The online shopping site 'Auction' has removed all references of Crayon Pop on its website after running into significant backlash from users.
The web portal had signed the up-and-coming idols to an advertising deal, setting the five girls prominently on its website. However, users began abandoning the website in protest of Crayon Pop's supposed ties to IlBe, a controversial Korean web board long associated with fringe groups and radical politics.
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"This action was taken due to the strong protests from our users," said a representative for Auction. "However, we can't say for certain that Crayon Pop has been definitively dropped from our advertisements."
"It is true for any company to pay attention to the situation when their advertising models bring forth cultural divisions," they said. "We are paying close attention to how the situation unfolds."
Source: Money Today via Nate
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