**Trigger warning for suicide depictions**
The mood of the post is dropped sharply.
Episode 166.
In that episode, which was a haphazard compilation of previous episodes, various captured panel and audience scenes are attached as photos.
That....
There is no need to circle and zoom in like before.
Anyone who reads this will now remember this man's face.
Black eyes.
Smiling mouth.
The man on the screen is the only one looking at the camera among dozens of people in various scenes from the old talk shows where veryone is laughing and chatting.
Episodes 157, 158, 160, 162, 164.
All the episodes that were aired in a patch-work format for episode 166.
In a corner of lively entertainment.
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Clearly, this man had never been seen in these episodes before. If he had, there would have been no mention of him only appearing in episode 6.
But it was shown because it was re-edited and aired as episode 166.
The man wasn't there before, I couldn't find it... but now he is...
And compare this.
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There are two pictures side by side.
A close-up of a previously discovered 'man on screen', circled in red.
And an enlarged version of the capture from episode 166.
If you compare the two captured in the same composition....
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His expression changed.
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Only, now the man in episode 166 is smiling with all his teeth exposed.
And the pupils of the black eyes looking at the camera appear strangely dilated....
The eerie feeling is worsened because of the low-quality photos.
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This differed from the expression in every highlight scene discovered.
It was spine chilling.
Eventually, the broadcasting station's production crew, who realized that this was not an ordinary incident, took action.
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They started to check people more thoroughly when they entered the set or when they filmed outdoors.
I'm talking about the roles of panelists and audience members.
They were just trying to see if there was anyone who looked similar to the 'man on the screen'.
It was the 2000s. Until then, they hadn't gone to such lengths to verify identity.
It seems like because of the strange and unusual situation, it be came a rumor among the celebrities and staff who were filming.
I think images of 'The Man in the Screen' was also being spread at that time.
All sorts of stories were going around.
It was a producer who died in a previous broadcasting accident, It was the former director's son who committed suicide, it was a construction worker who died during the broadcasting station's construction, it was because of an occult special that aired a few years ago that caused the strange phenomenon...
But nothing was proven to be true.
They say that the phenomenon did not disappear even if you held a shamanic ritual.
He kept appearing...
So, in the end, the production team changed their approach.
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So what happened after that?
He just kept deleting them.
Once the final edit comes out, the editing room keeps going back through the footage and somehow finds that guy and cuts him out.
So he was no longer seen in the broadcast... and so this ghost story gradually faded into oblivion. I guess it faded because the man was no longer found?
Sometimes, the screenshots brought in claiming that the 'man on the screen' had reappeared turned out to be of someone else with a similar appearance, which ended up being more like an explanation.
And so the commotion ended.
Until now, I thought so too...
I recently heard a creepy story from a friend who is a broadcast writer.
This is getting too long, so I'll bring it up in the next part.
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"...So he's showing up again here."
In front of Lee Seong-hae, who had just finished reminiscing the contents of 'Data Part 1', the PD, who had barely swallowed his saliva, spoke with a pale face.
A terrified expression.
"Are you talking about the 'Man on the screen'?"
"Yes...…."
The strange and terrifying phenomenon that had appeared in the defunct broadcasting station was appearing again in the MBS' entertainment channel.
"We've been doing our best to delete or avoid it, but... this doesn't seem like an ordinary problem, so we agreed to call in an expert."
The two members of the field investigation team were suddenly named exorcism experts, but they maintained a calm demeanor, as befits their naturally calm personalities.
Because it doesn't matter.
"No matter what you do, please don't let it come out. If possible, I hope you can resolve it smoothly..."
"Yes. Don't worry!"
If we take it back to the company, it will eventually stop appearing in this broadcasting station.
Lee Seong-hae smiled thinking about it.
Countermeasures against the 'Man on screen'.
The darkness is currently estimated to be Class C-D, and exhibits typical characteristics of paranormal phenomena appearing in the video.
If not witnessed: Appears more frequently.
When seen: Appears in a more violent manner.
- Manage the frequency and aggressiveness of the entity's anomalous appearance, and after an optimal period of time, return the image data to a suitable storage location in a non-reproducible storage device. (Provided)
There is a possibility of death if it fails.
The anticipated countermeasures included in the data were more informative than I expected.
It could almost be considered a clear manual. However, clues continued to surface that, in the current situation, were unproven.
'If we do it right, the staff might be able to rest!'
If possible, I will call you when it's over.
