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Posted by Sophie-Ha Monday, August 21, 2023

Former entertainment reporter/ YouTuber Lee Jin Ho criticizes 'Unanswered Questions' for leaving out crucial information

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Former entertainment journalist turned YouTuber Lee Jin Ho has voiced sharp criticism against the production team of SBS' 'Unanswered Questions,' accusing them of mishandling crucial content.

In his statement in his latest YouTube video, Lee Jin Ho highlighted the central issue of whether 'Unanswered Question' properly delved into the issue of whether a third party really attempted to poach FIFTY FIFTY and the issue on the trademark rights. 

He pointed out that very little data regarding external third-party involvement was revealed on 'Unanswered Questions.' 

Lee Jin Ho began by saying, "The Givers held an internal meeting on June 9. If you look at the meeting content transcript, there are many things that induce goosebumps."


He added, "These were crucial information but 'Unanswered Questions' only covered the content for 3 seconds. If you look at the meeting transcript on June 9, The Givers state they (FIFTY FIFTY) need a new social media account to manage and operate. However, the service contract between The Givers and ATTRAKT was terminated as of May 31."

Lee Jin Ho pointed out that the service contract between The Givers and ATTRAKT had already been terminated when the group went on a hiatus due to Aran's surgery. But the Givers were planning to open a new social media page for FIFTY FIFTY, which already has one that is owned by ATTRAKT.

Not only that the meeting content revealed that The Givers were in discussion about the OST for the 'Barbie' movie, despite the service contract already being terminated, and director Baek of The Givers said they should not communicate with CEO Jun Hong Joon anymore.

Lee Jin Ho explained, "ATTRAKT sent this data to 'Unanswered Questions' hoping that they would handle this crucial piece of information well. However, 'Unanswered Questions' covered it for only 3 seconds."


The YouTuber also pointed out that the anonymous informant who appeared on 'Unanswered Questions' claimed that "the girls are not at fault and CEO Jun Hong Joon didn't even attend any of the monthly assessments." Lee Jin Ho explained he checked with ATTRAKT in regard to the informant but ATTRAKT claimed they do not know that person. 

Additionally, Lee Jin Ho found that CEO Jun had attended every single monthly evaluation since it was an important process of picking the members. ATTRAKT explained, "If CEO Jun wasn't able to attend the monthly evaluation, we didn't hold the evaluation as well." Lee Jin Ho also pointed out that there was evidence that CEO Jun attended the monthly evaluation because he personally recorded the evaluation on his cell phone.

The YouTuber criticized, "To be honest, 'Unanswered Questions' could sufficiently check the identity of this informant and the information he shared. However, they didn't check the facts and released the episode."

Lee Jin Ho also claimed that 'Unanswered Questions' also had an interview with an individual in regard to the trademark issue. However, the show completely edited this part out. Lee Jin Ho alleged that the interview was edited out because it also had key information proving whether a third party was actually involved or not.

Meanwhile, 'Unanswered Questions' released an episode on August 19 covering the FIFTY FIFTY controversy.

After the episode's premiere, many Korean viewers criticized that the show focused too much on emotional aspects and did not handle the information in an unbiased manner.

They criticize the show saying, "The show only reported the story of one side and didn't really bring out solid evidence to support their claims," "They didn't release CEO Jun Hong Joon's side," and "Didn't mention anything about their trademark issue."


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TheSquid
TheSquid19,659 pts Monday, August 21, 2023 9
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The more facts that surface the more convinced I am that 5050 and their lackeys are going to get buried in any court case(s).

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It sounds like 'Unanswered Questions' was sponsored by someone on The Givers side, and caused more questions than it answered - other than showing that 5050 don't have a valid case. If they have to resort to emotional manipulation and hiding relevant facts they must know their case is weak.

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ilvk3,335 pts Monday, August 21, 2023 0
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"Lee Jin Ho explained he checked with ATTRAKT in regard to the informant but ATTRAKT claimed they do not know that person."

That's the cousin-nim making his grand appearance

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