▲ Mannequin standing in the stands at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 17th


Unexpected controversy arose as the professional K-League, which kicked off through the Corona 19 incident, entertained fans with a variety of ideas in the crowd.

The suspicion was raised that the mannequin mobilized by FC Seoul to fill the empty spectator seat was a 'real doll', an adult product imitating the female body.

The situation in question took place in the second round of K-League 1 (1st league) of FC Seoul and Gwangju FC at the Seoul World Cup Stadium yesterday (17th).

When the league home kick-off was held, Seoul set up a lifesaver, a large placard, and a flag to enhance the atmosphere.

As the opening of the crowd was unsuccessful, various means to replace the presence of fans appeared in each ballpark after the opening to fill the spectator's seats, and Seoul placed dozens of mannequins labeled 'real mannequins' in the home supporters seat.
It was the origin of the claim that it was a 'real stone' among fans who watched this mannequin, which was built to create the atmosphere of a real person, by broadcasting and photographing it.

The fact that the name of BJ, who became a model and a real stone company among the cheering pickets with mannequins, supported this claim.

When the controversy showed signs of spreading, the Seoul team began to explain to the reporters who visited the scene after the match.

"When the number of mannequin suppliers was insufficient, I provided them to a management company that managed BJ in the past and installed it with the returned samples, but I couldn't confirm that there were no pickets left."

Company officials and myself also claimed to be a company that makes 'premium mannequins'.
Even after the contents were announced through the media, fans' requests for explanations and apologies shook, saying that the explanation was not enough, and the Seoul Club finally apologized to social media this morning.

"I confirmed from the beginning that the material was made like a real person, but it has nothing to do with the adult goods you are concerned about. It was produced by the company A and was introduced as a product for clothing and fashion companies, and was introduced several times. It has been verified that it is not an adult product. "

"In the process of getting back the mannequins that company A had supplied to company B and installing them in the game, the cheering phrase containing the name of B related to adult products and the name of the specific BJ they manage was exposed." The problem was that he couldn't grasp the details, which was our unexplained without excuse. "

The club apologized again "regardless of why" and committed to establishing measures and preventing recurrence, but it was difficult to point out that from the initial appearance, there was insufficient verification and verification of mannequins that could be suspected of real stones.

There were more than 300 comments from Wonsung, including 'The mannequin itself is a problem, but do you only talk about cheering phrases?' And 'Isn't it true that no one felt strange before installation?' .

(Photo = Instagram capture, Yonhap News)