[Comprehensive] “Fuck, possibility of external voices” → “My heart was heavy”… Will Jebewon Kim Ji-woong overcome the profanity controversy?

Kim Ji-woong of Zero Base One, a group where controversy over profanity arose, expressed his feelings. On this day, the agency provided the basis for the results of a special evaluation of Kim Ji-woong's swearing video and announced that "the swearing was not Kim Ji-woong's voice."

On the 17th, Kim Ji-woong wrote through Zero Base One's official fan community, "You've been waiting a long time. My heart was heavy the whole time. I'm sorry for making Zeros, who always stood by me and believed in me without any conditions, worry."

He said, "I didn't feel at ease because I thought that not only was I going to have to deal with it alone, but Zeros was also upset and had a hard day." He added, "It may feel like it's been too long, but I'm so grateful that I can say this even now. "I think it's the right thing to do. As always, I will always do my best to help Zeros smile a lot and be happy," he added.

On this day, Wake One, Zero Base One's agency, requested a special evaluation of the video that sparked the controversy over Kim Ji-woong's profanity, and said, "As a result of analyzing the voiceprint characteristics of the voice in the video, the pronunciation was read as △"Thank you" and △'profanity'. “As a result of analyzing the frequency response waveform, the determined pitch and height were different, so the two voices were judged to be different voices from different speakers.”

At the same time, "Based on the sentiment that the video in question was filmed using another video recording device rather than a video call device at an external location, it was determined that the profanity voice was likely recorded from outside and was not the artist's voice." “We confirmed that it can serve as evidence,” he emphasized.

Wake One said, “Despite trust in the artist and testimony from various angles, it took some time to prove the exact facts through additional special appraisal, so please understand that delivery was delayed, and we apologize to everyone who may have been inconvenienced.” added.

Earlier this month, a video was released on the Internet showing Zero Base One member Kim Ji-woong holding a video call fan signing event with a fan. Controversy arose when it was claimed that Kim Ji-woong swore in the video after finishing the video call. It was.

With the explanation of the agency's rationale, as well as Kim Ji-woong's feelings and apology, the current swearing-in controversy appears to be over, but attention is being paid to whether he will be able to overcome the inevitable damage to his image and bring fans together again.

Below is the full text of Kim Ji-woong’s thoughts.

You've been waiting a long time. My heart was heavy the whole time. I'm sorry for making Zeroz, who has always been by my side and believed in me without any conditions, worry. I think I didn't feel at ease because I thought that not only I had to deal with it alone, but that Zeros was also upset and had a hard day. It may feel like it's been too long, but I'm so thankful that I can say this even now. As always, I will always do my best to help Zeros smile and be happy. Zeros, thank you so much and I love you.

Below is the full official position of Zero Base One.

hello. This is Wake One.

On the 5th, our company requested a special evaluation of the video distributed through online communities and SNS through Sejong Law Firm, and we are informing you of the results.

As a result of analyzing the glottal characteristics of the voice in the video, the pronunciation was read as △"Thank you" and △'Profanity', and as a result of analyzing the frequency response waveform, the determined pitch and height were different, indicating that the two voices were different voices from different speakers. I received the result that it was judged as .

Based on the sentiment that the video was filmed using another video recording device rather than a video call device at an external location, the profanity voice is likely to have been recorded from outside and is not the artist's voice. I confirmed that it can work.

Despite trust in the artist and testimony from various angles, it took some time to prove accurate facts through additional special appraisal, so we ask for your understanding for the delay in delivery, and we apologize to everyone who may have been inconvenienced.

We promise to continue to make every effort to not only protect artists from harm based on facts, but also to prevent further harm to fans who love artists.

We will do our best to create a healthy and mature K-pop culture.


Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr