
Anchor Kim Ju-ha directly denied the so-called "sudden urge to defecate" rumor that arose seven years ago when she broke into a cold sweat during a live broadcast and left her seat.
The MBN variety program "Kim Ju-ha's Day & Night," which aired on the 26th, featured Kim Ki-tae, Hwang Ga-ram, Lee Ji-hoon, Jeremy, and others as guests.
During the broadcast, Lee Ji-hoon mentioned past footage of Kim Ju-ha, saying, "She was dripping with cold sweat and looked like she was in great pain, yet she didn't make a single mistake and finished the entire segment." He added, "I thought I should become a professional like that when I start working."
In response, Kim Ju-ha said, "But people think it was because of a sudden urge to defecate," and then spoke about the situation at the time.
Kim Ju-ha explained, "No, you can't sweat that much in an instant due to a sudden urge to defecate. It was food poisoning." She added, "I had eaten expired ramen."
She also revealed an anecdote about personally requesting the deletion of related search terms on portal sites.
Kim Ju-ha said, "People were so persistent that I contacted the portal site. When you search for 'Kim Ju-ha,' 'sudden urge to defecate' would appear next to it." She continued, "The site removed it, but then a friend called me and said, 'When you search for "sudden urge to defecate," "Kim Ju-ha" comes up.'"
When Lee Ji-hoon remarked, "I didn't even know if it was a sudden urge to defecate or food poisoning," Kim Ju-ha replied, "I shouldn't have said that," which drew laughter.
In June 2019, during a live broadcast of MBN's "News 8," Kim Ju-ha turned pale and broke out in such a profuse cold sweat that her face and hair became soaked. She was eventually replaced by anchor Han Seong-won during the broadcast, and Han explained at the time that Kim had left her seat due to sudden abdominal pain.