed in the first place.
But they say he appeared when it was re-edited and aired as Episode 166.
He definitely wasn't there before, or at least he wasn't found... but now, they say he's there.
And compare this.
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Two photos are side by side.
An enlarged capture of the previously discovered 'Man on the Screen,' circled in red.
And an enlarged capture from Episode 166.
Comparing the two caught in the same frame….
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His expression changed.
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Only the man in Episode 166 is smiling, revealing all his teeth.
And the pupils of his black eyes looking at the camera appear strangely dilated….
A creepiness felt even from a low-resolution photo.
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They say he had this expression in every highlight scene where he was found.
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A phenomenon that sends shivers down the spine.
Eventually, sensing that this was no ordinary matter, the broadcasting station took internal measures among the production staff.
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Whether on set or outdoors during filming, they started inspecting the people entering more meticulously.
I mean the panels or people in the audience roles.
They were trying to check if there was anyone who looked similar to the 'Man on the Screen.'
It was the 2000s. Back then, they didn't put that much effort into verifying identities.
So, because this was somewhat formal and unusual, rumors seemed to have spread among the celebrities filming and the field staff.
It seems the capture of the 'Man on the Screen' also spread at that time.
All sorts of stories went around. That he's a PD who died in a broadcasting accident, the son of a former director who committed suicide, a construction worker who died during the station's construction, that an occult horror special aired a few years ago summoned something strange...
But nothing was ever proven to be true.
Whether they held a ritual or an exorcism, the phenomenon didn't disappear.
He kept being found..
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So eventually, the production staff changed their response method.
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So, what did they do after that?
They say they just kept deleting him.
Once the final edit was out, they would keep rewatching the footage in the editing room, and if the man was there, they would find him and cut him out somehow.
So he was no longer seen in the aired episodes... and so this ghost story was gradually forgotten. It probably withered away because the man wasn't found anymore, right?
On rare occasions, when someone brought a capture saying the 'Man on the Screen' had reappeared, it would turn out to be someone else with a similar appearance, which actually ended up serving as a clarification.
That's how the commotion came to an end.
I, too, had known it to be that way until now..
But recently, I heard a hair-raising story from a Friend who is a broadcast writer.
This is getting too long, so I'll bring it in the next part.
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And.
“……That, it’s coming out again here.”
In front of Lee Seonghae, who had briefly finished recalling 'Document Part 1', the PD, having barely swallowed his saliva, spoke with a pale face.
A terrified expression.
“Are you talking about the ‘Man on the Screen’?”
“Yes…….”
The bizarre and terrifying phenomenon that used to appear at the closed-down broadcasting station was now reappearing in the variety department of the modern MBS channel.
“We are deleting or avoiding him as much as possible, but…. This doesn't seem like an ordinary matter, so we agreed to call in experts.”
The two employees of the Field Exploration team suddenly became exorcism experts, but true to their naturally composed personalities, they maintained a plain attitude.
Because anything was fine.
“Whether you do an exorcism or whatever, please just make it so he doesn't appear. If possible, I'd like it if you could resolve it smoothly….”
“Yep. Don't worry!”
Since he wouldn't appear at this broadcasting station anymore once he was collected by the company.
Lee Seonghae thought with a grin.
'Man on the Screen' countermeasure.
The Darkness in question is currently estimated to be Grade C-D, showing typical characteristics of Supernatural Symptoms appearing in video materials.
When not observed: Appears at a more frequent frequency.
When observed: Appears in a more violent manner.
Manage the entity's Anomalous Appearance Frequency and aggression, and after enduring for the optimal amount of time, place the video data into a storage medium that cannot be played back and return it to an appropriate storage location. (Estimate)
Possibility of death upon failure.
The expected countermeasures included in the data were more substantial than she thought.
It could almost be seen as a clear Manual. Although the disclaimer that it hadn't been proven in the current situation kept being attached.
'If things go well, the employee might even be able to rest!'
She should call her only at the very end if possible.
“Then, I will guide you.”
“Yep!”
The PD led them to the editing room.
No Entry
Under Construction.
He opens the door.
Screeeech.
Contrary to the sign that was posted, an empty, dark editing room was there in its complete form.
All screens were turned off, and the equipment was in a stopped state.
“I put the sign up just in case someone else comes in. Editing... for now, we only do urgent things here during the day that can't be done without the equipment, and as much as possible, we do it outside the station in studios or from home.”
A modern response that was impossible at the broadcasting station that had closed in the past.
It was possible because editing programs or equipment specifications have been standardized and popularized recently.
Perhaps because there were no people, the inside of the editing room felt somewhat chilly and settled, as if submerged….
“Hmm….”
And as she looked around the place carefully, Kang Yihak’s mouth opened once more.
“My, this… it’s not just any ordinary stubborn thing that’s attached.”
“…!”
Kang Yihak clicked her tongue and then spoke seriously.
“Ah, this… ha, I think it’s going to be dangerous.”
“…….”
“In this case, we need to secure more time than originally planned, and more preliminary preparation is needed.”
“H-How long will it take?”
Kang Yihak looks at the PD and says solemnly.
“Congratulations.”
“…Yes?”
“You were very lucky. This right here is a Spiritually potent object that we brought with great difficulty.”
Tap.
Kang Yihak tapped the Transport Cage, gesturing slightly toward it.
“You can skip the preparation time. As for this side… it's not just a matter of an additional fee, but a level where we have to re-evaluate the entire reward quote to receive it.”
“Ah,”
Kang Yihak looks at him trustingly.
“But we'll just do it for you this time.”
“…!”
Since you are people who are very busy with many affairs, and since you are people who bring laughter to the citizens, we will endure it even if we have to take a loss….
At those flamboyant words, the PD, whose mental state was already shaken by fatigue and fear, made a dazed expression and then nodded for now.
“Th-Thank you.”
“Haha, please continue to make good broadcasts. …However.”
Kang Yihak frowned.
“From now on, we have to stay in the editing room for three days. Do not let anyone in.”
“Yes!”
“And this extension of the schedule… a cost will inevitably be calculated for this. We can't help it that much either.”
Leading to her brilliant skill of saying, 'As you can see, it's an occupation where it's hard to get a business license, so I'll only take cash or in-kind,' the PD eventually ended up running down to the first floor of the station to withdraw money.
Furthermore, when the PD even took off the gold accessories he was wearing and handed them over, Kang Yihak accepted them readily and saw him off, telling him not to worry.
“Now you can sleep well!”
“Thank you….”
And the moment the PD disappeared from the editing room, she turned back to the group, rejoicing with the additional profit in both hands.
“Now we can just say that because we have the ability, we handled in one day what would have taken three days!”
It was insane resourcefulness.
“Oh.”
Lee Seonghae, who was watching that scene blankly, opened her mouth.
“You are very good at deceiving people.”
“Deceiving! I just know how to create additional income in a direction where no one cares and no one loses!”
Kang Yihak quickly divided the received gold and cash into three portions.
The hands dividing it according to the market price are skillful.
“Anyway, that person will save money he would have spent in the future if this is handled, and even if not, won't he get back all the money he spent now from the higher-ups or somewhere?”
“…….”
“Now, now, isn't it good to take this and divide it exactly by the number of people? Eh? Me, Ms. Dolphin…… even our cool employee!”
Kang Yihak quickly turned back to the Transport Cage and held out the gold toward it.
“The employee?”
“Yes! Of course. Well, if you don't want cash, then I can give it to you in gold. How about it, employee!”
There's no way he'd take that….
Tap.
“…….”
“See there!”
Muttering that he must surely be an existence that knows the greatness of gold, Kang Yihak silently threw a celebratory scream of victory into the air.
Lee Seonghae froze for a moment, then soon bowed her head to the Transport Cage and asked seriously.
“Um… do you need human money?”
……Tap.
“Shall I give you more?”
Tap.
“Excuse me, does the company perhaps not pay you a salary?”
Silence.
Silence followed from the Transport Cage. Somehow, it felt like the Mascot was confused. Let's not push too hard.
'But… it seems right that they aren't giving it?'
After thinking it over, Lee Seonghae decided to first make this kind employee feel at ease.
Business talk.
“I'll work hard!”
Tap tap.
Does that mean it's okay not to work hard? He really is a kind person!
“Now, now, then… shall we, like, prepare for entry right now?”
“Yep.”
After the brief capitalistic commotion ended, Kang Yihak quickly went to the entrance of the editing room and closed the door.
Thud.
Inside the editing room, which became a closed chamber.
“…I’m turning on the screen.”
The monitor of the central equipment lights up, and a variety show file that was being edited is seen on the desktop.
And it comes to mind naturally.
The next post.
The reason why those related to the ‘Man on the Screen’ ghost story are especially afraid of editing rooms.
The reason they are here,
[Has anyone seen this man on a PBS broadcast program? (Warning: Photo) -2]
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Hi. Everyone was very curious, so I wrote it quickly.
In the previous post, I said that the ghost story withered away as the ‘Man on the Screen’ was all deleted during the editing process.
And I mentioned that I heard a hair-raising story from a Friend who is a broadcast writer, right? That is..
Actually, it was a lie that they deleted all of the ‘Man on the Screen.’
Apparently, it was possible at first. They could remove the man and create a clean final version.
But as time went by, as the rounds accumulated, as they edited… the cases where he was still found even after deleting and deleting again increased.
And while that was happening, the appearance of the man gradually became strange.
Before, he was at a level where you'd just pass him by unless you looked closely while he was in a crowd, but from a certain point, even a glance while passing by would make you press the stop button due to the strangeness.. he became like that.
I don't know exactly what state he was in. They say the people in the editing room couldn't even speak. They just repeated one thing.
That 'he seems angry'..
Then eventually, they reached the limit of the workload.
Because he kept appearing no matter how much they deleted, work eventually piled up in this industry where there are already many all-nighters.. and even the veterans, who weren't at the level to be doing this sort of thing, stayed up all night to find the ‘Man on the Screen’ and cut the scenes.
Then eventually, they devised a new method.
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That was root blocking.
It is to completely leave out scenes with large groups of people where the ‘Man on the Screen’ might appear.
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From the beginning, they don't capture the audience and only include the sound. Or they just zoom in tight on the person reacting.
If they do this, there won't be many cases where many people are caught on camera at once in the first place, right?
They thought it would be a bit easier then. It seemed plausible.
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A text follows saying that after they decided to go with this method, the atmosphere calmed down a bit. As if a true solution had been found.
The PD and assistant director who suggested it at the time breathed a sigh of relief and went into the editing room, saying they would try it that way.
And the next day.
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Both committed suicide in the editing room.
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“…….”
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The PD who hung himself with a wire was on the ceiling, and the assistant director who slit his artery with a broken monitor piece was in the chair.
Right in front of the door, there was also a suicide note.
But the handwriting was such a mess that they couldn't even tell what he had written it with..
A PD who handled the scene back then and my broadcast writer Friend once worked together, and according to that PD, the suicide note was like something written by a patient with severe schizophrenia, where the words were just strangely written incoherently without any sense. He said he roughly remembered the content because it was so shocking.
But one night, as he recalled those individual words and tried to reconstruct them, he felt like he roughly understood the content….
Like this.
The man on the screen does not want to be deleted
He is angry
Broadcast him right now
I delivered it as it was
I don't want to die
I'm sorry
He said he couldn't sleep that night because he was scared.
I heard he eventually stayed at a temple for a few days.
Even if not for that, most of the people in the PBS variety department were so shocked or terrified that the variety department itself came to a complete halt.
People around my age remember, right? Articles suddenly popping up about two people dying in the PBS variety department, and variety shows being canceled for 2-3 weeks saying it was to mourn..
That was actually this.
The editing room was rebuilt, but even after that, the atmosphere didn't recover. Variety department PDs resigned in droves, and it seems even production staff like writers were all reluctant to sign new contracts and work.
So everyone who worked at PBS at this time knows.
Socio-political power struggles are often cited as the reason PBS closed down, but this incident definitely had an impact on the variety department's atmosphere becoming almost impossible to revive..
Anyway, there is something to be relieved about.
The fact that the ‘Man on the Screen’ ghost story really ended when this broadcasting station disappeared in 2008.
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But do you know what?
This is a variety show that aired yesterday.
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A high-quality photo was attached at the end of the post.
A capture from 'Elegant Belly Laugh of the Night' Episode 36 at 6 minutes and 23 seconds.
It's an MC and a solo guest having a friendly conversation. And then the camera briefly shows the reaction of the production staff.
A person sitting among the mosaic-covered production staff….
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Do you recognize him?
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The Man on the Screen is watching.
A smile revealing all his teeth, dilated pupils, and eyebrows strangely contorted as if in rage.
He is looking at you beyond the camera.
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PBS has closed down.
But there is a broadcasting station that took over the equipment and manpower of the closed broadcasting station intact and reorganized.
Do you know where it is?
It's MBS.
And Belly Laugh of the Night is an MBS variety show.
......
For a while, don't watch the original broadcasts of MBS variety shows.
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Something began to be reflected on the video screen in the editing room.
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Because you don't know what will happen.
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