A few hours ago, ZEROBASEONE‘s Park Gun-wook spoke out amid the draw manipulation controversy, issuing an apology to all the fans affected and disappointed by his unethical conduct.
During a recent fan signing event, the K-pop idol was captured on video manipulating the results of a Polaroid giveaway lottery, announcing a different winning number from the number that he actually drew during the lottery.
As a result, Park Gun Wook received much criticism for changing the results at his discretion and accusations of trying to give the prize to a specific fan on social networks. For that reason, in the early hours of June 5th KST, he responded to the controversy with an apology.
In this message, the singer apologized for his controversial actions, admitted his mistake and lack of good judgment, and acknowledged having caused disappointment to his fans.
“I should have exercised more caution and better judgment at the time before acting, but I failed to do so. As a result, I caused many people hurt and confusion: a fact that I am taking very seriously. I would like to sincerely apologize to those who felt confused or hurt because of my shortcomings.”
In addition, the ZEROBASEONE member assured that he did not take the incident lightly and committed to reflecting on his actions and acting more carefully in the future, as well as directly apologized to his group and team members.
“I would also like to apologize to the other ZEROBASEONE members and the staff who work hard together with us.
In the future, I will act more carefully, and I will reflect with all my heart [on this incident] and grow so that I can become a person who is worthy of the trust that ZEROSE have given me.
Once again, I am truly sorry.”
