"You're older than the Korean War"...KBS YouTube 'Apple' compares Kia to the North Korean military
"You're older than the Korean War"...KBS YouTube 'Apple' compares Kia to the North Korean military
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A YouTube channel run by public broadcaster KBS apologized for comparing the professional baseball club Kia Tigers to the North Korean military.
Regarding the controversy over comparing the Kia Tigers to the North Korean military, KBS Sports Bureau YouTube's "Baseball Japseul" production team said on its YouTube community on the 3rd, "We fully agree and deeply reflect on the fact that many people have felt 'regional denigration and hatred' due to inappropriate metaphors and examples."
"Although it was not intended, I would like to apologize for distributing uncomfortable results without further contemplation as a production team of public broadcasting," he said.
He said, "I used excessive expressions than I actually did under the pressure to create more fun and more 'YouTube' content, and instead of 'tremendous performance', I used the expression 'military league' that is often used in the baseball community," and lowered my head, saying, "I caused inconvenience to those who love baseball."
"Baseball Japseol" is a content in which KBS PD Jung Hyun-hyun and PD Chung Hyun-ho appear to freely exchange opinions with the panel about the results of domestic baseball games, and they will appear in the uniforms of the baseball team they support. 여우알바
What was in question was a video clip posted on the 1st of this month. Producer Chung Hyeon-ho of Kia said about the match between Kia and Lotte Giants on the 25th of last month, "It reminds us of the Korean War," and an image of Kia and Lotte's logo was inserted on the screen.
Kia led by 14 points until the fourth inning, but allowed Lotte to chase, ending the game with a 15-15 draw. This was interpreted as a comparison to the North Korean military, which pushed Kia to the defense line of the Nakdong River during the Korean War and retreated due to the reversal of the tide.
He was also criticized for describing Korean professional baseball as the "soldier league." "Soldier's disease" is an expression used by online community users when they disparage mental illness. As criticism continued, "Baseball Japseol" removed the problem from the previous video clip and uploaded it again on May 2.