GFRIEND’s “I’m sorry for not knowing the problem of wish’Nazi Mannequin'”[전문]

[스포츠서울 이용수기자] Girl group girlfriend Sowon apologized for taking a picture with a mannequin reminiscent of the German Nazis.

Sowon’s agency, Source Music, said in an official position on the 1st, “We deeply apologize for causing controversy with the behind-the-scenes video of GFRIEND’s comeback show VCR and the photo uploaded by member Sowon.”

Earlier, in November last year, a mannequin in a cafe in Paju, which was borrowed from an outsourcing production company, was a problem for the filming of the VCR for her new album comeback show. Source Music said, “During the on-site check process on the day of the filming, the department in charge did not recognize that there was a problem with the mannequin’s outfit. After that, in the process of uploading the behind-the-scenes video (December 12) and photos (January 31), the company went through internal inspection and discussion, but uploaded it without recognizing all the problematic parts.”

“I couldn’t confirm in advance that there were inappropriate props on the shooting site, so I filmed and uploaded the content. This process was not thoroughly inspected. He added, “I am sorry for not paying close attention to historical facts and social issues.” He added, “I bow my head and apologize to those who would have felt uncomfortable with the videos and photos.”

In particular, he said, “The artist himself recognized the meaning of the picture, and he was very surprised and immediately deleted the picture, and he felt deeply responsible for posting such a picture, and he felt heartache.”

Meanwhile, Sowon posted a picture taken with a mannequin in military uniform on the Personal Social Network Service (SNS) on the 30th of last month. However, the mannequin’s military uniform reminded me of the Nazis. It was also captured in the behind-the-scenes video of the comeback show VCR, which was posted on GFRIEND’s official channel, and was controversial.

◇The following is the full text of Sowon’s official position
Good morning.

This is Source Music.

We deeply apologize for causing controversy with the video behind the comeback show VCR of our artist, GFriend, and the photo uploaded by member Sowon.

In November of last year, for the VCR of the new album comeback show, an outsourced production company rented a cafe in Paju, and our staff took behind-the-scenes videos at the filming site as well as several photos for artist SNS.

During the on-site check process on the day of the filming, the department in charge was not aware that there was a problem with the mannequin’s outfit. After that, in the process of uploading the behind-the-scenes video (December 12) and photos (January 31), we went through internal inspection and discussion, but uploaded without knowing all the problematic parts.

We apologize for not being able to confirm in advance that there are inappropriate props on the shooting site, not being able to thoroughly inspect the content during the filming and uploading process, and not paying close attention to historical facts and social issues. We bow our heads and apologize to those who have felt uncomfortable with these videos and photos.

The problematic part of the related video has been corrected. The artist himself recognized the meaning of the picture, was very surprised, and immediately deleted the picture, and he felt deeply responsible for posting such pictures and is heartbroken.

We will deeply keep in mind that the contents we produce and share affect many people, and we will pay more attention to social issues in the future.

We deeply apologize once again to those who may have been hurt by the video and photo.

Photo | Reporter Dohoon Kim [email protected]