On July 22, on the Korean online community theqoo, 2 posts related to the Kpop girl group (G)I-DLE (including 5 members Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, Shuhua) wearing performance costumes containing The Red Cross symbol became a hot topic.
The posts all attracted more than 70,000 reads and more than 500 comments.
In the recent music show Music Bank on KBS, group (G)I-DLE wore performance costumes similar to the rescue worker uniforms of the Korean Red Cross.
According to media, in Korea, the use of the Red Cross symbol is protected by law. According to Article 25 of the Korean Red Cross Act, this symbol may not be used without the approval of the Korean Red Cross.
A representative of the Korean Red Cross stated on July 22 in a call with Dispatch, they did not receive any request for approval to use the Red Cross symbol from the management company or production company. Korean pop.
However, this official believes that (G)I-DLE's misuse is due to ignorance and not intentionality.
Intentional or habitual use of the Red Cross symbol without authorization may result in administrative penalties from the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The Korean Red Cross plans to send an official notice to Cube Entertainment, informing them of the relevant laws and requesting measures to prevent a recurrence.
On the evening of July 22, Cube Entertainment announced to Dispatch that they were aware of (G)I-DLE's performance outfit causing controversy and contacted the Korean Red Cross to apologize.
Cube promised to prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future.