"Well, I will guide you then."
"yes!"
The PD led them to the editing room.
No entry
Interior construction is underway.
Open the door.
Creak.
Contrary to the sign that had been hung on the door, the dark, empty editing room was there, intact.
All screens and equipment are powered off.
"I put up the sign so others wouldn't come in unnecessarily. As for editing... I only do urgent work that requires equipment here during the day, and whenever possible, I work outside the broadcasting station, in a studio, or from home."
A modern approach that was impossible at the former broadcasting station.
This was now possible because editing programs and equipment specifications have become more standardized and universal.
The editing room is deserted, so it feels cool and settled.
"Hmm..."
And then, Kang Yi-hak opened her mouth once more.
"Wow, this... It's not usually this strong...'
"...!"
Kang Yi-hak clicked his tongue and spoke seriously.
"Ah, this... ha, this seems dangerous."
"..."
"If you want this gone, we'll need more time than usual, and we'll have to prepare more in advance."
"Uh, how long will it take?"
Kang Yi-hak looks at the PD and speaks solemnly.
"Congratulations."
"...yes?"
"You're very lucky. What we have here is a magical item we worked very hard to bring here."
Bam.
Kang Yi-hak pointed to the moving box and touched it.
"With this, we can skip the preparation time. However, this is... not at the level of just an additional fee, rather it's at the level where we need to come up with a new estimate for the case fee."
"Ah..."
Kang Yi-hak looks at him with trust.
"But this time, I'll just do it."
"...!"
Since these are people who are very busy with construction and bring smiles to the public, I will try to endure it even if it means suffering losses...
The PD, who was already mentally shaken by fatigue and fear at the dazzling rhetoric, made a blank expression and then nodded.
"Woah, thank you."
"Haha, I hope you continue to have great broadcasts in the future....But."
Kang Yi-hak frowned.
"We'll have to stay in the editing room for three days from now. No one else is allowed in."
"yes!"
"And with the schedule being extended like this... there's no choice but to set a price. We can't help it at this point."
Her dazzling skills, which continued to the point of saying, "As you can see, this is a difficult job to run as a business owner, so I can only accept cash or in-kind payments," eventually led the PD to run down to the first floor of the broadcasting station and came back after withdrawing the money.
Furthermore, Kang Yi-hak, who had even taken off the gold accessory the PD was wearing, greeted him with a smile and told him not to worry, sending him off.
"Now you can sleep soundly!"
"thank you...."
And the moment the PD disappeared from the editing room, he looked back at the group, smiling happily, holding the extra profit in both hands.
"Now we can say that we have the ability to do something that would have taken three days in one day!"
It was a crazy trick.
"oh."
Lee Seong-hae, who had been staring blankly at the sight, opened her mouth.
"You really are good at deceiving people."
"You're exaggerating! I just know how to make extra money in a way that no one cares about and won't cause any problems!"
Kang Yi-hak quickly divided the gold and cash he received into t hree parts.
The hand that divides by generation is skillful.
"If this problem is resolved because of him he'll be rewarded in the future, even if that's not the case, he'll atleast be reimbursed for all the money he spent now by his superiors or something, right?"
"Okay, let's just take this and divide it evenly among the number of people. Okay? Me, Dolphin, and... even our cool staff member!"
Kang Yi-hak quickly looks back at the moving box and holds out gold towards it.
"Employee?"
"Yes! Of course. Well, if you don't have cash, why don't I give you gold instead? How about that, sir?"
There's no way I can get it...
Knock.
"..."
"Look at that!"
As expected, he must be someone who knows the greatness of gold, and Kang Yi-hak silently shouted a victory ceremony into the air.
Lee Seong-hae froze for a moment, then lowered his head to the moving box and asked seriously.
"Um. Do you need money?"
...thud.
"Would you like more?"
Bam.
"Excuse me, does the company not pay your salary?"
silence.
Silence falls in the carrier. The mascot seems confused. Let's not push too hard.
'But... I think it's right not to give it to them?'
After thinking it over carefully, Lee Seong-hae decided to put thi s kind employee's mind at ease.
Work talk.
"I will work hard!"
Knock knock.
It is okay if I don't work hard? He really is a good person!
"Okay, then... how about we get ready now?"
"yes."
After a brief period of capitalist commotion, Kang Yi-hak quickly went to the editorial office entrance and closed the door.
thud.
Inside the closed editing room.
"...I will turn on the screen."
