They clarified the issue.
Actress Kim Tae Ri was recently criticized for “asking for free labor” when she opened a project asking fans around the world to help caption her YouTube channel.
In a post that has now been deleted from Instagram, the actress asked interested fans to sign up to help caption her vlog videos.
Although the company is not offering any monetary compensation, it said fans will be credited in name upon completion of the subtitles. Despite this, Korean netizens expressed their disappointment with the actress, calling her out for asking for free work as she raked in the channel’s profits.
As a result, his company issued an official statement on May 23, 2023 to address the issue. They clarified that the vlog series does not generate profit and that the project was simply a request made in order to help other global fans.
In the end, they apologized for the lack of consideration in their initial announcement of the subtitles project and thanked the fans. There was no further update on whether the project will be reinstated or not. The captioning request form still remains closed as of this writing.
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