{"id":141664,"date":"2025-05-02T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=141664"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T21:21:00","slug":"kbs-called-out-for-clickbaiting-newjeans-drama-fans-demand-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/kbs-called-out-for-clickbaiting-newjeans-drama-fans-demand-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"KBS called out for clickbaiting NewJeans drama\u2014fans demand accountability!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KBS<\/strong> just learned the hard way not to mess with <strong>NewJeans<\/strong> fans! After dropping a video about the group\u2019s contract battle with <strong>ADOR<\/strong>, the network used a spicy YouTube thumbnail that suggested Haerin was escaping the group. And the reaction? Fans were not having it, especially since facts didn\u2019t back the clickbait style and phrasing. The network used &#8220;Haerin\u2019s Escape?&#8221; stirring up rumors that only made the group\u2019s legal feud worse in the media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheepymcsheepy\/status\/1917592719733710937\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;This digital content is a video that deals with the dispute between HYBE and NewJeans&quot;<\/p>\n<p>So this wrecker, KBS, acknowledges that:<br \/>A. Hybe is behind the direction of the malicious video<br \/>B. Hybe and Fraudor are the same entity\u2014 something that judge Kim Sang-hoon &quot;missed&quot; entirely <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jkZdn0AaRL\">https:\/\/t.co\/jkZdn0AaRL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wnoWE6Xpjt\">pic.twitter.com\/wnoWE6Xpjt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheepymcsheep (@sheepymcsheepy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheepymcsheepy\/status\/1917592719733710937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a response, <strong>Bunnies<\/strong> (that\u2019s the NewJeans fandom) filed a petition in April, demanding KBS stop the \u201cmalicious reporting\u201d and issue a formal apology. The thumbnail was slammed for feeding drama over verified info, especially since KBS leaned on sketchy YouTube sources while ignoring international interviews. Things got all the more serious since NewJeans\u2019 Haerin is a minor, and her image was being used.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juantokki\/status\/1918274247329456229\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KBS Apologizes for \u201cEscape\u201d Caption About NewJeans Amid HYBE Dispute<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sO3UQdNMX3\">https:\/\/t.co\/sO3UQdNMX3<\/a><br \/>KBS states: \u201cThe content has been taken down.\u201d<br \/>By Reporter Kim Min-je<\/p>\n<p>Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) has issued an apology after facing criticism for using provocative and biased\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHa2b4Yf7x\">pic.twitter.com\/bHa2b4Yf7x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 1tokki (@juantokki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juantokki\/status\/1918274247329456229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>KBS initially played the silent game by just changing the thumbnail. But after the heat wouldn\u2019t die down, they finally issued a public apology on May 1. They admitted the wording was \u201cinappropriate\u201d and made the video private. Fans now hope the media gives NewJeans the respect they deserve\u2014that means no more rumors and no more unverified info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KBS just learned the hard way not to mess with NewJeans fans! After dropping a video about the group\u2019s contract battle with ADOR, the network used a spicy YouTube thumbnail that suggested Haerin was escaping the group. And the reaction? Fans were not having it, especially since facts didn\u2019t back the clickbait style and phrasing. 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