Korean soccer club apologizes for using sex dolls to fill empty seats
Playing in empty stadiums, teams have resorted to placing banners and cutouts of fans over empty seats, making a better backdrop for television and photos. FC Seoul took it a step further by placing 30 mannequins around the stadium Sunday for its 1-0 K League win over Gwangju FC. The club denied that they had an alternate, adult purpose and called them “premium mannequins.” They were, however, a product of Dalkom, a company that makes sex toys and other adult products.
The life-size dolls wore face masks and were posed in a number of positions, appearing to cheer the action on the pitch. Twenty-eight were female and two were male, according to the BBC, and some wore items that advertised adult websites.
“We would like to apologize to the fans,” the club said in a statement on social media. “We are very sorry about the supporting mannequins that were placed during the game on May 17. These mannequins may have been made to look and feel like real humans, but they are not for sexual use — as confirmed by the manufacturer from the beginning.”
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