(CUBE Entertainment)

K-pop boy band BTOB’s “Drink,” from its album “The Winter’s Tale,” was banned from being broadcast on MBC, a major South Korean broadcaster.

The TV network announced Tuesday that the song will not be televised as it promotes binge-drinking.

“Drink,” composed by BTOB members Lim Hyun-sik and Jung Il-hoon, is a festive, cheery song about alcohol-fueled year-end parties.

The lyrics include: “Bottoms up. Drink a glass of water, and then bottoms up again.”

The seven-member group returned to the K-pop scene with the winter-themed EP “The Winter‘s Tale” on Monday.

By Ock Hyun-ju (laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)