The eve girl CD gifted to Lee Hwi-jae was in a second-hand transaction.
Management company “CD management manager does it, it is difficult to check the path of outbreak”
Hwi-Jae Lee, “Neglected Management” in Controversy on Used CDs Autographed by Brave Girls / Photo = Hankyung DB
Broadcaster Lee Hwi-jae’s side explained the controversy over the trade of used CDs signed by Brave Girls (Bebe Girls) as’carelessness’.
On the 21st, Hwijae Lee’s agency Cube Entertainment explained, “The manager in charge has managed the autographed CDs received from the singers in the vehicle.”
The Cube side said it was difficult to understand exactly what route the CD presented to Lee Hwi-jae by Brave Girls was leaked.
He bowed and said, “Regardless of the reason, we apologize for not properly managing the gift containing the precious message.”
Earlier, in a community, an article titled’Brave Girls’ Autographed Album Delivery Release Period’ was posted. The author said that he purchased Brave Girls’ autographed CD for 34,000 won on a used trading site.
Brave Girls CD on the used trade. It is confirmed that it was sent to Lee Hwi-jae.
On the Brave Girls CD jacket posted by the author,”TO. Senior Lee Hwi-jae! Hi. This is Brave Girls. I saw you while recording’Vitamin’, remember? I really like the song from this album. It contains contents such as’I hope your seniors will listen to it.’
Netizens expressed their disappointment toward Lee Hwi-jae, saying it was the CD that Brave Girls gave to Lee Hwi-jae. Despite Lee Hwi-jae’s official position, the opinion that “you should apologize directly to the Brave Girls” is dominant.
The Lee Hwi-jae family was identified as the perpetrator of inter-floor noise in January and stood at the center of controversy. The controversy over the autographed CD of the eve girl became inevitable, and Lee Hwi-jae was inevitable to hit the image.
On the other hand, Brave Girls is attracting attention by going through a reverse run on YouTube through a song called’Rolin’ released 4 years ago, and sweeping the No. 1 music broadcast.
The following is the official position on the cube side.
The autographed CDs received from singers were managed by the manager in the vehicle, but I remember that the Brave Girls CD was also stored in the vehicle at the time of 16.
It is currently difficult to determine exactly what path the CD was leaked to the outside.
We apologize for the failure to properly manage the gift containing a valuable message for any reason.
I am sorry for the Brave Girls and their fans.
We will manage more thoroughly to prevent recurrence of these problems in the future.
Yerang Kim, reporter of Hankyung.com [email protected]
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