KOYOTE member Shinji, who was criticized by some baseball fans for refusing to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game, appeared worryingly thin.
Shinji has been at the center of controversy and concern over the course of a week. First, the controversy arose from declining to throw the ceremonial first pitch; earlier, Shinji said on her YouTube channel that she had received an offer for a celebratory performance and to throw the first pitch at a KT Wiz home game.
However, Shinji said she was reluctant about the KT Wiz's invitation to throw the first pitch and declined. She reportedly showed reluctance about taking the mound to throw the first pitch at a game between the Hanwha Eagles, whom she normally supports, and the KT Wiz, the opposing team, and declined, but because a sufficient background explanation was not provided, she received criticism from some baseball fans.
Shinji deleted the video, and her agency JG Star explained, "Our company first received an offer from the KT Wiz club for a KOYOTE special congratulatory performance to be held after the game, and we finalized that event. We decided to participate because we judged it would be an opportunity to bring joy to all spectators who came to the ballpark under the name KOYOTE, regardless of whether they are fans of a particular team."
Regarding the refusal of the first pitch offer, they explained, "During the event coordination process, an offer to be the ceremonial first pitcher was additionally presented to Shinji personally. Because Shinji is known as an ardent Hanwha Eagles fan, she judged that throwing the first pitch at the home game of the opposing team, KT Wiz, would not be polite and could cause discomfort not only to the home team's fans but also to visiting fans, so she politely declined."
They added that the celebratory performance would also be canceled because of the controversy. The agency said, "Our company and Shinji humbly accepted the concerns and opinions of KT Wiz fans and amicably agreed with the KT Wiz club not to proceed with the celebratory performance," and said, "We will also be careful in all future processes of communicating with the public and fans to prevent misunderstandings."
After the controversy over declining the first pitch, concern for Shinji's health became the focus of attention. In a video posted on Shinji's YouTube channel on the 15th, Shinji said she started exercising after being given a 'measurement not possible' result because her muscle mass was so severely lacking that an InBody score could not even be calculated. Shinji said, "When people said it was surprising she could walk around, I thought, 'Maybe this is serious.'"
Earlier, Shinji had said she had reduced her weight to 42kg. Because her health was so serious that even an InBody score could not be produced, causing concern, Shinji appeared in the newly released video with a face and body that looked emaciated. Fans expressed concern about Shinji's health in the comments.
Meanwhile, Shinji married singer MoonOne in May.
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