KSTM Photographer Dayan Releases Unreleased Photos Per FORECAST Kaito's Personal Request
June 7th 2017
Just hours ago KSTM photographer Dayan - the photographer who finalized the single photo that Kaito later confirmed to be the same male from an earlier photo posted on April 1st, as well as had his unreleased photos stolen by a FORECAST anti-fan - released photos that were never released by himself or the data thief in late April.
In a statement he emphasized that the photos were released per Kaito's request, with both the boy's consent and both companies' consents. He also stated that some of the photos remained unedited, so he took the liberty to make slight, light and filter-related edits due to the modeling company's request. (See Dayan's full statement here.) Many infer that the company's request is simply to make sure their models look the best they can via small touch up, "since afterall, even with the relationship scandal and various other issues regarding the two, Shin Wonho is still once of KSTM's models." stated a user comment online.
The three photos released, although very similar to the collage-formatted single photo Dayan released months ago, bring hot discussion to the table regarding the "truth behind the rumors".
Some have pointed out their closeness in the photos, although many are not focusing on this point with the understanding of many photographer's artistic positioning when doing double-person photoshoots. The fact these photos all depict the two possessing alcoholic beverages lead some to discuss the possibility that they were intoxicated on set. However, KSTM model Shin Wonho posted his own statement on his personal Instagram, followed by over 15k users:
"Upon the release of our photos from April I've seen people assuming we were drunk on set - the wine was a stylistic choice by Dayan and neither of us drank during shoot." (trans. Julie Kim)
Kaito has not made any comment on the released photos since their release today, however he did mention before their release that he had seen the photos to be released and hope "Music Trophy finds the pictures to be useful in revealing the 'truth' behind the rumors."
Surprisingly, the photos do not particularly help to dissolve the rumors of the boys' romantic relationship. Music Trophy has not commented on the photos or FORECAST's ban being lifted in regards to the photo's release.