Jomin, Despite MFDS Criticism of 'Inappropriate'... "Analyzed and Found Good Ingredients" Promotes Red Ginseng Again

Jomin Promotes Red Ginseng on YouTube Channel
Celebrates Surpassing 100,000 Subscribers
"Donates Part of Sales Revenue to Vulnerable Groups"

Jo Min, daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was previously criticized by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for inappropriate advertising of red ginseng products on YouTube, has once again attracted attention by promoting the same product.

Jo Min Advertises 'Red Ginseng Product' on YouTube Channel

On the 26th, Jo uploaded a video titled “(Re-upload) Silver Button Unboxing” on her YouTube channel. This video is a partially revised version of the one that included the advertisement for the red ginseng product she had previously promoted.

She said, "The video that was deleted due to violation of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety guidelines has been re-uploaded after formal review. I pledge to carefully review product advertisements in the future and deeply apologize to my subscribers for any confusion caused."

[Image source=Captured from Jomin YouTube channel]

Jo had also posted a video containing an advertisement for the red ginseng product in September, which was blocked by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. The ministry judged that expressions such as “I have been consistently taking it for about a month, and it definitely seems to improve immunity” violated Article 8, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods.

"When Ads Come In, They Are Selected... Approved Because Ingredients Are Good"

Jo said, “If I do too many ads, the channel’s identity might be shaken, so I investigate a lot when ads come in. I select whether the ad fits me or not. But in this case, after analyzing it, the ingredients were good, so I allowed the advertisement.” She added that after evaluating the product’s design and nutritional content, “there is no additional advertising revenue based on sales volume.”

She also explained, “A portion of the sales revenue is donated to vulnerable groups. By purchasing, you can participate in a good cause,” and said that 10 million won has already been donated in her name and the red ginseng seller’s name to an alternative school for unmarried teenage mothers. The product costs 99,000 won per box.

[Image source=Captured from Jomin YouTube channel]

According to the website, the school is a dormitory-style alternative school established so that unmarried teenage mothers who have stopped their studies due to pregnancy and childbirth, and out-of-school youth in dangerous situations such as violence, can live, study, and stay safely.

'Silver Button' Joy Was Brief... First Trial for Admission Fraud Next Month

The book "I Am Moving Forward Today" by Cho Min, daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, is displayed at Kyobo Bookstore Gwanghwamun Branch in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

In this video, Jo also expressed her joy at receiving the 'Silver Button,' which is given when a YouTube channel reaches 100,000 subscribers. She said, “A black package arrived, and when I checked, it was the YouTube Silver Button,” showing the unboxing and hanging of the button on the wall. Jo’s YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers just 11 days after uploading its first 40-second video on May 12. She also published a book about her life as a YouTuber in September.

Jo will attend her first trial related to admission fraud charges on the 8th of next month. She is accused of conspiring with her mother, former Dongyang University professor Jung Kyung-shim, to submit false documents to the Busan National University Medical School in 2014. She is also charged with submitting forged supporting documents to Seoul National University Medical School in 2013.

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