The central equipment monitor lights up, and a variety show file that was being edited appears on the desktop.
And it comes to mind on its own.
Next article.
The reason why those involved in the 'Man in the Screen' ghost story are particularly afraid of the editing room.
The reason they are here,
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[Has anyone seen this guy on a PBS program? (Photo warning) 2]
Hi. I quickly wrote this because everyone was curious.
In the last article, I said that the ghost story became dull as the 'man on the screen' was deleted during the editing process.
And you said you heard a creepy story from a friend who's a broadcast writer? It's...
Actually, it was a lie that they deleted all the 'Men on the screen'.
Apparently, it was possible at first. They could take the man out and made a clean final version.
But as time passed, as the number of episodes piled up, as they edited them... even though they deleted them over and over again, there were more and more cases where they kept being discovered.
And then the man's appearance became increasingly strange.
Before, if he was in the crowd, he could go unnoticed unless you looked closely, but at some point, even if you didnt see him, it felt so strange that you would press the pause button...
I don't know what the situation was like but the editors couldn't even speak. They just kept repeating the same phrase.
'I think he's angry'...
Eventually, the workload reached its limit.
If you delete it, it keeps coming back, so in this industry where you already have to stay up all night, the workload gets heavier... Even veterans who don't have time for this end up staying up aIl night looking for the 'man on the screen' and cutting it out.
Then, eventually, they came up with a new method.
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Cut off the source.
It means not including any scenes with large groups of people where the 'man on the screen' could appear.
From the very beginning, they stopped capturing the audience and just added the sound. Or they would just zoom in and capture only some people who reacted.
If this is the case, there won't be many people caught on camera at once, right?
They thought it would be a little more comfortable. It seemed plausible.
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After suggesting this approach, the article continues, the atmosphere calming down somewhat, as if a real solution had been found.
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The PD and assistant director who had made the suggestion at the time breathed a sigh of relief and went into the editing room, determined to do just that.
And the next day.
They both committed suicide in the editing room.
A PD hanged himself with a wire on the ceiling, and sitting on a chair, an assistant director cut his arteries with pieces of a broken monitor.
There was also a will right in front of the door.
But the handwriting was so messy, They could even tell what it was written in...
The PD who handled the scene at the time worked with a friend of mine who was a screenwriter. According to the PD, the suicide note was written in a strange, incoherent mess, like it belonged to a schizophrenic patient. He said it was so shocking that he only vaguely remembered the contents.
But one night, as he recalled the words and reconstructed them, it felt like he had a rough idea of the content...
like this.
The man on the screen doesn't want to be deleted.
He was angry
Broadcast him now
I just relayed it
I don't want to die
sorry
He said he couldn't sleep that day because he was scared.
He said that he ended up staying at a temple for a few days.
Even if that weren't the case, the majority of people at the PBS en tertainment department were so shocked or terrified that the entertainment department itself completely stopped functioning.
People around my age, remember? Suddenly, an article appeared on PBS's entertainment department about two people dying, and then they canceled entertainment programs for around two or three weeks in remembrance ofbtheir death...
That's what it was, actually.
The editing room was rebuilt, but the atmosphere hasn't recovered since. Variety show producers were all leaving, and even the production staff, including the writers, seem reluctant to sign new contracts.
So, everyone who worked at PBS at that time was blindfolded.
While socio-political tensions are often cited as the reason for PBS's closure, it's clear that the atmosphere in the entertainment department, which was left almost beyond repair by this incident, had a significant impact.
Anyway, there are some good things.
The "Man in the Screen" ghost story really came to an end when the station went out of business in 2008.
But you know what?
This is a variety show that aired yesterday.
A high-quality photo was attached at the end of the article.
Capture from episode 36 of 'Midnight's Elegant Laughter', 6 minutes and 23 seconds.
The MC and the solo guest are having a friendly conversation. The camera briefly shows the production team's reactions.
There is a person sitting among the mosaiced production crew....
Do you want to know who?
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The man on the screen is watching.
A toothy grin, dilated pupils, and strangely furrowed eyebrows as if angry.
He's looking at you through the camera.
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PBS is closed.
But there is a broadcasting station that took over all the equipment and personnel of a closed broadcasting station and reorganized it.
Do you know where it is?
It's MBS.
And the midnight laughter is an MBS entertainment show.
Don't watch MBS variety shows for a while.
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Something began to appear on the video screen in the editing room.
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Because you never know what might happen.
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