Overview

• CJ ENM and tvN confirmed on August 18 that Gates will appear in person on the variety talk show in August, though the exact air date remains unannounced.
• The Microsoft co-founder is expected to visit Seoul around August 21 for his first trip back to Korea since 2022.
• Nam Seung-yong, who arranged the appearance, highlighted alignment between the program’s respect for human dignity and the Gates Foundation’s mission.
• The show has previously welcomed international stars including Scarlett Johansson, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and BLACKPINK’s Jennie.
• Some media outlets and social media users have revisited Gates’s past association with Jeffrey Epstein, which he later described as a “huge mistake.”