"You said you were a victim of a school violence." Kwak Tube closed the video to Lee Na-eun's controversy over 'harming members' → Should I make an apology and broadcast activity

Sep 17, 2024

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Controversy continues over YouTuber Kwak Tube's appearance of April-born actor Lee Na-eun in his video. Criticism is mounting as it has been revealed that Kwak Tube, who confessed to being a victim of school violence in the past, collaborated with Lee Na-eun, who was suspected of bullying member Lee Hyun-joo.

He recently signed an exclusive contract with SM C&C and won the Blue Dragon Series Awards New Entertainer Award and the 51st Korea Broadcasting Awards Best Entertainer Award, signaling his vigorous activity. However, attention is focusing on whether the controversy will disrupt the plans to appear on the show in the future.

Kwak Tube released a video of his trip with Lee Na-eun on his YouTube channel on the 16th under the title of 'My First Romantic Week in Italy - Italy (1)'. In the video, Kwak Tube had a conversation with Lee Na-eun while traveling to Rome and apologized for misunderstanding about Lee Na-eun in the past. He was so sensitive that he blocked it right away whenever he talked about school violence. I'm sorry I caused you a misunderstanding." In response, Lee Na-eun replied, "'It was upsetting to be misunderstood like that, and I was sad that many people thought so.'"

Lee Na-eun has been embroiled in allegations that she collectively bullied member Lee Hyun-joo during her April activities in the past. In 2021, the revelation that Lee Hyun-joo's younger brother left the team after being constantly bullied by the online community was the beginning of the controversy. At that time, Lee Na-eun and her agency sued Lee Hyun-joo for defamation, but Lee Hyun-joo was cleared of charges.

The problem is that since Kwak has mentioned his school violence several times, the collaboration with Lee Na-eun is seen as helping Lee Na-eun recover her image, raising questions about Kwak's sincerity. Many Internet users said, `Kwak Tube helped Lee Na-eun wash her image", "Why is a person who said he/she was a victim of school violence with a person suspected of committing a crime?" he/she criticized.

As the controversy intensified, Kwak Tube closed the video behind closed doors and immediately posted an apology. In his apology, he said, `This video was something I missed without thinking deeply about"We will pay more attention to content creation in the future." However, criticism from Internet users is still continuing.

Comments on the apology in the community continue to point out Kwak's behavior.

Kwak Tube has confirmed his appearance on 'Jeon Hyun-moo Plan Season 2' in October, and is also planning active broadcasting activities. However, there is growing interest in whether the controversy will disrupt the plan to appear.

▶ Hereinafter, Kwak Tube Apple Text

Hello, I'm Kwak Junbin.

In this video, there were parts I missed without thinking deeply.

I will think deeply so that my personal feelings do not become everyone's position.

In the future, we will pay a little more attention to content production.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience of watching the video.

mj.cho@sportschosun.com