Unauthorized diversion of about 77 million yen by a Korean game rating organization was discovered by the signature of a fan who opposed the tightening of regulations on the 'Blue Archive'

An internal audit revealed that the Game Price Control Committee (GRAC), which reviews and reviews games in South Korea, had illegally diverted approximately 700 million won (approximately 77 million yen). This internal audit was conducted by a petition signed by about 5,500 people, and it is reported that many of the signers are fans of the school RPG ' Blue Archive ' for smartphones.

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The beginning of the matter was that in October 2022, GRAC decided to raise the age category of 'Blue Archive' in South Korea from '15 years old and over' to '18 years old and over'. GRAC has posted on 'Blue Archive' that 'contents and motifs of games that directly and specifically depict expressions such as obscenity and violence that are harmful to children under the age of 18, sexual expressions, violence, and inappropriate expressions ( He pointed out that there is an abusive language) and agitation of gambling, and instructed NEXON, the operating company, to raise the age limit of the game or change the relevant scene.

As a result, NEXON announced that it will raise the target age of the game to 18 years old and above, and at the same time release a `` version with modest expressions '' that will be the same age limit of 15 years and older as before. However, users who were not convinced by this response were strongly dissatisfied with GRAC.

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Meanwhile, a petition was filed calling for an investigation and public audit of GRAC. The petition was filed in response to the complaint that the system related to ratings, called the ``self-classification game integrated post-management system'' built by GRAC in 2017, was not functioning properly. Lee Sang-hong of the Democratic Party of Korea Under the call of lawmakers, 5489 fans of the 'Blue Archive' dissatisfied with GRAC signed.

As a result, GRAC was actually audited, and at the end of June 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that GRAC had illegally diverted approximately 700 million won (approximately 77 million yen). According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, GRAC committed fraudulent acts throughout the organization, such as paying contractors and creating false materials even though the work was not completed. It is said that this fraudulent operation was carried out in the verification of a new rating system and blockchain-related services based on it.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism pointed out that ``GRAC's internal control was not functioning at all,'' and announced that all GRAC personnel would be replaced and the organization would be reorganized. In addition, we will file a criminal complaint against the contractor who was related to the person responsible for GRAC, and we will refund the damage amount to the national treasury through a claim for damages.

In his blog , Rep. Lee said, 'Without the 5,489 gamers who signed the petition with us, this case would have remained under the surface. To clarify the suspicion. Once again, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the 5489 users who have spent their precious time walking to the Diet.'