Yang Joon-il's Side: "'Used Car Comment' Could Be Misunderstood... Sincerely Apologize"

Singer Yang Joon-il / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] The singer Yang Joon-il's side has apologized for remarks suspected of sexual harassment toward a female staff member.

The production team of the YouTube channel 'Rebooting Yang Joon-il' stated on their YouTube community channel on the 9th, "Malicious comments have been posted regarding the remarks that used the analogy of used cars and new cars," adding, "Inappropriate conversation was broadcast live. We sincerely apologize."

They continued, "Immediately after the broadcast, Yang Joon-il acknowledged that the remarks were not intended to target a specific gender but could be misunderstood," and "He promptly offered a sincere apology to the person involved."

Regarding the delayed statement, they explained, "As the production team members are private individuals, we did not want unnecessary misunderstandings as the incident escalated," and "Respecting the opinion of the person involved, we did not post a separate statement, but nonetheless, Yang Joon-il visited the production office today to offer another apology and consolation."

Earlier, on the 3rd, suspicions arose that Yang Joon-il made sexually harassing remarks toward a female staff member during an internet live broadcast. It was reported that he made comments likening the woman, who did not have a boyfriend, to a vehicle price by saying things like "an opportunity to buy a new car at a used car price."

Full Statement from the Production Team

Hello subscribers, this is the Rebooting Yang Joon-il production team.

Malicious comments have been posted regarding the "remarks using the analogy of used cars and new cars" mentioned during the mukbang live broadcast on Wednesday, June 3rd, and the production team would like to express our position on this matter.

The background for conducting the mukbang live was that many people were curious about senior Yang Joon-il's eating habits, so during the recording, we held a surprise event during meal time with the staff.

Unlike usual recordings, the live was conducted only with smartphones and tablets, creating a more relaxed atmosphere than usual,

and during this process, inappropriate conversation was broadcast live in front of many viewers.

We sincerely apologize for this.

Immediately after the broadcast, senior Yang Joon-il recognized that although the remarks were not intended to target a specific gender, they could be misunderstood, and he promptly offered a sincere apology to the person involved.

The reason for not posting a statement immediately after was that, as private individuals, the production team did not want unnecessary misunderstandings as the incident escalated, so respecting the opinion of the person involved, we did not post a separate statement. Nevertheless, senior Yang Joon-il visited the production office today to offer another apology and consolation.

Senior Yang Joon-il and our production team deeply regret this incident and apologize once again for the lack of prior preparation.

We will strive to become a production team that creates more fun and enjoyable content in the future.

Thank you.

+ Additional Note: Some viewers have posted malicious comments targeting the private production team members, and the production team plans to take legal action against illegal captures and malicious comments that go beyond criticism in the future.

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