The actor, Seo Min-jung, was quoted as saying that he presented a hat to the group's bulletproof boy band to promote his company.

Earlier in the day, Seo Minjung served as an interpreter on the US radio station, which appeared as a guest of the Bangladeshi boy band on December 12.

At that time, Seo Min-jung presented a hat with members' names, saying that it was made for bulletproof boys.

However, after the broadcast, a friend of Seo Minjung got a controversy when he uploaded a picture of a bulletproof boy band wearing a hat on an instagram.

The acquaintance tagged the official account of the Bulletproof Boy Scouts with the photos and wrote: "They are wearing our beanies."

Some of them suspected that Seo Min Jung was trying to promote his company by using the awareness of bullying boys, while other netizens responded that they should have avoided unreasonable judgment because they might have presented it with good will.

As the controversy got stronger, Seo Minjung announced his position through his SNS today (May 19).

Seo Minjung said, "If it was my own business, I wanted to answer it right away.

"It's impossible for me to promote my own product and earn money, and it is not true, of course," he said. "If you have a misunderstanding, I apologize sincerely."

"In order to improve the program atmosphere, the PD gave me a gift as a part of the program even when other artists came, so I made an idea with the acquaintance," he said. "I do not offer pre-made gifts I also think of Binki for bulletproof boys, and I ordered the production after I put in initials. "

He added, "As misunderstandings have arisen, I asked my friend to post a message to the bulletin board boycott."

In the meantime, "After the controversy, I called the PD and the banned boy band agency to check again, but the gift was not a prototype, it was not a publicity but a problem. I did not explain it separately. "

Finally, "I am very sorry for my fans and members because I will refer to the bulletproof boys, and I am very sorry for the bullying boys who will support them with their fans." I finished the article.

(Composition = Hallyu editor, Review = Kim Doo-kyun, Photo = Seo Minjung Instagram, Twitter)

(SBS Steve Star)