<Anchor> In the
recently popular Netflix drama, the cell phone number of an unrelated person is exposed, which is causing a problem. In fact, a man who has been using this number for over 10 years complains that his daily life has become impossible because of the thousands of calls.
Reporter Han Seong-hee covered the story.
<Reporter> The
list of missed calls continues even if you get off or get off.
Thousands of calls have been pouring in from last Friday to Gil-Young Kim, who runs a business in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province.
Incoming calls during the interview. His face is full of tiredness.
If you get it, just
hang up
, or
[Kim Gil-young / Victim of number exposure: Hello, (tuk) hang up like this.]
There are some people who use abusive language.
[Sender: Kim XX in 1992. I'm not talking, this XXX.]
After the 8-digit number appeared in a scene in the Netflix drama 'Squid Game', his daily life collapsed.
If you dial this number and make a call, '010' is automatically attached and connected, which was Kim's phone number.
Some viewers, who are immersed in the drama, make absurd requests.
[Kim Gil-young / Victim of number exposure: He (debt) has 1.2 billion, so he really wants to help him so that he can turn around, and he wants to participate in the squid game.]
The only way out of this situation is to change your phone number.
[Producer official: I can't do anything about leaving.
It's an unintentional part.
I think there is no other way than to change the number, honestly.] The
production company said it was a mistake and offered a compensation of about 1 million won, but to give up a business phone number, Mr. Kim has to suffer a lot of damage.
[Kim Gil-young / Victim of number exposure: Actually, I have been using this number for almost 20 years.
I keep getting calls to order, and I keep getting calls and texts from time to time...
.] The
production company said, "We are doing our best to solve the problem amicably."
(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, VJ: Roh Jae-min)