▲ Travel YouTuber Pani Bottle (left), Kwak Tube (right)


Travel YouTuber Kwak Tube with 670,000 subscribers apologized for lying and entering a restaurant after receiving a Russian vaccine that is not recognized in Spain. 



On the 16th, Kwak Tube posted a video of his trip to Spain titled 'In Search of the Best Spanish Cuisine'. 



In the video, Kwak Tube visited a restaurant in Barcelona, ​​Spain with travel YouTuber Pani Bottle, and the staff asked to show the vaccination confirmation QR code. 



Pani Bottle received the 1st AstraZeneca and 2nd Pfizer vaccines in Korea, so there was no problem in entering the restaurant, but Kwak Tube was in a situation where it was impossible to enter because of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V. 



Since Spain only recognizes vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Novavax, etc.), this does not include Sputnik V. 




In response, Pani Bottle showed his QR code and lied, saying, "We got the vaccine together in Korea." Kwak Tube, who entered the restaurant safely, said, "I was scared because of the vaccine. I'm glad", and below the screen, there was a caption saying, 'Russian vaccines are not recognized in Spain, but there were places where people just looked at the QR and passed.' 



Netizens who saw the video left protest comments such as "It's a violation of the Spanish quarantine law", "You shouldn't cause a disturbance in other countries", and "You're putting all Koreans to shame." However, Kwak Tube remained silent and deleted comments pointing to him. 



After a video that violated quarantine guidelines spread through online communities and the controversy grew, Kwak Tube made the video private within a week and posted an apology. 




On the 25th, Kwak Tube wrote to the YouTube community, "Currently, Barcelona, ​​Spain, does not recognize the Russian vaccine." 



He continued, "Other restaurants in Barcelona asked for a QR code, but they said it was right in Russia and showed me the QR code, so they just let me in," he explained.



Regarding the deletion of comments, he said, "I was in a mentally difficult situation, but I made the mistake of deleting all the related comments because it was difficult to see the comments because criticism and personal attacks that have nothing to do with the situation came up." and I will act humbly." 



Through a YouTube community, Pani Bottle also bowed her head, saying, "I told the staff that both of them were vaccinated because of the greed of filming a video. . 



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(Photo = 'Kwak Tube' YouTube capture)