Generally speaking, the public relations department of Korean entertainment companies plays an important role. It not only has to maintain the good image of the company and artists, but also needs to actively deal with rumors and negative reports when facing crisis situations that may affect the company's reputation. However, the YG Public Relations Department in the Korean entertainment industry often gives very outrageous responses to the public and the media, causing netizens to shout: I can do it if I have this kind of public relations ability! Literally the easiest job ever. Today, the editor has compiled some outrageous responses from YG’s public relations department over the years that have raised questions. Come and take a look!
First of all, the recent popular BABYMONSTER member Jung Ah Yeon did not participate in the debut song "Batter up". Korean media revealed that Ah Yeon has actually quit the group and the company, and the public opinion storm has become more and more intense. But in the end, YG just responded and said, "Let's talk about it later." The ambiguous answer left the media and fans quite dumbfounded.
Next, it is about BABYMONSTER’s debut plan. From its debut on November 27th to now, BABYMONSTER has not had any stage. Regarding this, some Korean media asked YG’s public relations department, but they got an answer that has not yet been decided. Netizens were very confused. YG even started a global audition at the same time, which made netizens feel that YG was not interested in BABYMONSTER at all.
YG representative Yang Hyun-suk was sentenced to 6 months in prison and one year of probation for covering up an artist's drug use and forcing him to commit perjury in early November this year. The judge accused Yang Hyun-suk of using his status and influence in the Korean entertainment industry to ask the victim to overturn his testimony. The behavior is quite undesirable. But when the media asked about Yang Hyun Suk's incident, YG's public relations department actually said that he was not the president of the agency and it was difficult to respond. But obviously Yang Hyun Suk has just appeared in their debut as BABYMONSTER's main producer.
After the news of Taeyang and Min Hyo Rin’s relationship was exposed, Min Hyo Rin’s agency JYP public relations immediately responded and admitted it. As a result, YG public relations actually responded that they could not contact the artist at the moment. If it is true, congratulations! It made fans and netizens dumbfounded. And every time when all YG artists are exposed to love news, YG always responds with this trick of being unable to contact the artists, which makes netizens laugh helplessly: Do YG artists and the YG PR department not know each other at all?
In May 2022, photos of Jennie and V traveling to Jeju Island were exposed. The whistleblower even seemed to have hacked into Jennie’s mobile phone to publish more private photos, causing all fans to quarrel on the Internet. Some people said that P picture, some people accused the whistleblower of violating Jennie's privacy. Just when everyone expected YG to give an explanation, YG's public relations only responded with no comment, which made many fans feel chilled.
What follows is the shortest and most outrageous PR response! When Song Minho and 2NE1 member CL were exposed to outrageous dating rumors, YG’s public relations department immediately responded with a speechless response. Netizens angrily criticized: YG's public relations department is basically one of the ideal professions. Every response is very casual and does not consider the wording carefully. Netizens also deduced: If YG PR dares not answer clearly and decisively, it means that the relationship is fake; but as long as YG PR department starts to confuse people, it means that the relationship is real!
The next one is the usual response method of YG Public Relations Department. When GD and Jennie were revealed to be in love by D agency in 2021, it immediately caused an uproar. Because Jennie had collaborated with GD many times before her debut, and the two were eight years apart, and both were very important artists under YG, so the Korean media immediately called YG’s public relations department, and not surprisingly, they got this old trick again. : The artist’s private life cannot be confirmed. But because D agency did not take a photo of GD and Jennie together, the matter became a mystery.
In 2015, when news broke that G-Dragon and Taeyeon were in love for the first time, both agencies immediately denied it, and SM Entertainment even angrily accused them of writing a novel. Later, in 2016, because GD and Taeyeon had the same filter and similar copywriting in their posts, it was revealed that they were in love again. This time SM still quickly distanced themselves from it, while YG's public relations department responded in a botched manner. Said: Nothing to say formally.
Lisa’s relationship rumors with the son of the world’s richest man have continued to arouse discussions this year. Some netizens even photographed the two of them resting together in the boarding room, and after Lisa performed the Crazy Horse show, the two went to dinner and attended a party. photo. But regarding Lisa's love story, YG's public relations department still only responded coldly with four words: Unable to confirm.
Originally, YG Entertainment had not responded directly to GD’s contract issues, but when GD was exposed as a suspected drug abuse scandal, YG’s public relations department immediately stated: GD is not an artist of the company and cannot be confirmed. Just skim it clean. In the end, GD found a lawyer, issued a statement, and conducted an investigation on his own, which allowed the scandal to gradually subside. This made YG's veteran GD fans feel very ridiculous and heartbroken, saying that YG was not worthy of GD at all!
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