Why the President and NewJeans tags?..KBS YouTube blocks comments, apologizes to RESCENE and Kim Seon-tae [Star Issue]

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The production team of KBS's new web variety program "Don Seon-tae Success Era" apologized after facing controversy over allegedly re-triggering a second victimization by reviving member Won-i's dialect expression from the group RESCENE.

On the 30th, the production team of "Don Seon-tae Success Era" stated via the KBS YouTube channel 'Ke-baek-su Original': "We sincerely apologize for causing discomfort and concern to many people due to the thumbnail, title, and hashtags used in the EP.1 preview video."

They added, "We deeply reflect on the fact that we should have been more careful during the content production process. Taking this incident as an opportunity, we will produce future content with greater caution and a sense of responsibility."

Furthermore, they said, "Once again, we sincerely apologize to everyone who was inconvenienced, especially expressing our deepest regrets to RESCENE and Mr. Kim Seon-tae. We will strive to repay you with better content."

Previously, on the 29th, a video titled "[Preview] Why is my name coming up in politics?!" was released on the channel. It featured RESCENE members Won-i and Minami discussing with Kim Seon-tae.

At that time, Kim Seon-tae asked Won-i, "Regarding the 'Museum-no' incident, shouldn't we just talk about it lightly at Navy Headquarters?" Won-i responded, "Suddenly appearing on the news overnight was so scary. I felt I had to be extremely careful with every word."

Won-i continued, "I didn't think that way when I spoke, but some people might have interpreted it differently, which really flustered me. Actually, I just used words I normally use." Kim Seon-tae then remarked, "While I acknowledge different perspectives, this is somewhat forced. Didn't anyone call it a type of viral content?"

After the video was released, some criticized the production team for deliberately bringing up RESCENE's "Museum-no" story to generate buzz, accusing them of inflicting second victimization on the group members.

Notably, the production team included the phrase "What's so scary?" in the video thumbnail and tagged names unrelated to RESCENE, such as Hong Myung-bo, Lee Jae-yong, Min Hee-jin, NewJeans, and Han Dong-hoon, sparking further controversy.

As the controversy intensified, the production team changed the thumbnail text to "Even if you look at it kindly," but when the backlash did not subside, they made the video entirely private. Prior to this, Kim Seon-tae also bowed his head regarding the video, stating, "Although this is a broadcast under my name, failing to review the uploaded content beforehand was truly irresponsible."

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