Idol member Miyeon files complaint over alleged violation of the Medical Act..Production team states: "No sponsorship or promotion by medical institutions [Official]"

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Following allegations that a YouTube video featuring group Idol member Miyeon revealing her health checkup and sleep endoscopy procedures violated the Medical Act, the YouTube production team issued an explanation.

On the 8th, the YouTube channel 'Preacher' released an official statement: "Regarding 'Preacher' content, there may be parts that could be misunderstood, so we would like to share the production team's position."

The production team stated: "'Preacher' is a content series planned to convey various wellness stories related to health, beauty, and inner beauty in an enjoyable and healthy manner. This EP. 0 episode on health checkups was also not planned for the purpose of promoting any specific medical institution but was produced to document the process and experience of the participant undergoing a real health checkup."

They further added: "We received no request from the medical institution where filming took place to advertise, promote, or produce this content. We also did not receive any financial compensation, advertising fees, sponsorship, or economic support whatsoever. The production team directly paid for the participant's health checkup and medical treatment costs. Additionally, we confirm there was no intent to recommend or promote the use of any specific medical institution or medical staff."

They explained: "During the process of capturing the health checkup procedures in detail, we identified that some scenes in the initial release contained insufficiently processed information that could identify the medical institution. After the teaser video was released, this issue was reviewed and immediately addressed with additional blurring and corrective measures. We also conducted a thorough re-examination of the entire video."

The production team added: "Going forward, we will ensure more careful review not only in content planning and production but also during pre-release checks to create higher-quality content."

Complainant A submitted a formal complaint to the Seoul Yongsan-gu Health Center via the National Ombudsman Office on the 7th, requesting verification of whether Miyeon's health checkup content qualifies as medical advertising under current Medical Act regulations. The complaint was reportedly assigned to the Health and Medical Division of the Health Center.

On the 1st, a video titled "Idol member Miyeon, her first health checkup at age 30, I.. said nonsense?" was released on Miyeon's YouTube channel.

The part raised by A involved scenes in the initially released video showing the administration of sedatives and upper endoscopy procedures. It is understood that during this process, the name of a medical institution located in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, along with medical staff and internal facilities, were exposed.

A stated: "We submitted a formal complaint via the National Ombudsman Office to the Yongsan-gu Health Center requesting objective verification of whether this content qualifies as medical advertising under current Medical Act regulations, the extent of involvement by the actual advertiser and the medical institution in production and filming, and the appropriateness of displaying 'specialized hospital' signage and exposing actual treatment procedures."

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