ZB1’s Kim Ji-woong refutes declare that he swore at a fan throughout video name
Kim Ji-woong of rookie Ok-pop group ZEROBASEONE has refuted a declare that he swore at a fan throughout a video name.
Final Friday (February 2), a consumer on X (previously Twitter) claiming to be a fan of ZEROBASEONE shared a clip from a video name occasion with the boyband, the place they’d the prospect to talk to member Kim Ji-woong. On the finish of the video, after the ZEROBASEONE member goes offscreen, a male voice can allegedly be heard swearing, per Koreaboo.
In keeping with The Korea Times, the consumer who uploaded the clip requested if the Ok-pop idol “usually finish[s] a fan occasion with such language?” They added that they have been “upset” over the alleged incident, saying “why ought to a fan stroll on eggshells round him to speak to him after paying a lot cash” regardless that they didn’t “ask him to do […] or say one thing odd”.
ZEROBASEONE’s company, WAKEONE, has since denied the allegations in an announcement to Sports Seoul. “After checking with [Kim Ji-woong] himself, [the claim] will not be true. We additionally checked with the worker and translator that have been current on the scene,” the corporate stated, as translated by Soompi.
In a later statement, WAKEONE additionally added that it could be taking authorized motion towards people who’ve threatened its artists’ security or infringed on their rights, together with those that are “creating and spreading faux edits and posts”, as translated by Soompi.
The company stated that it could be utilizing strategies like digital media forensics to “reveal the definitive reality”, including that it could “mobilise all sources at our disposal with a purpose to defend our artist”.
ZEROBASEONE have been scheduled to carry out at Krazy Tremendous Live performance 2024, which might have taken place on February 9 and 10, 2024 on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Nonetheless, the occasion has since been postponed attributable to “the incoming heavy rains throughout the Southern California area”.