Group’s girlfriend Sowon posted a picture taken with a mannequin wearing a military uniform reminiscent of the German Nazis, and was engulfed in controversy, and the agency officially apologized.
The agency Source Music issued a statement on the 1st and bowed, saying, “We deeply apologize for causing controversy with the behind-the-scenes video of our girlfriend’s VCR comeback show and the photo uploaded by member Sowon.”
The agency said, “Last year, for the VCR of the new album comeback show, the outsourced production company rented a cafe in Paju, and our staff took a behind-the-scenes video on the shooting site as well as a number of photos for artist SNS.” Explained.
“The department in charge did not recognize that there was a problem with the mannequin’s clothing during the on-site check process on the day of the filming,” he said. “Afterwards, internal inspection during the process of posting the behind-the-scenes video (December 12) and photos (January 31) I went through the process of discussion and discussion, but I uploaded it without recognizing all the problematic parts.”
Source Music said, “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 during the process of shooting and uploading content, and not paying close attention to historical facts and social issues. I apologize again, saying, “I bow my head and apologize to those who felt uncomfortable with the video and photo.”
Regarding the member’s Sowon, 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 said that he was in pain.”
Earlier, Sowon posted a photo on his SNS on the 30th of last month with a mannequin wearing a German military uniform. However, the opinion that the military uniform worn by the mannequin in the picture reminds of the Nazis in Germany was raised, and controversy arose.
In addition, the controversy intensified as it became known that the location where the photo was taken is the location of the behind-the-scenes video of the girlfriend’s comeback show, and the video featuring the controversial mannequin is also posted on the girlfriend’s official YouTube channel.
The problematic part of the related video has been corrected, and Sowon immediately deleted the post.