On August 7th, KARD member Somin released a statement via his personal YouTube channel 'Minny J Somin' to deny the accusations he received regarding product placement abuse.
Through his YouTube channel, Somin clarified that he never lied to viewers about misuse of product placement.
He explained, "On May 14th, I introduced to viewers the various products in the video entitled '10 My Favorite Things', including the product 'XXX'."
“After I uploaded this video, I was contacted by the company 'XXX', they asked if they were allowed to use my video as an advertisement. I decided to accept the offer and receive compensation for using my video. ”
"This is not a paid product placement ad at the time of uploading the video, but because I received compensation money for advertising purposes after uploading my video, so I decided to change the video description by adding the tag 'This video contains ads'."
“At the same time, I put this description into the video, I also deleted the words 'Buy with my own money' in the title. All of this happened after I uploaded the video on May 14, but before the product placement, the advertisement started to stir up controversy on June 18. Many people became suspicious of this video by accusing me of changing the title and description after the controversy. "
Finally, Somin said, “My YouTubeku channel called 'Minny J Somin' always identifies clearly any content that includes paid advertising. I realize that there is currently a lot of controversy surrounding YouTube channels using fake product placement ads and I will continue to do my best not to disappoint my viewers, ”said the idol. (www.kpopchart.net)
Through his YouTube channel, Somin clarified that he never lied to viewers about misuse of product placement.
He explained, "On May 14th, I introduced to viewers the various products in the video entitled '10 My Favorite Things', including the product 'XXX'."
“After I uploaded this video, I was contacted by the company 'XXX', they asked if they were allowed to use my video as an advertisement. I decided to accept the offer and receive compensation for using my video. ”
"This is not a paid product placement ad at the time of uploading the video, but because I received compensation money for advertising purposes after uploading my video, so I decided to change the video description by adding the tag 'This video contains ads'."
“At the same time, I put this description into the video, I also deleted the words 'Buy with my own money' in the title. All of this happened after I uploaded the video on May 14, but before the product placement, the advertisement started to stir up controversy on June 18. Many people became suspicious of this video by accusing me of changing the title and description after the controversy. "
Finally, Somin said, “My YouTubeku channel called 'Minny J Somin' always identifies clearly any content that includes paid advertising. I realize that there is currently a lot of controversy surrounding YouTube channels using fake product placement ads and I will continue to do my best not to disappoint my viewers, ”said the idol. (www.kpopchart.net)
