KBS Apologizes for Controversial NewJeans Thumbnail Saying 'Escape Is Intelligent'
May 02, 2025
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KBS officially apologized for mentioning "escape is intelligent order" in the thumbnail title during news reports.
KBS announced its official position on the viewer petition bulletin board on the 2nd regarding the controversy over the NewJeans thumbnail.
KBS deeply appreciates the interest in KBS news""The digital content is a video about a dispute between Hive and NewJeans related to exclusive contracts, and it was intended to organize and convey the arguments of both sides without bias to either side."However, it was pointed out that thumbnail phrases were inappropriate, and the contents were closed to the public" he informed.
"We apologize to all viewers who have felt uncomfortable with this incident, and we will continue to make productions with more consideration not only for digital contents but also for subtitles and titles."I promised.
Earlier, KBS said on its official YouTube channel "Shaking NewJeans , escape from Harin?" A video titled 'Escape is Intelligent' vs. 'Founded, Cy Don-Dog' has been published.
At the time, there were reports that parents of underage members of NewJeans had conflicting opinions on the lawsuit with Ador, leading to a parental rights lawsuit, and some media reported the division of NewJeans parents.
In response to this, KBS said "Shaking New Jin's escape from Harin?" The thumbnail titled 'Escape is Intelligent' vs. 'Founded, Cy Don Dog" was published as the title of the press video.
Therefore, on the KBS viewer petition bulletin board on the 7th, "We demand the suspension of malicious reporting and an official apology."A petition was posted titled ".
The petitioner explained "Despite the official position that the alleged cracks between the families were already false, we deeply regret that we have induced views and disseminated false facts, including provocative phrases such as "Escape is Intelligent Soon"."
He added that `KBS has been continuously reporting on groups that include some minors with provocative and malicious thumbnails, without basic fact-finding or minimal counter-argument guarantees"It is quite questionable whether KBS has the minimum reporting ethics as a public broadcaster, and its qualifications are quite doubtful."
"We demand a formal apology with the suspension of malicious reporting on Minji, Hani, Daniel, Harin, and Hyein."
The petition was answered by KBS with the consent of more than 1,000 people.
Meanwhile, five members of the New Jeans began their own activities in November last year, saying that the contract was terminated due to the violation of Ador's exclusive contract. Later, in February, the members ambitiously announced a new group name 'NJZ' instead of the activity name Newzins
Accordingly, Adore filed an application for provisional injunction to preserve the status of an agency and to prohibit the conclusion of an advertising contract along with a lawsuit to confirm the validity of an exclusive contract. Accordingly, the court cited all of Odor's applications for provisional injunction, and NewJeans announced the suspension of his activities when he was unable to work independently as an NZ.
▶ Full text of KBS official answers
Thank you very much for your interest in KBS news.
The digital content is a video about a dispute between Hive and NewJeans over exclusive contracts, and we wanted to summarize and convey the arguments of both sides without bias to either side.
However, it was pointed out that thumbnail phrases were inappropriate, and the content was closed to the public.
We apologize to viewers who have been uncomfortable by this incident, and we will continue to produce not only the contents of digital contents but also the entire contents such as subtitles and titles.
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