Shamanic YouTube Channel Slammed For Allegedly Pretending To Predict Actress Kim Soo Mi’s Death

It has nearly half a million subscribers.

On October 24, a video of a fortune teller apparently predicting the passing of veteran actress Kim Soo Mi was uploaded on a YouTube channel called Unplus, which features videos of shamans making predictions about public figures.

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Kim Soo Mi passed away on October 25 after reportedly suffering a hyperglycemic shock. But the female shaman in the YouTube video apparently saw it coming a day before, as suggested by the video title, “Kim Soo Mi is in serious trouble…I see her grim reaper…What will happen to Kim Soo Mi from now on?” At the time of writing, the video has garnered over 280,00 views, garnering significant attention.

While initially, many were left in awe of the fortune teller’s supposed “prediction,” it was later revealed that the video’s title and thumbnail were altered right after the actress’s death to make it appear as though the shaman had foreseen it. The video’s content also made it very clear that the edits were made to mislead viewers, as it was opposite to what the title suggested. The shaman in the video predicted that Kim Soo Mi’s career would bring her great fortune next year.

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The video has sparked anger among netizens as they accused the channel of exploiting the senior actress’s death for profit. The backlash grew so much that the video’s comment section was turned off.

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The channel’s operator, however, denied the accusations of changing the title and told the media that the shaman had indeed predicted Kim’s passing, but it was edited out to soften the impact. Even amidst the backlash, the channel uploaded more videos on Kim Soo Mi, inviting more backlash.

Meanwhile, actress Kim Soo Mi’s family revealed that she was under tremendous financial stress during her final days due to unpaid wages. You can read more about it here.

Source: Wikitree
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