There’s been a lot of buzz around South Korean influencer Song Ji Ah, also known as Freezia, who skyrocketed to fame through the Netflix dating reality show Single’s Inferno. The 24-year-old seemed seemed set for showbiz as she’s landed variety show appearances. However, she was recently caught in a controversy after eagle-eyed netizens noticed that she may have been wearing fake designer goods.
Song Ji Ah Apology
On January 17, Song Ji Ah took to Instagram with a handwritten apology. She admits that some of the clothes she wore on “Single’s Inferno” were indeed fake. She writes, “Hello everyone, I’m Song Ji Ah. First of all, I sincerely apologize to all those who have been disappointed and hurt because of me. Now, I’m going to talk about the controversy around the fake designer goods articles with an honest explanation.
Some of the clothes I wear on social media and “Single’s Inferno” have ignited debate. The part about the controversy around knockoffs that were mentioned are true. I’m really sorry. Once again, I apologize for infringing upon the designers’ creations and for what happened because of my ignorance of copyright.
As someone who dreams of launching a brand, I seriously acknowledge the controversy around this and will be deeply introspective. I will be more vigilant in the future to prevent this from happening again. All video content showing knockoffs has been removed. I hereby apologize to the brands that have been harmed because of me. I sincerely apologize to everyone, the fans, subscribers, and brand related people who have been hurt because of me. I will be more responsible in the future. Thank you all for reading this long post.”
Song Ji Ah has been drawing attention for her stunning beauty that many compare to BLACKPINK’s Jennie Kim. Song Ji Ah often wears designer clothes and accessories, which is why finding out that she wears fakes has drawn much debate. Meanwhile, the topic has also trended on Chinese microblogging site Weibo.
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HL
She did the right thing..
HL
Apology is better than denying, lying or pushing away blames onto someone else..
Rudeboy
So what is they’re fake, they’re cute. Yeah good for her for admitting. Now people can shut their mouth!!!
XZF
If I work so hard to create/design something and someone else copies it and try to pass it as the same thing I made. Definitely I will not like it. That’s like someone is stealing my work.
Rudeboy
all those brand names is already popular, and some people can tell real to fake. Actually, I’ll be flatter someone is copying my designs lol.
Trees
I wouldn’t be happy if someone copied and profited from my designs.
Trees
I wouldn’t be happy if someone copied and profited from my designs.
Honest Question
I honestly fail to see what the big deal is. So what if they are knock offs? Is it illegal, immoral, unethical? In bad taste? Or is it because she wore knock offs and passed it off as the real thing? What if she couldn’t afford the original brand?
Dee
it is illegal. Korea introduced new set of laws end of 2020 for protection of IP. Same like Europe, US, Canada and many other countries. If you are caught with counterfeits in eg airport, you pay fine and goods are taken away. I would say this will not end here.
Yooi
I’ve read in K ent news that she wore those fake clothes and said that they were real and show off her branded closet etc.. she even went to a show on Netflix. So she basically lied that’s why it becomes a hot topic.
For me personally, she seems like a hardcore fan of Jennie BP. She wore something similar to her in many occasions.
Her image was a socialite, rich girl, and famous for wearing branded clothes, but good for her to apologize instead of denying . . .
Trees
She should rethink her dreams of being a fashion designer if she supports the use of counterfeit clothes. She shouldn’t get angry if someone steals her designs later if she supports counterfeit clothes.
Yooi
She even made a sponsored video with fake bags. Someone must get fired bcuz of her. Sigh.
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