'Hashi 4' Kim Ji-young, creating a 'blind dislike' that crossed the line

Controversy over Channel A Heart Signal 4 performer Kim Ji-young continues.

Heart Signal 4 recently took off its veil. The Heart Signal series is a long-lived program that is loved and recognized for its competitiveness compared to other dating programs. In particular, it was possible because there are cast members who catch the eye from the first episode of each series.

In this series, interest in Kim Ji-young is focused. Not only did she catch the eyes of the male performers at once, but panelist Eana Kim even said, "It's a rare face. It's a type that's hard to see in real life."

However, there are inconveniences with great interest. This is because every action and every word is criticized. Criticism towards Kim Ji-young seems to cross the line. The reason is 'can you eat flour or not?'. Some are claiming that they are lying.

In the first broadcast, which was released on the 17th, Kim Ji-young said, "I can't eat flour because it looks like hives." Kim Ji-young's comment became a problem right after the broadcast. In the past, it was claimed that Kim Ji-young said, 'I am Bread Soon' and 'My favorite food is a hamburger'.

Mr. A, who introduced himself as an acquaintance of Kim Ji-young, posted an explanation saying, "It is true that Kim Ji-young gets into trouble when he eats flour, but he likes flour enough to accept it and eat flour food."

It is a situation where opinions are divided on one food. Some of the public's 'dislike' toward Kim Ji-young was at a serious level even before the broadcast. Suspicions arose that Kim Ji-young was dating a doctor boyfriend.

At the time, the production team said, “The broadcasting station is cautious about mentioning the private lives of non-celebrity performers, but the rumors are not true.”

It is necessary to clarify the factual relationship before stigmatizing it as a 'controversy of lies'. There was a mention of 'wheat allergy', but you have to understand the intention to know the meaning of the words. Criticizing him as a 'shepherd boy' simply because he speaks differently is just a 'witch hunt' that crosses the line.

Heart Signal 4 suffered from controversy from the beginning due to the cast. Unfortunately, the first broadcast viewer rating was 0.518%, the lowest among all series.

Reporter Yoon Jun-ho, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr