SEVENTEEN Face Heavy Criticism Following Recent Tour Announcement
SEVENTEEN‘s recent concert announcement has left some fans feeling neglected.
SEVENTEEN recently announced their RIGHT HERE World Tour, which will kick off on October 12 and 13 at Goyang Stadium in Korea. Shortly after, the group’s tour in the United States was announced, and many were not satisfied with the number of dates on the seemingly “rushed” tour.
Additionally, fans were angered over Pledis‘s scheduling over the last year. Jeonghan and Jun will not participate in the tour due to the former’s military enlistment and the latter’s work in China, and many feel the group’s FOLLOW tour could have ended earlier to allow the world tour to consist of all the members.
On September 24, the group announced the tour’s Asia leg, which will consist of five concerts in the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Almost immediately, fans in Malaysia noticed the lack of a concert date for the tour in the country.
WHERE IS MALAYSIA!! 🥲
— TGV Cinemas 🇲🇾 (@TGVCinemas) September 25, 2024
hello no malaysia ? we contribute too many but 3 world tour got skip………
— pika see SVT 💭 (@sunwonie4) September 25, 2024
Malaysia aigoo why🥹 its been since last 2020 svt concert for ode to you tour 🥲
— Nanaa (@ElynaaTei) September 25, 2024
While a location not being included in one tour would not normally be out of the ordinary, SEVENTEEN have not announced a concert in Malaysia since February 2020, during their Ode to You World Tour. This date was ultimately canceled, meaning their last concert in Malaysia was six years ago.
𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘
SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR <ODE TO YOU> IN KUALA LUMPUR#SEVENTEEN #세븐틴 #SEVENTEENINKL #ODETOYOU #ODETOYOUINKL pic.twitter.com/gku05emX94
— Malaysian Kpop Fans (MKF) (@msiakpopfans) February 9, 2020
Many fans expressed disappointment in the lack of a date in the country, with some mentioning how countries have had multiple performances in the last year that add up to more than the currently listed RIGHT HERE tour dates. The lack of dates in China were also brought up by some fans.
Malaysian carats rn 😭 pic.twitter.com/YRVkp72NNi https://t.co/SOquGC8hR2
— Alia | Rosalina | Shishu (@HoshiCheeks_) September 25, 2024
malaysian carats: https://t.co/kt26g5rrvi pic.twitter.com/BQ2lqbEuKY
— 🎀 adriana 🇵🇸 (@mysticalrauhler) September 25, 2024
last time was 5 years ago. we never got compensated for the cancelled oty until today, until after so many tours. what went wrong? our currency is going skyhigh, your company is rich (dont bullshit with the high ent tax), we have the biggest venue. what went wrong?
— SEVENTEEN Weverse (@SVT_Fancafe) September 25, 2024