EXO-L ACE Bought A Billboard To Force Chen Out—But It Failed Miserably
Despite facing ridicule for their tiny protest outside SM Coex Artium earlier this month, angry EXO-Ls have yet again tried to demand Chen’s exit from the group. This time, they bought a billboard—but it didn’t quite go as planned.
On January 28, fans spotted something unexpected outside SM Coex Artium: an electronic billboard truck aimed at kicking Chen out of EXO.
The billboard says that Chen is burdening the group with rumors and speculation that are negatively affecting EXO’s brand image. It also displays various statistics in Korean and Chinese to support the message.
One screen even claims that 96% of Chinese fans want Chen to leave EXO—a figure which is yet to be proven.
금일 전광판 광고는 SM 사옥에서 삼성역 아티움까지 인근을 순회하며 원활히 진행되었습니다.
* 마지막 사진은 영상 캡쳐본으로 첸 탈퇴에 대한 중국 팬분들 찬성 비율이 96%임을 정확히 밝히고자 게재합니다. pic.twitter.com/qtfWJWqpSs
— EXO-L ACE CAFE : 엑소엘 에이스 카페 (@EXOLACECAFE) January 28, 2020
However, it seems the fans who bought the billboard forgot one crucial consideration: the law. Not long after the billboard was discovered, Korean fans began reporting the truck for parking illegally!
(lrt) I see ksoons are reporting the antis’ truck to public services for illegal parking… Good 💀 pic.twitter.com/i0EQHC4ygs
— 지윤 🌼 항상 종대 편 (@lunarkjd) January 28, 2020
The billboard was meant to stay up until the end of January, but one international fan living in Korea posted a video just a few hours later showing that the truck had already been removed.
👀💁🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/pKs2ovZZf2
— Red Force 🚩 첸 카이 찬열 수호 세훈 백현 시우민 디오 레이 (@RedForce_EXO) January 28, 2020
Reportedly, the truck is still approved to drive around the block. However, even after waiting for an hour, the international fan did not see it pass by, suggesting that the plan may have been abandoned altogether.
Does anyone know what happened to the truck? Because it's been more than 1 hour that I am sitting and looking at cars passing and it never showed up 🤔 I would have thought it'd drive around and show up regularly but nope, nothing
— Red Force 🚩 첸 카이 찬열 수호 세훈 백현 시우민 디오 레이 (@RedForce_EXO) January 28, 2020
EXO-L ACE Cafe, who organized the billboard, reported that a number of SM Entertainment officials had seen the billboard. Of course, since the company still hasn’t given a response to these demands, it’s likely that these angry efforts are making no difference at all.
