Is Oh My Girl’s water bottle a talent show product? Controversy over university festival

Oh my girl. (Photo = X Capture)

(Edaily reporter Kim Hyung-il) A university in Chungnam gave away water bottles with the mouths of the girl group Oh My Girl printed on them as talent show prizes, sparking controversy over the commercialization of sex.

On the 24th, a video of the singer Oh My Girl, who was invited to the university festival on the 22nd, was posted on social networks (SNS). In the video, after Oh My Girl’s performance, the host called the male students on the stage to perform their talents and gave Oh My Girl the remaining bottled water as a prize.

In particular, when a male student picked up the water bottle that the Oh My Girl member was drinking from, the host called out the member’s name. The audience who saw this scene were dissatisfied, “What are you doing?” “Are you crazy?”

The university’s student union and moderators issued apologies on social media as criticism over the commercialization of sex and sexual harassment mounted.

On the 23rd, the student union said, “We deeply apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable and hurt by the host’s inappropriate advances. He said, “This was an unexpected action taken by the host without consulting the school or the actors.”

In addition, “We sincerely apologize to Oh My Girl and her fans who were hurt by the unexpected incident that occurred after the performance. He added, “We will do our utmost to conduct thorough management to prevent any unpleasant incidents in the future.”

The host also said, “Due to my wrong thinking, my behavior, which I thought would be celebrated, brought harm to others. Especially yesterday, when students who participated in the talent show came out to receive gifts, which were not water bottles, some students were embarrassed because the gifts were Oh My Girl water bottles.”

He went on to say: “This is because of my inexperience, so please condemn me, not the students. The students in the video are suffering. We would be grateful if you could stop this video from spreading further. “I sincerely apologize for once again displaying immature behavior,” he added.