Online shopping site 'Auction' removes Crayon Pop from its front page after backlash from users
Theonline shopping site 'Auction'has removed all references ofCrayon Popon 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 websitein protest of Crayon Pop's supposed ties toIlBe, a controversial Korean web board long associated with fringe groups and radical politics.
"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 viaNate