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Controversy Surrounding Pisik College’s Yeongyang Episode: Subscribers Drop, Rating Plummets

A video uploaded by Kim Min-soo, Yong-ju Lee and Jae-hyung Jeong of Pisik College whereas visiting Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do has been embroiled in controversy for “vilifying the area”. /YouTube channel “Pisik College”

The YouTube channel “Pisik College”, embroiled in controversy for “degrading the area” with content material associated to Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, misplaced round 150,000 subscribers in only one week. It additionally fell within the rating of nationwide channels, which had ranked first within the comedy class.

In accordance with the outcomes of “Home YouTube Channel Chart for the Fourth Week of Could” launched by Tube Information on the twenty fourth, greater than 150,000 subscribers left Physik College from the fifteenth to the twenty second. The variety of subscribers at present counted is 3.01 million , a lack of about 10,000 extra, which is a lack of about 170,000 in comparison with earlier than Yeongyang-gun’s content material was printed.

Weekly viewership numbers plummeted from 30.73 million final week to 22.94 million this week. The rating calculated primarily based on the variety of subscribers and viewing information additionally fell sharply. The College of Physics retained its undisputed first place within the comedy class, however fell to thirty first place after this controversy.

Beforehand, Pisik College was overwhelmed by public criticism after releasing its personal content material, Yeongyang-gun episode “Made in Gyeongsang-do”, on the eleventh. Comic members Kim Min-soo, Lee Yong-ju and Jeong Jae-hyung visited Yeongyang-gun and made feedback like “Is not this China?” “It is so boring” and “The river is shit.” native bakeries and bakeries, displayed retailer names and gave damaging and impolite critiques.

Additionally, whereas consuming blueberry jelly, a particular product, individuals stated, “It is stunning” and “It tastes like grandma.” He additionally stated, “I really feel like I am tearing my grandmother’s flesh.” Moreover: “I am a public servant and in the event that they assign me right here…” He additionally made remarks that appeared to denigrate native public officers out of the blue, similar to “I am going to cease right here” and “In case you suppose you are hooked on cell telephones, discover a I work at KEPCO (Korea Electrical Energy Company) and ask them to ship you nourishment.

Because the response grew to become stronger, on the 18th, per week later, the College of Physics printed an apology on the channel neighborhood and on the official Instagram and made the video personal. They stated: “We wish to apologize to everybody who suffered hurt resulting from our inexperience,” and added: “We visited the Baekban bakery and restaurant talked about within the content material and apologized.”

Video thumbnail changed by Physic College after Jang Gained-young sexual harassment controversy. The photograph above is the thumbnail that precipitated controversy. /YouTube channel “Pisik College”

Nonetheless, even after that, the anger of some netizens continued and subscription cancellations continued. Moreover, suspicions arose that he had sexually harassed Jang Gained-young, a member of the lady group I’ve, who appeared in one other of his content material, ‘PSICK SHOW’, and was criticized once more. A part of the phrase “PSICK” was coated with Jang Gained-young’s face to make it seem like the sexual slang “FXXK”. Subsequently, the College of Physics changed the problematic thumbnail of the video.

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