Controversy is expected as a senior executive of singer A, who is appearing on TV ship 'Mr. Trot', admitted that he had made a so-called 'pawn' in the past.

On July 19, a song official said, "A singer A, who appeared in 'Mr. Trot', tried to 'pawn' by asking a company that manipulated music rankings for 10 million won in 2018. The transcript containing the voice of Mr. B, a senior member of the company, was released.

According to the recording, Mr. A and his company released 80 million won to illegal hoarding companies in order to manipulate the ranking on the music site after releasing the album around October 2018.

At that time, it was not confirmed whether A's sound recording system succeeded in raising the ranking. However, an official who informed the contents of the contents, "Singer A agreed to the hoarding, and the fact that the agency went out and tried to manipulate the illegal rankings to release the sound source," he said.

Mr. A is also suspected of illegal viral marketing, including comment manipulation, while appearing in Mr. Trot.

An official of A's company said in the transcript, "A comment and views on the 'Mr. Trot' video sung by A were uploaded and ranked. A also said that it is good to check." One company is another. " The senior manager of A's agency, B, commissioned 'Sajaegi' to refer to the representative of Sung-Kwon Lee and music producer Kim Dae-gun, who created the singer Song Ha-ye.

Last month, the Chungmin Party's Changdang Preparatory Committee held a press conference, and on May 25, 2019, Kim Dae-gun released a video showing a series of 60-player Songhaye song 'You News' on two computer screens. I raised it. At that time, Kim Dae-gun said, "I filmed this scene myself." He denied suspicion that he was "a tester of the" sound gun "method performed by idol fandoms by himself."

As the singer A's executive officer admitted to the stock market and the illegal viral marketing that became a hot topic in the music industry, it is clear that there is a real good competition in the 'Mister Trot' that should be guaranteed as fairness. This need is emerging.

(SBS funE Kang Kyung-yoon)