'Street World Fighter,' PD Choi Jung-nam speaks out on teaser manipulation controversy: "Taking it seriously... will ensure such incidents do not occur"

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'Street World Fighter: Directors War' (hereinafter 'SWF') PD Choi Jung-nam apologized regarding the teaser manipulation controversy.

On the 18th, a press conference for Mnet's survival program 'SWF' was held at Elieena Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Attendees included PD Choi Jung-nam, choreographers Nine, Lennan, Bada, Baek Gu-young, Baby Joo, Shimizu, In-gyu, Jeong Min-jun, Casper, and Hash.

'SWF' is a new expansion of Mnet's dance series that began with 'Street Woman Fighter,' sparking a 'dance syndrome' across South Korea. While the previous series focused on competition among world-class 'dancers,' this season places 'performance directors' who plan and complete stages at the forefront.

Earlier, in April, when announcing the program's launch, the released teaser video featured silhouettes of directors who participated in choreography for multiple artists, along with dazzling stages such as Coachella, Super Bowl halftime show, Olympic opening ceremony, and large-scale world tour concerts.

However, immediately after the video was released, performance director Keira Harper stated, "I did not appear on this program nor said those words. The production team asked me 'who did you dance with?' and I replied 'I danced with Dr. Dre and Snoop at the Super Bowl.' This editing is truly crazy," becoming entangled in controversy.

Regarding this matter, PD Choi Jung-nam stated, "We are taking the earlier incident very seriously" and added, "While producing the program, we will carefully review details to ensure such incidents do not occur."

Meanwhile, 'SWF' is scheduled to premiere on the 18th at 10 p.m.

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