On November 5, Juniel posted on her personal social media account, “Two years ago, after a long hiatus, I released a song called ‘Dear’. The company asked to use fan letters and gifts as props for the music video to celebrate my 10th debut anniversary. So, I lent them the fan gifts displayed on my shelf at home.“
According to Juniel, for the release of “Dear” in 2022, real fan letters and gifts were used as music video props. However, even as of today, November 6—two years later—she has not received any of these items back. Juniel explained, “I was told the items were organized at the company, but with frequent staff changes, each new person said they’d ‘look into it’ or that they were too busy to pick them up from various locations. When I asked again yesterday, they said the company had moved, and the items couldn’t be fully gathered and transported for various reasons.”
She added, “I’m regretting lending them as props. If I’d known it would end up like this, I would have kept them safe at home. It was my 10th debut anniversary, and the song held special meaning as it told stories about my fans and me, so I agreed to the request. Now I feel hurt and disappointed.”
A representative from K-Tigers explained to OSEN, “At the time, Juniel’s fan letters and gifts were used as props in the music video. After a late shoot, Juniel went home, and the props were taken to the office and organized there. However, the A&R team leader in charge left the company afterward, and when the music video team wrapped up the project, communication broke down.”
The representative added, “The items are at the company, but after moving offices and splitting into different branches like the Taekwondo team, film production team and entertainment team, it became unclear where each item was stored. This is entirely our mistake. There is no reason we wouldn’t want to return them. We should have sorted this out and returned them sooner, but with changing staff, communication issues led to this situation. We’ll ensure they’re organized and returned soon.”
Meanwhile, Juniel debuted in 2012 with her first mini-album “My First June”.
Source: Daum
