Virtual streamer Chobom, active on YouTube and CHZZK, is embroiled in controversy after reports that she received monetary payment claiming she would use her connections with famous broadcasters to provide collaboration opportunities to new streamers.
Recently, YouTuber Ryu Eumi released a video on her channel titled 'I am publicizing the shocking real-life YouTuber connection-selling scam.'
In the video, Ryu Eumi raised allegations and exposed a current YouTuber's connection selling and scam activities. The YouTuber exposed by Ryu Eumi allegedly demanded monetary payments ranging from 200,000 won to 1,200,000 won, claiming she would provide collaboration opportunities to new streamers by using her connections with famous broadcasters. According to Ryu Eumi, the people purportedly named as connections were completely unaware of this and were not actually close to her.
Ryu Eumi said that when she confronted the YouTuber, the YouTuber apologized tearfully and appeared remorseful, but behind the scenes expelled the informant from the server and sent fabricated apology letters to victims, showing deceptive behavior. She added that she was baffled by news that the YouTuber traveled domestically during the incident's aftermath and that this prompted her to release the video.
The YouTuber exposed by Ryu Eumi was revealed to be virtual streamer Chobom. On her YouTube channel, Chobom said, "I sincerely apologize for causing discomfort and disappointment related to this connection-selling post. This matter did not stem from any misunderstanding but from my judgment and actions premised on a monetary transaction, and I take full responsibility." she said. "It was clearly inappropriate to post and publish content that linked people's relationships to money, and it was a choice that deserved strong criticism. In the process, I failed to consider the other party's position, emotions, and the reliability of the relationship, and as a result I caused many people discomfort and anger. I have no excuses to offer; I fully recognize that this all resulted from my thoughtlessness and poor judgment. Especially in matters of linking people, trust and respect should come first, and yet I treated it in the form of a monetary transaction, for which I hold my actions gravely. This was not a simple mistake but the result of poor value judgment, and I deeply reflect on the fact that I damaged trust between people," she said.
She continued, "From now on, under no circumstances will I treat connections, relationships, or opportunities as objects of monetary transactions. I will also exercise greater caution in every situation where another person's name or relationships are mentioned and act responsibly. I will comprehensively review and improve my standards and attitude so that the same problem does not occur again. I understand that this apology alone cannot immediately restore all trust. Nevertheless, I will use this incident to deeply reflect on my actions and strive to show responsibility through deeds, not words," she apologized.
Chobom is a virtual streamer active on CHZZK and YouTube. She has more than 13,000 subscribers on CHZZK and more than 20,000 subscribers on YouTube.
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