Yoo Jae-suk canceled the SBS variety show ‘Whenever There’s a Gap,’ Season 5 recording on September 22 due to temporarily high fever symptoms caused by a cold and flu-like illness.
It was a scheduled event that could not proceed because his condition deteriorated after he arrived at the filming location.
His agency and the production team said at the time that they planned to focus on his recovery and coordinate a reshooting schedule.
3-Line Summary
1. Yoo Jae-suk canceled the recording due to high fever symptoms
2. The decision was made after he arrived at the filming location on September 22
3. The reshooting schedule remained a matter for coordination
Cancellation Decision Made After Arriving at the Filming Location
Yoo Jae-suk’s agency, Antenna, said that the recording was canceled on September 22 because of temporarily high fever symptoms caused by a cold and flu-like illness. The recording concerned SBS’s ‘Whenever There’s a Gap,’ Season 5, which was scheduled to take place in Seoul. Yoo Jae-suk went to the filming location, but it was reported that the schedule was canceled on site because he was not feeling well immediately before the recording.
The program’s production team also explained that it asked staff for their understanding and canceled the shoot because his condition deteriorated immediately before filming. The key point in this news is that this was not a change made after a broadcast episode had already been produced, but a scheduled recording that was halted on site before it began. The cancellation concerned the Season 5 recording scheduled for that day.
Yonhap News and Hankyoreh reported that this was the first case of canceling a recording on the same day since his debut in 1991 for health reasons. They reported that scheduled filming had also been canceled when he tested positive for COVID-19 in 2021, but that this case was distinct from canceling on the same day after arriving at the location, as happened this time.
The Broadcast Hiatus and Recording Cancellation Were Not for the Same Reason
There was also an instance in which the regular broadcast of ‘Whenever There’s a Gap,’ was canceled on September 22, but this was unrelated to Yoo Jae-suk’s health issue. Medical Today reported that the reason for the broadcast hiatus on that date was a programming change due to Asian Games coverage. This is a point that should not be understood by grouping the recording cancellation and broadcast hiatus under one reason.
Antenna said at the time that Yoo Jae-suk was focusing on his recovery and that, after asking those involved for their understanding, it was coordinating a reshooting schedule. The production team also said that it planned to record again soon. However, because this was a plan announced on September 22, the announcement alone does not confirm when the reshooting actually took place.
Yoo Jae-suk has appeared in several variety programs besides ‘Whenever There’s a Gap,’ This news is more accurately viewed as an incident in which he canceled one scheduled recording on the same day because of high fever symptoms and began coordinating his recovery and a reshoot, rather than as an announcement of a change to his activities overall.
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