[Full Text] Yang Joon-il Apologizes Repeatedly for Comparing Female Staff to 'Used Car'... "Sorry to Fans"
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] Singer Yang Joon-il (51) apologized for sexually harassing a female staff member by comparing her to a used car.
On the 11th, Yang Joon-il said in a post on his social network service (SNS), "I want to apologize for my behavior during the live broadcast of 'Rebooting Yang Joon-il' on the 3rd."
Yang Joon-il explained, "I am fully aware not only that my remarks made viewers uncomfortable but also that my remarks did not consider gender bias."
He added, "I personally apologized to the staff for my remarks, and I want to take this opportunity to apologize publicly. I also want to apologize to the fans who expected a lot from me."
Earlier, on the 3rd, during the broadcast of his YouTube channel 'Rebooting Yang Joon-il,' Yang Joon-il sexually harassed a female staff member by comparing her to a used car.
At the time, when the female staff said she did not have a boyfriend, Yang Joon-il said, "Gentlemen, please contact me. This is an opportunity to buy a new car at a used car price." Some netizens pointed out that he sexually harassed women by comparing them to a "car."
Following the controversy, the production team of 'Rebooting Yang Joon-il' explained on the 9th, "Immediately after the broadcast, Yang Joon-il recognized that although his remarks were not intended to target a specific gender, they could be misunderstood, and he sincerely apologized to the person involved."
They added, "As the production team members are private individuals and did not want unnecessary misunderstandings as the incident escalated, they respected the opinion of the person involved and did not post a separate statement."
The following is the full apology post from Yang Joon-il’s Instagram
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I sincerely apologize to everyone for my behavior during the recent live broadcast of
I am fully aware not only that my remarks made viewers uncomfortable but also that my remarks did not consider gender bias.
I personally apologized to the staff for my remarks, and I want to take this opportunity to apologize publicly.
I also want to apologize to my fans who expected more from me.
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