On Jan 21, Kang Yu Mi posted a video on her YouTube channel, ŌĆ£[ASMR]VIDEOCALL with KANGMINŌĆÖs Video Call Fan Sign Review.ŌĆØ In the video, Kang plays a double role as a fan and an idol named Kangmin. For this new virtual content, the fan and the idol is having an untact fan signing event, which became a new method with the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the event, Kangmin continues his ŌĆ£insincereŌĆØ attitude, constantly repeating the word, ŌĆ£Oh, really?ŌĆØ In the second half of the video, he is focused on his phone instead of the fan, and considering that the video call lasted for only 5 minutes, it was a careless fan service. However, after the call ended, KangminŌĆÖs fan pointed out his attitude but still defended him, saying, ŌĆ£But I still love him. Love his ŌĆśbad boyŌĆÖ charm.ŌĆØ Soon after the video was released, many netizens, even the K-pop fans, enthusiastically responded to the video, commenting, ŌĆ£This was spot on,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm laughing so hard,ŌĆØ or ŌĆ£This is the definition of hyperrealism.ŌĆØ But after the video went viral on online communities, some started to point out that this video damaged VERIVERYŌĆÖs KangminŌĆÖs reputation. Saying that this video appears after searching VERIVERYŌĆÖs Kangmin, some fans started to accuse the comedian of damaging their idolŌĆÖs image. Now, the title of the video has been modified to ŌĆ£[ASMR]VIDEOCALL with Video Call Fan Sign Review,ŌĆØ and the idolŌĆÖs name has also been changed from Kangmin to Ganggangsulae.
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