WAKEONE Fails To Convince The Public About ZEROBASEONE Kim Jiwoong’s Cursing Allegations

ZEROBASEONE’s Kim Jiwoong was recently involved in controversy. A fan had accused him of cursing in Korean as soon as a videocall fan sign had ended. In a recent report by Dispatch, it was concluded by a voice analyst that it was not verifiable that the person who cursed  was Kim Jiwoong. They determined that although no edits were made to the video and that there was indeed a curse in the video, it was not verifiable that it came from Kim Jiwoong himself. A staff on hand also testified that Kim Jiwoong did not curse.

Dispatch Reveals Analytic Results of ZEROBASEONE Kim Jiwoong’s Controversial Video Call

In light of the report, WAKEONE has also released a statement.

As per the results of analyzing the special traits of the voices in the video, the voices of the people who said “thank you” and the person who cursed have different pitches and heights in terms of their voice waves, and it was determined that they came from different people.
It was also determined that the video was recorded not by the device that did the call, but an external one, so there is a chance that the curse was from an external source. We have verified that this can be used as means to judge that the curse was not made by our artist.

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Despite that, many netizens are disbelieving of the statement. They criticize the statement for being unclear and misleading. While the original case analysis stated that “it was unverifiable if the voices were from the same person,” WAKEONE’s statement implied that it simply meant that they were two different people. Similarly, they claimed that since the video was recorded by a third device, as many fans do with video call fansigns, it could be used to assume that the curse was from an external source.

• Seems like the company is just making things up from their own judgement.
• The company needs to stop.
• Do they take people for fools?
• Apologize to the fan who had to hear the curse.
• I just think that they are being too much to the fan who paid so much.
• They’re really digging their own grave.
• Ultimately, they didn’t apologize to the fan who had to hear the curse. ZB1 had good buzz, but he’s blocking the entry to the fandom. Who would enter, wanting to hear curses? The company is stupid. The other members are receiving damage.

Others claim that the company may have instructed the staff or analysis company to give favorable testimonies and reports. They are also disappointed in the company for failing to apologize to the fan.

You can read more about the initial allegations below.

ZEROBASEONE’s Kim Jiwoong Allegedly Caught Cursing After A Video Call With A Fan “Ends”