CIX Addresses Allegations Of Mistreatment Towards Bae Jinyoung At The “Hanteo Music Awards 2022”
CIX recently wrapped the Europe leg of their world tour, Save Me, Kill Me, with incredible shows held in Poland, the Netherlands, England, France, and Germany.
The group left a lasting impression on FIXs (CIX’s fandom), who eagerly gathered to see the 4th-gen group on the first half of their second world tour.
A few moments from the European shows on their tour quickly became a topic of controversy due to certain members of the audience throwing items on stage and others screaming loudly over the group’s ending ments.
and this is why we dont throw stuff people 😒 pic.twitter.com/9wsaMBYlNp
— fleur (@hyungumilf) January 26, 2023
One clip, in particular, went viral as the OP of a now-deleted tweet claimed some audience members were screaming for other CIX members during Bae Jinyoung‘s ending ment during their Berlin show, causing him to stop his speech.
just wanna say that the level of disrespect i saw from fans towards jinyoung last night was so upsetting. he even gave up on his ment and let hyunsuk take over bc u guys wouldnt stop screaming for other members as soon as jinyoung opened his mouth…
— lou (@uehami)/Twitter
Fans who also attended the Berlin show quickly clarified that it seemed to be one person who was yelling over the ending ment.
there only one person that was screaming like crazy we show jinyoung so much support https://t.co/F8TQ9nKta2
— niko ◡̈ misses cix (@honeybearjae) January 30, 2023
like bffr that was not just for the members so annoying and disrespectful it was also so annoying for us fans. like we actually wanted to hear what the boys have to say but we literally couldn’t. https://t.co/UmSUSLp0Lm
— Chiara ⋈ missing CIX :(( (@monstavevox) January 30, 2023
As the tweet gained traction, another post on a popular Korean online community board surfaced, with the OP compiling multiple instances of alleged mistreatment of Bae Jinyoung by his fellow group members and fans. Some netizens began to accuse CIX of ostracizing Bae Jinyoung.
Netizens began searching for more incidences of alleged mistreatment, and a compilation video of items being thrown at Bae Jinyoung stirred even more controversy. The video was picked up by a popular Korean news outlet, causing his former fellow WANNA ONE member, Kim Jaehwan, to post an ambiguous Instagram story about the situation.
The rise in media attention and allegations the clips were causing resulted in the group’s management company C9 Entertainment stepping in to firmly deny the group was ostracizing Bae Jinyoung while debunking the “proof” posts of the alleged mistreatment.
They released an unedited version of CIX’s ending ment in Berlin, showing that Bae Jinyoung was able to participate in their speech and wasn’t ignored by fans or the other members.
CIX in Berlin whole ment uploaded by c 9 pic.twitter.com/sALG0DJAoi
— 포에버영 ♡ (@sodubaejy) February 3, 2023
Kim Jaehwan’s post was also clarified by the soloist’s company which shared that the former WANNA ONE member posted the Instagram story out of sympathy for the situation surrounding his former group member.
After C9 Entertainment made their statement clarifying the matter, CIX remained largely silent about the ordeal until their speech at the Hanteo Music Awards 2022.
During the second day of the yearly award ceremony, CIX was awarded the “Post Generation Award.”
As they ended their speech, member Seunghun said,
Also… The five of us get along really well. And we’re working toward our dream together. So we’d appreciate your love and support.
— Seunghun
The other members began to smile knowingly among each other while nodding in agreement, brushing off the negative rumors that had been swirling.
Bae Jinyoung leaned in towards the mic and began to cheer, showing his approval for the message.
🐶 Also…the five of us really get along well
🐱 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🐶 And we’re running towards the same dream together. So please give us a lot of love and support#CIX #씨아이엑스 #BX #승훈 #배진영 #용희 #현석 pic.twitter.com/IgeshsWba4— 배블이 🫧 (@cixbabbles) February 11, 2023
Fans were glad to see how smoothly the group shut down the allegations, knowing how close the members are to each other.
cix’s reaction to seunghun saying they’re all close friends!?:&:$ they’re sooooo pic.twitter.com/IAN1fSzQYi
— ali (@yerinfix) February 11, 2023
was crying when they won an award then started laughing cuz of hun 😆
anyways this is a slap to all the haters who questioned cix relationship from last week’s chaos and to those who are still doubting it pic.twitter.com/JlgV0g37NK
— zel • rest (@senucix) February 11, 2023
"CIX members are a team that is working harder than anyone else to achieve one and the same goal based on trust and friendship among members."pic.twitter.com/wM2ZOL6Ozb
— ً (@yuzuigiri) February 3, 2023
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