Park Gunwook vaguely apologizes for rigging fansign lottery in favor of a fansite

In what has to be one of the funnier idol controversies (or at least it’s non-criminal, I think) in a while, ZEROBASEONE‘s Park Gun Wook has had to apologize recently after allegedly manipulating the results of a fansigning contest for a Polaroid giveaway.

제베원 박건욱 싸인폴라 조작 사건 실화냐?!
일본팬 주려고 9번 뽑아놓고 10번이라고 당당하게 구라침.. 밑에 있는 팬들이 머저리 붕어로 아나봄?! 거기 카메라가 몇대 있고 다 지켜보고 있는데 안 걸릴 줄 알았음?! ㅋㅋ 그날 현장에 있던 ㅂㄱㅇ팬들 다 눈뜬장님인 줄 아나 #제베원 #박건욱 pic.twitter.com/gpTMDhKI4S

— . (@neUDnZVz4h92785) June 4, 2026

In video footage, the idol can be seen announcing a different winning number (10) than the number he actually drew (either 6 or 9), and that prize seemingly ended up going to a notable Japanese fansite.

As a result, the idol issued an apology, “I’m writing this message because I want to sincerely apologize for my actions at a recent fan signing event. I should have exercised more caution and better judgment at the time before acting, but I failed to do so. As a result, I caused many people hurt and confusion: a fact that I am taking very seriously. I would like to sincerely apologize to those who felt confused or hurt because of my shortcomings. Although I have always considered the love sent by our fans to be precious, I am sorry for failing to live up to that love. I am not taking this incident lightly, and I will sincerely reflect on [my mistakes]. Once again, I apologize for disappointing the ZEROSE [ZEROBASEONE’s fans] who supported and believed in us during our promotions for this album. I would also like to apologize to the other ZEROBASEONE members and the staff who work hard together with us. In the future, I will act more carefully, and I will reflect with all my heart [on this incident] and grow so that I can become a person who is worthy of the trust that ZEROSE have given me. Once again, I am truly sorry.“

The apology itself is hilarious because this could be for anything from dating to racism to not bowing deep enough to seniors to eating fruit the wrong way to rigging a fansigning draw.

Needless to say, fans were and still are seething.

one of them spent 3 million rmb on him 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/2Ursx8uOiy pic.twitter.com/51V3KQwCxe

— ً👾 (@hallucntn) June 5, 2026

What are the chances this happens regularly anyway? Like 90%, right?