[Full Text] KT Pitching Ceremony Offer Rejected with "I'm a Hanwha Fan" .. Shin Ji Eventually Bows Her Head [Star Issue]

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Koyote member Shin Ji apologized for the controversy over rejecting a pitching ceremony offer at a KBO League KT Wiz home game and ultimately decided to cancel the scheduled celebratory performance.

Shin Ji's agency, JBJ Star, announced on the 14th through an official statement: "We have humbly accepted the concerns and voices of KT Wiz fans and reached a harmonious agreement with the KT Wiz club to proceed without holding the celebratory performance."

It further stated: "The KT Wiz club first proposed a special celebratory performance by Koyote after the game, and we determined that participation was possible as it would be an event to bring joy to all spectators who visited the baseball stadium regardless of their team affiliation, so we ultimately finalized the event."

It added: "Since Shin Ji is widely known as a Hanwha Eagles fan, having her take the mound for a pitching ceremony at the home game of the opposing team, KT Wiz, would be impolite to fans of both teams and could cause emotional discomfort, so we politely declined only the pitching ceremony offer." However, JBJ Star also conveyed: "During the process of uploading related YouTube content, the context was not fully conveyed, unintentionally causing misunderstanding and discomfort."

The controversy originated from a video Shin Ji recently uploaded to her YouTube channel. In the video, Shin Ji said, "Recently, Koyote was approached for a performance at the KT baseball stadium and readily accepted," adding, "The representative mentioned that I also received a pitching ceremony offer, but since I am a Hanwha Eagles fan, I told them it might be difficult to do the pitching ceremony."

Later, upon learning that the performance date coincided with a matchup between KT Wiz and Hanwha Eagles, Shin Ji remarked, "I didn't realize it was a game against Hanwha. Then I couldn't possibly wear a Hanwha uniform there either," and the video included subtitles reading, "Waiting for your Hanwha pitching ceremony."

This led some KT Wiz fans to point out, "They were invited by the home team to perform but rejected the pitching ceremony while mentioning the opposing team." Ultimately, the video was deleted.

Hello. This is JBJ Star.

We are providing our official stance regarding Koyote's KT Wiz home game event on August 2 and Shin Ji's pitching ceremony, which have been spreading through online communities recently.

We first received a proposal from the KT Wiz club for a special celebratory performance by Koyote after the game and ultimately finalized the event. We determined that participation was possible as it would be an occasion to bring joy to all spectators who visited the baseball stadium regardless of their team affiliation, in our capacity as 'singers Koyote.'

Subsequently, during the event coordination process, a separate pitching ceremony offer for Shin Ji was additionally conveyed.

However, since Shin Ji is widely known as an enthusiastic fan of Hanwha Eagles, having her take the mound for a pitching ceremony at the home game of the opposing team, KT Wiz, would be impolite to not only home team fans but also all visiting team fans and could cause emotional discomfort, so we politely declined only the pitching ceremony offer.

However, during the process of uploading related YouTube content, the context was not fully conveyed, unintentionally causing misunderstanding and discomfort for KT Wiz fans.

Accordingly, our agency and Shin Ji have humbly accepted the concerns and voices of KT Wiz fans and reached a harmonious agreement with the KT Wiz club to proceed without holding the celebratory performance.

In the future, our agency and the artist will exercise greater care in all processes of communicating with the public and fans to avoid any misunderstanding. We extend our gratitude to everyone who cherishes Koyote and Shin Ji.

Thank you.

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