GOT7’s Jay B Responds To Criticism Regarding Live Broadcast Post-Discharge
GOT7‘s Jay B was discharged from his mandatory service duties on November 1, KST.
His first activities since discharge received mixed reactions, though. While Ahgases were happy to have Jay B back, they were disappointed that not everyone could participate in his first live broadcast.
๐ด firstly, thank you so much for waiting. as much as you've waited, in the future the things that are coming will really fun and there will be new things too so please look forward to it. i'll greet you often on b.stage as well. thank you this has been JAY B โบ๏ธ๐ pic.twitter.com/3UAnNyRWPR
— ๋ฐ๋ค (@imjaebooms) November 2, 2024
It had been announced previously that Jay B would be joining the b.stage app. Fans must pay a fee to subscribe to receive all benefits.
๐ข JAY B is on b.stage!
๐ https://t.co/L9Cpvi6Uob2024. 11. 2 12PM KST
JAY B ๋น์คํ ์ด์ง ์คํ ๐๋น์คํ ์ด์ง๋ก JAY B์ ๋ชจ๋ ๊ฒ์ ๊ฐ์ฅ ๋จผ์ ๋ง๋๋ณด์ธ์.@mauvecompany @jaybnow_hr #JAYB pic.twitter.com/GqQdg1DIhO
— b.stage | ๋น์คํ ์ด์ง (@bstage_) November 2, 2024
[NOTICE] #JAYB
JAY B OFFICIAL COMMUNITY
B.stage OPEN๐24. 11.02 PM 12:00 (KST)
๐บ LIVE PM 18:00. (KST)#์ ์ด๋น #bstage #open#live #official #community pic.twitter.com/1NtG4dXBIH— ๋ชจ๋ธ์ปดํผ๋ (mauve company) (@mauvecompany) November 2, 2024
JAY B Official Membership on b.stage coming soon (tomorrow๐คญ)
๐ https://t.co/hqAFj4SEzA#JAYB #์ ์ด๋น @jaybnow_hr #GOT7 pic.twitter.com/ZTfVeDhmFW
— ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ (@cyjprint) November 1, 2024
Ahgases criticized the decision to put Jay B’s first live broadcast since discharge behind a paywall. They thought it wasn’t fair to fans and also wasn’t wise to limit the audience.
+ the misleading information about his live is pretty frustrating.
Personally I think it was a mistake to put it behind a paywall + not really announcing his livestream properly.— Marie (@lunijin) November 2, 2024
For the ones saying he’s finally getting paid for his time.
You don’t understand how important it is to reach a big audience after such a long hiatus. It’s so important to gain attention through views, viral clips,.. Not sayin they shouldn’t use a paid platform.It’s the timing
โ Marie (@lunijin) November 2, 2024
I donโt think to make people pay for the very first live after enlistment is a very good move either
โ Pachinkho (@Pachinkho1) November 2, 2024
Plus it’s his first live after a long time. We didn’t even get a picture. It’s really sad that everything is going behind a paywall and I know it will cause another drama in the fandom.
โ Marie (@lunijin) November 2, 2024
Additionally, many fans claimed they would not pay for the subscription as it wasn’t practical for them at this time. They emphasized the importance of paying bills first and foremost.
I'm sorry, but I'm not ready to pay a monthly fees to for JAYB's content. Call me an a$$, I don't care, but these subscriptions are unaffordable for me and MANY others. I was really happy when he posted on his IG broadcast channel or when he went live on IG or Twitter. +
— Priyanka Nair (@priyankanair95) November 2, 2024
This might not be his idea (to have his fans pay just to get access to his content), but this honestly doesn't feel fair to me.
— Priyanka Nair (@priyankanair95) November 2, 2024
Nah life comes first and I got bills to pay. Iโll support by buying albums or going to concerts if he ever makes it to the US but that takes time to save too
โ Heidi Why (@yanszeman) November 2, 2024
Some Ahgases defended Jay B and b.stage. They pointed out that you can still join and enjoy some stuff for free. The membership cost is just a one-time payment of $12 USD and lasts for an entire year.
here's what youngjae's b.stage looks like, if anyone's interested. the 'From. Youngjae' tab is where he posts both free and members-only content. there's also a calendar to view upcoming schedules pic.twitter.com/kMn795uVGn
— ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ (@cyjprint) November 1, 2024
Still, Jay B heard the criticisms and responded. He claimed it wasn’t intentional that it was streamed via a paid platform, so he will do an Instagram Live next so anyone can join.
- โRemember I wanted to do it on November 1?โ
- โThe (insta) live?โ
- โI did it yesterday, but it was on a paid platform, right?โ
- โThere should be one done thatโs freely available, too.โ
- โNo, itโs just that I saw some people upset about it. It wasnโt done on purpose. Itโs because of certain circumstances. I hope you can understand.”
Thereโs a poll in his channel for the IG live later~ he said heโll close it in about 20mins and that itโs PM not AM he wrote it wrongly cos itโs early ๐ pic.twitter.com/B9e4iOvVyA
— em (=ใ ใ ใ =) (@pbjy0922) November 3, 2024
Jay B kept his promise. He held an Instagram Live yesterday.
Love Jaebeomโฆ him trying to figure out how ig lives work is too funny ๐ญ๐ pic.twitter.com/9Qp2FqrOGm
— ๐ ๐ฉ (@GotJiaerx) November 4, 2024
Jay B is also preparing for his solo comeback already. He’s wasting no time!
