Jang said on Instagram on the 28th, "I'm sorry that many people must have experienced a confusing situation, and I'm posting an explanation like this to resolve the misunderstanding a little."
He said, "I have never mentioned my real name in a private or public place, and I have no intention of disclosing it in the future even if I find the criminal."
He added, "I made it as I felt after seeing who the person in the video on YouTube, but I am very sorry that the speculative comments I saw and threatened driving I mentioned on the broadcast began as a provocative article.
A female YouTuber has apologized to EXO’s Chanyeol after she mentioned on a TV show that a K-pop idol gave her the finger on a road and Korean netizens speculated that she was referring to him.
It started when motorcycle enthusiast Jang Shi-nae became a guest on the show “Grandmas Are Coming.”
Yesterday SM Entertainment denied rumors claiming Exo’s Chanyeol is the disputed idol who raised his middle finger to a influencer.
“The person in the video is not Chanyeol and the car is different from the one he owns,” the agency told local media outlets. The agency said that they will take legal measures against those spreading false rumors.
Jang Shi-nae, a motorcyclist influencer, appeared on an episode of Channel S’s variety show “Grandmas are coming” (translated) which aired Tuesday, and said that “a car was driving aggressively, and when I dodged, the driver gave me the finger.” According to her, the driver was “a top idol star whom anyone would know by name.”
After Jang’s appearance, phone video footage of the incident that Jang uploaded to her YouTube channel last month went viral. The driver’s face cannot be seen in the video, but netizens have speculated that the driver was Chanyeol.
