YouTuber Lee Jin-ho, who drew controversy for his videos about the late Kim Sae-ron’s private life, refutes allegations raised by Garo Sero Institute in a video posted Thursday. Screenshot from his YouTube channel By KTimes Journalist-turned-YouTuber Lee Jin-ho, who has come under fire over claims that he conspired with actor Kim Soo-hyun to target the late Kim Sae-ron, has denied the allegations, calling them groundless. The controversy, raised by the YouTube channel Hoverlab, also known as Garo Sero Institute, has also prompted a public petition demanding restrictions on content from entertainment YouTubers.
The petition has surpassed 50,000 signatures as of Friday, the threshold for it to be reviewed by a National Assembly committee. Lee posted a video on Thursday titled "Received orders from Kim Soo-hyun?" on his YouTube channel, refuting the Garo Sero Institute’s claims. He said the accusation that he produced videos about Kim Sae-ron under Kim Soo-hyun’s direction was "baseless and malicious.
" In the video, Lee insisted he had never been in contact with Kim Soo-hyun or any representative of his agency, Gold Medalist. He added that the manager he contacted while making the videos was not affiliated with the agency. Lee also addressed criticism over a video he posted about Kim Sae-ron’s private life.
In a previous video, he commented that Kim Sae-ron had posted a photo of herself cheek-to-cheek with Kim Soo-hyun on social media to flaunt her success but emphasized.
