<WBC Korea National Team> "Lee Jung is secretly filmed in his hotel room in Osaka"..."Close-up" of a broadcasting station that gives goosebumps
While the South Korean baseball team visited Osaka for a warm-up game for the World Baseball Classic (WBC), some media outlets in South Korea, including KBS and SBS, have filmed the hotel room of baseball player Lee Jong Hoo (25, Keum Heroes) and it has become a problem.. Upon learning of this, Lee Jung expressed his displeasure, saying, "This is a little much...".

The coaching staff of the Korean baseball team, including manager Lee Kang-chul, boarded a plane from Incheon International Airport in South Korea to Osaka, Japan on March 4th, and arrived at Kansai International Airport around 5:00 pm on the same day. After playing warm-up games at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on the 6th and 7th, the baseball team will face Australia in the first round of the finals on the 9th at the Tokyo Dome.

Appearing at the airport in suits and with a tragic determination, the team departed amid cheers from the gathered fans. Even in Japan, local reporters and fans welcomed them, showing a keen interest.

On the other hand, Korean media outlets such as "KBS" and "SBS" reported on this news, and in a documentary video, Lee Jung Hoo stood by the window of the hotel room and used a mobile phone. I took a picture and used it. I used the camera's zoom function to voyeur the windows of the national team's lodgings. Although Lee Jung-hu was in a suit, filming in a hotel room may be illegal as it is a private area.

Internet users expressed concern about the infringement on his private life, leaving reactions such as, "Isn't this a voyeur?"
"I got goosebumps when I zoomed in on the window of the private room." and "Wasn't there someone who saw this as problematic before it was used on the air?"

When this report was circulated, Lee Jung-hu, who was the person concerned, also expressed his discomfort through Instagram. Lee Jung-hu captured and uploaded the news screen where he was filmed, and expressed his displeasure by adding a waving emoji with the comment, "This is a little much...".

After that, "KBS" suspended the re-viewing service of this video. The company said, "I can't watch it again due to the request of Lee Jung-hu and the KBO," and said, "I would like you to understand."

On the other hand, in South Korea, taking pictures of hotel rooms or other people's homes violates Article 14 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (Crime of Filming Using Cameras, etc.), and a criminal suspicion is proved. imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of up to 30 million won (about US$21,000).
2023/03/08 09:31 KST