Kwak Tube apologizes for controversy over 'sponsoring postpartum care centers'.."Donate 30 million won for single mothers" [an official position]

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YouTuber and broadcaster Kwak Tube (real name Kwak Jun-bin) officially apologized for the controversy over sponsorship of postpartum care centers.

Kwak Tube said on his YouTube channel on the 10th, "I am deeply saddened by the recent controversy over the use of my postpartum care center," adding, "After the birth of my spouse, I will receive a room upgrade and some services from the cook." At that time, he announced the sponsorship through SNS, but he later recognized that it could cause misunderstanding about the detailed scope and revised the contents.

"As my spouse is a public servant, I asked for legal advice after the controversy was raised, and I confirmed that the sponsorship was a private contract between me and the cook and that it was not related to my spouse's job," he said. "However, regardless of the reason, I feel deeply that I should have acted more carefully as a family member of a public official." If there is any procedural need in the future, I will sincerely explain it," he said.

In addition, he said, "Through this, I have looked back on myself and my surroundings again," and added, "I would like to reflect on my lack of consideration and donate 30 million won to support single mothers who have been in my heart for a long time. The postpartum care center has also paid the full difference it has been sponsored," he said.

Finally, he said, "In the future, I will be a person who considers and practices not only legal standards but also social responsibility," and added, "I bow down and apologize to everyone who may have felt uncomfortable once again."

The controversy erupted when Kwak Tube revealed his life at a postpartum care center that he had been sponsored with his wife since his birth on his personal SNS. It also caused confusion by marking "cooperation" on the post and deleting it.

In response, an official from SM C&C, the agency, told Star News, "The post shared that the creator was provided with some services (room upgrades) in favor of the company," adding, "However, when writing it for the first time, the comprehensive word 'collaboration' was used to correct it because it could be mistaken as receiving the full amount of usage fees."

However, as Kwak Tube's wife is a public servant, it was pointed out that even receiving some services from the cook could violate the anti-graft law.

Under the current law, public officials cannot receive bribes exceeding 1 million won per time or 3 million won each fiscal year from the same person regardless of whether they are related to their duties. The scope of money and goods includes not only money and goods, but also accommodation rights, free or low-cost services and convenience. It is known that the postpartum care center used by Kwak Tube and his wife was set at 6 million won to 25 million won as of two weeks.

Meanwhile, Kwak Tube married his wife, a civil servant five years younger, at a hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, in October last year. After that, on the 24th of last month, he announced the news of his birth.

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