NewJeans Fans Under Fire After Berating Legendary Singer For Mentioning The Group In Now-Deleted Post
On March 30, NewJeans was spotted filming for a secret project in Taipei.
However, this seemingly harmless news turned into a massive controversy as fans and staff did not want it to spread, while netizens believed they had no right to silence everyone.
Controversy Erupts After NewJeans Got Spotted Filming On The Streets
As controversy erupted, a legendary singer found himself in the middle of the situation. The singer is Ashin Chen, the vocalist for Mayday, which debuted in Taiwan over 25 years ago.
Mayday has and continues to sell out large stadiums with their concerts. In particular, they’ve held 20 sold-out shows at the Beijing National Stadium, with a seating capacity of 60,000 – 90,000 depending on configuration. They are also rumored to hold ten more shows there this year, which are all expected to sell out — not an easy feat for a band who’s been on tour around Asia and worldwide every year for the past 10+ years.
Aside from their music, Mayday is well-known for their candid talks and light-hearted jokes with their fans while on tour. When NewJeans was spotted filming, Mayday held a concert in Kaohsiung, a city south of Taipei.
After the band’s show on March 30, Ashin posted on Threads, seemingly poking fun at his and his members’ age, as they’re all over 45 years old.
New Jeans are in Taipei.
Old Jeans are at Kaohsiung National Stadium!
We just got off the stage.– Ashin Chen
NewJeans fans immediately flooded his comments, telling him to delete the post and accusing him of trying to benefit off of NewJeans’ popularity.
While Ashin ended up deleting the post, netizens were not pleased with the “attitude” of NewJeans fans, and things escalated from an innocent post to NewJeans fans “emotionally blackmailing” celebrities and netizens to take down their posts. Eventually, the general public started attacking NewJeans fans and staff for their actions.
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“They wanted to control the netizens but ended up trying to control Ashin. Deserved.”
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“Fans wanted to restrict the information, but it backfired completely.”
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“They forced Ashin to delete his post, but as a result…their own idol got the consequences…”
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“Crazy fans wanted to keep it hush-hush, but now the entire Taiwan knows. So funny.”
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“I like NewJeans, but this is definitely going to negatively impact how non-fans view them.”
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“Some fans are saying Ashin deleted his post because NewJeans are popular. They just have to compliment NewJeans no matter what.”
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“The main point is, who are NewJeans fans to force Ashin to delete his post?”
