ENHYPEN’s Korea Fansign Causes Controversy After Only International Fans Get Picked
ENHYPEN‘s most recent fansign winners’ list from Yes24 went viral with over 1.9 million views on X, after a fan pointed out that the list contained only non-Koreans. The fansign itself will be held in-person in South Korea.
잠만 ㅋㅋ예사 팬싸 50명중에 50명 외국인 뭐지 진짜 잠만ㅋㅋㅋㅋ이거 뭐지..? 명단 잘못올리신거 맞죠…? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/kWIapa3uSL
— 자바 (@holdontightjake) November 16, 2024
Wait up LOL. Why are the 50 winners for Yes24’s fansign all foreigners? LOL. What is this…? Did they upload it wrongly? They did, right? LOOOOOL.
— holdontightjake
Retailers usually award a mix of Koreans and international fans, although the winners are allegedly determined by raffle. More albums purchased raise one’s chance of winning. In the past, it seemed like retailers would assign quotas to foreign fans and Korean fans to make it a fair mix. It seems like Yes24 abolished that this time.
Fans called out the company for catering to foreign fans, Chinese fans in particular, who have been known to sweep up spots for fansigns and concerts through resellers.
한국인을이렇게싫어하면서왜한국에서활동함..? 진짜한국인이꼴도보기싫으면왜한국에서데뷔함..? https://t.co/3LFBQImwWG
— 심심 (@simsim___i) November 16, 2024
If you hate Korea so much, why are you making them promote in Korea…? If you hate Koreans so much, why did you debut them in Korea?
— simsim___i
A point of contension was wondering if the members would be able to communicate with the winners or not.
enha do a fansign in their home country on their anniversary and all the ppl there are foreigners dawg… imagine nobody responding when theyre talking https://t.co/M6npmU17c7
— 🎱 (@vppersidedream) November 16, 2024
This fansign is even more special as it will be held on November 30, 2024, ENHYPEN’s 4th anniversary for their debut in Korea. This fuelled even more tension.
They’re only holding three fansigns this time bc they have to tour Japan and the states soon and this happens no wonder k-engenes are mad as hell https://t.co/Pheyzk0BuI
— 쩸 (쩡s fan) (@light_is_low) November 16, 2024
these are the delusional chinese people in those marry me fancalls we've been seeing more and more lately. imagine how enha will have a fansign on their anniversary and will probably here nothing but "be my dog" "marry me" and i wish i was kidding https://t.co/fdDFNIebKZ
— 🎀 (@anbenhs) November 16, 2024
Reactions to this were heavily divided between Korean fans and international fans. While international fans believed that it was simply decided upon through consumeristic rules where higher purchases garner higher chances…
不是老铁你们自己没买够恼羞成怒个啥 所有人已经默认拉表了情况下 还在这叫 https://t.co/vxdKRCVP5f
— purinn 엠마 🧁૮ ◞ ◟ ྀིა (@imguag) November 16, 2024
Bruh, you guys are the ones who didn’t buy enough, why are you getting pissed off? Everyone knows it’s based on the quantity you purchase, but you’re still grumbling here.
— imguag
…others felt that it only served to diminish the already-small Korean fanbase.
I believe some International Engenes should know these things before attacking Korean Engenes. https://t.co/tuEKz8fG7L pic.twitter.com/rPFr5hnbTy
— 🤹♀️ (@sunzl0ve) November 16, 2024
ENHYPEN made a comeback with “No Doubt” recently. They will soon embark on their world tour for WALK THE LINE.
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