Burning Sun Scandal

Date: January 27, 2019 • Location: Jung-gu, Korea, Republic of

MBC Newsdesk reported on a nightclub assault in Seoul, South Korea, leading to the Burning Sun scandal, which involved several Korean idols and police officials.

MBC Newsdesk is a South Korean television news broadcasting show broadcast by MBC. It aired from October 5, 1970 to present. The newscast aired at 7:40 pm KST on Weekdays and 7:55 pm KST on Weekends. Jo Hyun-yong and Kim Su-ji serves as the currently anchors for weekdays and Kim Kyung-ho and Kim Cho-rong serves as the currently anchors for weekdays.