Ko Hyun-jung, Kang Ho-dong, and Lee Yoon-ji were also beaten? Celebrity fake news → Rumors of death from YouTube have crossed

May 22, 2025

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Ko Hyun-jung, Kang Ho-dong, and Lee Yu-ji were also angry.

The 'fake news' circulating around YouTube is seriously damaging the reputation of celebrities. As untrue rumors of death, divorce, and violence spread indiscriminately with provocative titles, the parties can no longer ignore the embarrassment " makes a statement.

Actor Ko Hyun-jung said on the YouTube channel 「'Ko Hyun-jung" on the 21st,"I took a break from YouTube activities for the time being due to health problems."It was a real shock to hear that rumors of death surrounding me were circulating."."

This seems to be related to the recent controversy caused by a false video of Ko Hyun-jung's death being circulated on a YouTube channel. Ko Hyun-jung directly mentioned the video and expressed her intention to block rumors, saying, `Now I will often tell the news.'

Broadcaster Kang Ho-dong also became a victim of fake news. In early May, some YouTube channels uploaded videos of Kang Ho-dong saying, `I made a big comment,' `I'm getting off.' The video spread indiscriminately with a provocative title.

Shin Ji, a member of Coyote, is also a victim of fake news. In April, a video was posted on YouTube saying, `Why Shin Ji went crazy, broke things, and cried loudly at Kim Jong-min's wedding.' Shinji captures this "What the hell is wrong with you? Is it because of the views?" angrily.

Actress Lee Yu-ji was even embroiled in a rumor about her divorce from her husband. Recently, a YouTube channel distributed rumors on a video that her husband, Jeong Han-ul, had an affair and that the two had divorced. Jung explained through his SNS that he tried to laugh over it, but many people are worried"My husband and I are doing well in peace" countered. He also posted a picture of his family eating together, directly refuting the falsehood.

Fake news is becoming more malicious through the so-called 「YouTube」 channel. In fact, a YouTube channel has been producing false rumors of celebrities' deaths as content since its opening in February. Lee Soon-jae, Kim Yu-na, Baek Il-seop, Jeon Won-ju, and Kim Heung-guk are uploading the news of 'separate' of actual active figures, and portrait and harmony images are used in video thumbnails. One video clip reads "'Actor Baek Il-seop dies in complete mystery'" even added a caption, which shocked the audience.

What they have in common is that they are consumed as content by 'views' and rumors are solidified as true. In particular, some celebrities are complaining of greater pain in situations where elderly families and fans believe in rumors.

Among celebrities, `We must not endure it, but respond stronglya situation in which a voice is heard "

Even inside and outside the industry, there is an urgent need for institutional maintenance to allow those who produced the video themselves to stand in front of the law, rather than stopping at explaining by victims.

mj.cho@sportschosun.com