'Hidden Eye' Production Team Apologizes for Misusing Stray Kids' Hyunjin Photo in Murder Victim Case; "Non-Public Measures Taken" [Star Issue]

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'Hidden Eye' production team apologized for mistakenly using a childhood photo of Stray Kids member Hyunjin as archival footage.

'Hidden Eye' on MBC Every1 explained on the 26th, "While using a device previously owned by the victim, we mistakenly identified and inserted a childhood photo of Stray Kids' Hyunjin as the victim's photo."

"We verified the facts and immediately made the YouTube clip non-public. We also plan to correct or make the OTT catch-up service non-public as soon as possible," the team added.

"We sincerely apologize to Stray Kids' Hyunjin and his fans for causing concern due to this incident. We also deeply apologize to viewers for the confusion caused. To prevent recurrence, we will conduct more thorough checks and reviews of archival materials," the team stated.

The controversial episode, titled 'Live Issue: Christmas Murder Case,' aired on December 8 of last year and focused on a serious crime that occurred in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, in December 2024.

During that broadcast, a childhood photo of the murder victim was shown as archival footage. However, some fans of Stray Kids later realized the photo was actually Hyunjin's childhood image and demanded corrections from the 'Hidden Eye' team.

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