Comedian 이수지's YouTube channel production team ultimately apologized for the vicious comment attacks related to the "re-election."
On the 15th, the production team of the YouTube channel "HotIssueZ" posted an official comment on the video "civil servant Kim Ji-young's protecting her iron rice bowl," saying "We sincerely apologize to everyone who felt discomfort and disappointment because of the video."
HotIssueZ first explained, "The scene many people pointed out was not used with the intention of conveying a specific issue or political stance." It added, "However, using the scene without having sufficiently and carefully considered a socially sensitive issue was a shortcoming in the production team's judgment," and drew a line against criticism directed at 이수지 by saying, "This incident is completely unrelated to the cast member's personal political inclination or intent, and it was a problem that occurred because the production team did not review the video production process carefully."
The production team also said, "We deeply regret that this caused unnecessary misunderstanding and burden to the cast," adding, "We take this matter seriously and will produce content with a more responsible attitude going forward. We sincerely apologize once again to everyone we have worried."
Earlier, the video "civil servant Kim Ji-young's protecting her iron rice bowl," released by HotIssueZ, attracted attention for showing 이수지 transformed into civil servant Kim Ji-young, Assistant Deputy Director, being harassed by malicious complainants. Among netizens, some criticized 이수지 and HotIssueZ, saying that depicting a complainant shouting "re-election!" equated the protesters demanding a re-vote over a ballot shortage at the ninth nationwide local elections with malicious complainants. After intense malicious comments, HotIssueZ deleted the scene and reuploaded the video. Nevertheless, critical public opinion among some internet users has continued, provoking debate.
The following is the full apology statement from HotIssueZ.
We sincerely apologize to everyone who felt discomfort and disappointment because of the video.
The scene many people pointed out was not used with the intention of conveying a specific issue or political stance.
However, using the scene without having sufficiently and carefully considered a socially sensitive issue was a shortcoming in the production team's judgment.
This incident is completely unrelated to the cast member's personal political inclination or intent,
and it was a problem that occurred because the production team did not review the video production process carefully.
We deeply regret that this caused unnecessary misunderstanding and burden to the cast.
We take this matter seriously and will produce content with a more responsible attitude going forward.
We sincerely apologize once again to everyone we have worried.<
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