The YouTube channel of former rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae experienced a revival in just one day. She is engaged in an ongoing battle with trolls.
On the morning of the 12th, Son Yeon-jae's side stated, "Yesterday afternoon, our channel was suddenly deleted," and added, "The production team immediately checked the situation and submitted an appeal to YouTube. Following a review, we received official confirmation that there was no violation of the community guidelines, and our channel is now completely restored."
The representative continued, "We sincerely apologize for any worry and inconvenience we caused. We deeply appreciate everyone who waited for us and offered their support," and added, "We will continue to bring healthy and enjoyable content as always."
Earlier on the afternoon of the 11th, Son Yeon-jae's personal YouTube channel became inaccessible with a notice stating it was deleted due to a violation of community guidelines. Fans were thrown into confusion by the sudden closure, and various speculations arose regarding the reason for the deletion. There is rampant speculation that Son Yeon-jae's antagonists reported her channel.
Fortunately, the channel was fully restored within a day, making all videos viewable again. The most recently uploaded video is titled, "Essential video before childbirth! Revealing Son Yeon-jae's must-have parenting items," in which she introduces items she is using to prepare for childbirth.
Son Yeon-jae has previously closed her social media accounts abruptly. In 2018, Russian figure skater Adelina Sotnikova won a gold medal in a controversial victory over 'figure skating queen' Kim Yuna, and Son Yeon-jae became embroiled in controversy after liking a photo of Sotnikova.
Regarding the deactivation of her account at that time, Son Yeon-jae explained, "After seeing the many negative comments, I was so shocked and startled that I deactivated my account. A difficult time in the past triggered a sudden recollection, making me panic and fear, leading me to take such action."
She also said, "Once I regained my composure, I realized that likes were given to a photo of Sotnikova under my Instagram ID, and I was very surprised. I sincerely apologize for disappointing all of you due to my mistake."
Meanwhile, Son Yeon-jae represented Korea in rhythmic gymnastics and achieved the highest-ever result for Korean rhythmic gymnastics by placing fourth at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. She married a financial executive nine years her senior on August 2022 and welcomed a son into her arms last February.
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