Vibe: "6-Hour Clarification Interview with 'GeuAl' Production Team... Not a Single Scene Shown"

Group Vibe / Photo by Major9

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] Major Nine, the agency of the group Vibe, has released a statement to clarify and refute the allegations of music chart manipulation highlighted on SBS's "Unanswered Questions."

On the 5th, Major Nine stated in an official position, "In response to the production team's request for an interview on 'Unanswered Questions,' we conducted an interview at our office on December 19, 2019, lasting about 6 hours and 30 minutes," adding, "We showed the press a 311-page presentation we prepared, explaining every suspicion about our company without leaving anything out."

They continued, "However, in the broadcast aired on the night of January 4, none of the explanations we provided to clarify various suspicions or any materials that could completely overturn the claims made in the program were disclosed," and "Only three scenes from the over six-hour interview were shown, and none of those included the parts where we explained the suspicions."

They further pointed out, "The broadcast was edited in a way that could lead to misunderstandings, as if the marketing we conducted was merely a facade to avoid accusations of music chart manipulation, and that in reality, we engaged in chart manipulation through manipulators."

Previously, the episode of "Unanswered Questions" aired on the 4th, titled "A Manipulated World - Is It Music Chart Manipulation or Viral Marketing?" shed light on allegations of manipulation in the music charts of the K-pop industry. The broadcast mentioned the names of singers who had been accused of music chart manipulation, raised by singer Park Kyung through his SNS account, among which Vibe was included.

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