However, an investigation suggests that the actual number of people who signed may have been inflated, since duplicate signatures have been allowed through an electronic connection. Some people may also have presented hundreds of signatures.
On March 14, Ten Asia obtained the electronic connection of Google Forms that the teams of the team used during the period of signature of the petition and tested the signature process. From the end of February to March 5, the team bunnies have collected signatures through this link, which was therefore presented to the Court who manages Adr’s injunction application for the “conservation of the agency’s state and the ban on signing advertising contracts”. Although the petition has already been presented to the Court on March 12, the connection remains active.
The electronic connection allowed the signatories to choose between Koreans, British, Japanese and Chinese, allowing national and international fans to participate. The key problem, however, is that the connection had no mechanism to prevent duplicate signatures. Google Forms offers an option to enable a duplicate presentation prevention function with only one click, but the team bunnies have chosen not to activate it.
An investigation revealed that one person could present signatures in just 10 seconds. Even entering meaningless names as “ㄱㄴㄷ ㄱㄴㄷ” and dates of birth as March 13, 2025 (yesterday). After sending a signature, a confirmation message appeared, followed by a “Send another reply” button, which has redirected the user to the initial form, allowing repeated sending.
In addition to these international Google modules, the teams of the teams have also collected signatures through a separate Korean forms of Korean language and the Glosign electronic signature platform, which both had measures to prevent duplicate presentation. However, the larger connection connection, understood for global users, does not include this function.
The experts in the sector raised concerns about the credibility of the petition. An entertainment official commented, “The swelling of the signatory number could be considered a form of manipulation of public opinion. A petition attended countless people who have not verifiable has a questionable meaning.“
