"Culinary Class Wars: culinary class wars 2" star chef Lim Seong-geun, who was loved through 'Culinary Class Wars: culinary class wars 2', apologized after revealing three prior drunk-driving convictions, and a sponsored alcohol advertisement video filmed before the confession has come under public scrutiny.
On the morning of the 19th, the video titled "This is a Balvenie sponsored video," which was published on the 13th, was deleted from the YouTube channel 'Imjjang TV'.
The video was a mukbang and drinking broadcast filmed by chef Lim Seong-geun after receiving sponsorship from a premium whiskey brand. The appearance of staff from the previously filmed restaurant was briefly visible, leading chef Lim Seong-geun to quickly apologize, and the video was later edited and reuploaded, which drew attention.
After the initial deletion, the reuploaded video had already surpassed 100,000 views. Despite the prompt apology attracting attention, it was deleted again. It is believed the video was deleted after discussions with the sponsor when controversy arose as chef Lim Seong-geun confessed to drunk-driving convictions.
Chef Lim Seong-geun uploaded a video titled "food and drinking" to 'Imjjang TV' on the 18th. In the released video, he confessed that he had three past drunk-driving offenses, shocking viewers.
He said, "Over a 10-year period I drove under the influence about three times. When you drink you fall asleep in the car, right? I fell asleep in the car and was caught by the police," adding, "Later I learned you have to turn off the engine," and "A wrong is a wrong. I don't want to cover it up. My license was canceled by criminal punishment and I got my license again."
However, the problem was that he was punished for drunk driving even after that. Chef Lim Seong-geun had been caught for drunk driving three times, and the most recent incident was reportedly five or six years ago, which added to the shock. Nevertheless, chef Lim Seong-geun said, "I thought it was right to tell everything and apologize. It's not something that would be solved by hiding it. I'm sorry if I caused needless concern. Suddenly receiving tremendous love is a burden," explaining why he personally confessed to the drunk-driving convictions.
Among this, the sponsored alcohol video, which occurred shortly before he confessed to the drunk-driving convictions, has further provoked public resentment. On the confession video, critical comments poured in, saying things like, "You shouldn't have accepted whiskey sponsorship even then," "Is it appropriate to confess to drunk driving in front of alcohol?" and "What's the alcohol company's problem?"
Meanwhile, the related video has been deleted. Unlike the quick apology in the initial edit, this time the video was deleted without any mention, which has added to the sense of disappointment.
Chef Lim Seong-geun recently appeared as a white spoon chef on the Netflix original variety show "Culinary Class Wars: culinary class wars 2," attracting attention. <
[photo] provided by Netflix, source: YouTube.
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