Starship, IDID's Kim Min-jae clarifies Ilbe allegations: "Filmed upside down? No intent" [Official]

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IDID, a rookie group, member Kim Min-jae has issued a clarification regarding the Ilbe controversy surrounding the content.

Starship Entertainment stated on the 30th via its official community, "Regarding the third-log content of Kim Min-jae released on May 17, we wish to correct the facts concerning interpretations raised on some online platforms," and released an official statement.

Previously, IDID member Kim Min-jae posted third-log content along with a message meaning "Oh, this feels good." The video was filmed upside down, the phrase "end of the stage" was inserted in reverse, and the time "7 o'clock" was added, leading some netizens to raise suspicions of Ilbe (Ilgan Best Storage), an ultra-right-wing online community.

On Ilbe, there is a practice of deliberately uploading images or profile pictures upside down to mock or belittle the late Roh Moo-hyun Jeon (President), unrelated to Roh Jeon (President). Additionally, "7 o'clock" is known as a term used by Ilbe to belittle Jeolla Province.

However, the agency stated, "Kim Min-jae, unfamiliar with the new filming method, became confused about the direction and filmed the video upside down before handing it over to the staff." They added, "There were discussions about reshooting, but we judged that sending the accidentally reversed video as is was also a natural part of the content, so we used it as is."

Regarding the subtitles and phrases in the video, they emphasized, "They were inserted in reverse during the editing process to match the upside-down video format, and were not produced with any specific meaning or intent."

Starship also explained the "19:00" marked in the video as "the actual time the stage ended." They further stated, "Expressions such as 'Oh' were used as general exclamations. We used them without realizing they were expressions used on specific sites. They have nothing to do with the specific interpretations raised online," drawing a clear line.

They then clarified, "We firmly state that the specific allegations raised online are not true and there was no intent whatsoever."

However, they apologized, saying, "We sincerely apologize to many people for causing misunderstanding and inconvenience due to insufficient checks during the content production and review process. Both the company and the relevant staff are deeply sorry. The artist also holds a cautious and regretful heart for causing worry due to an unexpected situation."

Finally, they added, "In the future, we will conduct more thorough checks and internal reviews throughout the entire content production and upload process to prevent similar misunderstandings from occurring."

Hello.

This is Starship Entertainment.

Regarding the third-log content of IDID's Kim Min-jae released on May 17, 2026, we wish to clarify the facts concerning interpretations raised on some online platforms.

The content was produced in the 'third-log' format, a new communication method trending recently, at the proposal of the content team during the filming on May 16.

At that time, Kim Min-jae was not yet familiar with the new filming method, so he became confused about the direction during filming and handed over the video to the staff after filming it upside down.

After the footage was delivered, we discovered during the monitoring process that the video had been filmed upside down.

There were discussions about reshooting, but we decided to use the video as is, judging that sending the accidentally reversed footage was also a natural part of the content.

Furthermore, the subtitles and phrases within the video were inserted in reverse during the editing process to match the upside-down video format, and were not produced with any specific meaning or intent.

The 19:00 marked in the video was the actual time the stage ended.

We would like to inform you that this content was not edited and uploaded directly by the member, but was processed through the work process of the responsible department.

Additionally, expressions such as "Oh" written within the variety content were used as general exclamations, and we used them without realizing they were expressions used on specific sites.

They have nothing to do with the specific interpretations raised online.

Therefore, we firmly state that the specific allegations raised online are not true and there was no intent whatsoever.

However, we sincerely apologize to many people for causing misunderstanding and inconvenience due to insufficient checks during the content production and review process. Both the company and the relevant staff are deeply sorry.

The artist also holds a cautious and regretful heart for causing worry due to an unexpected situation.

In the future, we will conduct more thorough checks and internal reviews throughout the entire content production and upload process to prevent similar misunderstandings from occurring.

Thank you.

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*This content was translated by AI.