Jeong Yeon-wook said, "Badminton Association mobilizes Ahn Se-young for free as an advertising model for sponsors."

Jeong Yeon-wook, a member of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, criticized athletes including Ahn Se-young, a gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, for free as a sponsor advertisement model several times.

Chung said in a press release that the Badminton Association signed a sponsorship contract with Yonex, including the condition that "players must appear in promotional shoots for 14 days free of charge."

He then explained that based on the contract, the association forced the players to appear in free advertisements, and Ahn Se-young participated in three photo shoots during the World Championship as well as promotional events for sponsors after the Japanese Open, but there was no additional fee.

Lawmaker Chung said that he actually mobilized players for advertisements and mobilized national representatives to make money for the association, and pointed out that practices should be improved.