THE BOYZ Fans Call Out The Company For Discrimination And Mistreatment Against Korean Fans
THE BOYZ is currently on their world tour for THE B-ZONE. As they travel various countries, some of their domestic fans from South Korea took the opportunity to travel as well. These fans specially made the effort to travel to other nations just to see the boys in action. However, discriminatory treatment from THE BOYZ’s management caused an uproar.
Many Korean fans of THE BOYZ took to Twitter to voice their concerns. They claimed that the management was strict with Korean fans specifically, with the staff threatening to punish them if they took photographs. Fans took particular issue with the staff threatening to “punish” them as the term reads as derogatory.
바수니들끼리 모여있는 곳 와서 " 자꾸 사진 찍으면 모아서 얼차려 시킬 거예요 " 라고 해서 거기있던 사람들 다들 듣자마자 ????? 되었는데 이 말이 어떻게 우리가 사진 찍으면 자기네 부하들 얼차려시킨다는 말 될 수가 있음?
— 🍍 (@antifreeze67) June 4, 2022
They came to the place where the fans were gathered and told us, “if you keep taking photos, we’ll gather you guys and order punishment to be carried out.” As soon as the [fans] there heard it, we were like ???? because how could they tell us that they would order punishment to be mete on us like we were their subordinates if we took photos?
— Korean fan
Fans claimed that the staff instructed the Delta Airways staff to force Korean fans to comply before letting them board.
Even at the plane, LOL. They made only the Korean fans keep their phones in their bags otherwise they wouldn’t let us board. They said they wouldn’t let us board so the Delta staff checked that the Korean fans kept their phones in their bags before bringing us on board as a group.
— Korean fan
Fans also claimed that the staff took photos of the Korean fans without permission just so that they could get familiar with the faces of the Korean fans. Although Korean fans acknowledge that staff could have been strict on Korean fans to prevent sasaengs from following the boys to overseas schedules, they question why other Korean fans have to be discriminated against even when they abide by the rules.
As to why IST Entertainment took photos of our faces, it was to circulate around their staff. But what’s doubtful is that I don’t think that they would even be able to remember the fans’ faces even if they circulate [the photos]. Rather than wasting time on taking such photos, they should focus on getting the PDFs ready to file lawsuits [against malicious posts] and they would earn as much money in settlements as they did from making and selling lucky-draw goods.
— Korean fan
These fans were even threatened by the staff.
한국 팬들 얼굴 다 찍어놨다고 공연 볼 생각하지도 말라는 말은.. 대체 왜..? 블리는 처먹여도 공연 티켓은 내돈내산인데ㅋ
— 🍍 (@antifreeze67) June 5, 2022
Why would they even say that they took photographs of the Korean fans’ faces so we shouldn’t even dream about watching the concert…? The tickets were 100% bought by our own money lol.
— Korean fan
On the other hand, Korean fans pointed out that international fans who had followed THE BOYZ to the United States had their phones out without issue, and even managed to take photos of the boys to and from the plane.
Q in Polo Ralph Lauren again🫶🏻🥺#THEBOYZUSATOUR #THEBOYZinNEWARK#THEBOYZinUSA#더보이즈 #THEBOYZ#Q #큐 #Changmin pic.twitter.com/fN1d8dIgqM
— พี่มิ้นรักน้องนิว (@mintjibi) June 4, 2022
🫶🏻 #주연 #JUYEON pic.twitter.com/vmo2fdNinG
— พี่มิ้นรักน้องนิว (@mintjibi) June 4, 2022
This was not the first time that this has happened. Korean fans shared anecdotes from previous overseas concerts. During the Southeast Asian leg of their previous tour, fans complained that the management demanded Korean fans only to keep electronics in their bags before allowing them to board, as well as ordered their bodies to be searched.
#THEBOYZ #CREKER They did that in Jakarta as well, going after the Koreans only like they were chasing rats. Is it a crime to go see a concert overseas from Korea? F*ck then they should’ve put up a notice to tell Korean fans not to come. They spent the entire concert hovering near the Korean fans they recognized, and shone flashlights and lasers at us. It’s good enough to to have just searched us during the bag checks so why were they being like that?
— Korean fan
#THEBOYZ #CREKER That one male Korean staff who stood next to the entrance line for the Manila fan concert, sipping his drink. He ordered body searches to be conducted strictly only for the Korean fans, telling [the staff] to touch our chests, between our legs and to spread our legs wider. Don’t you know what generation it is? What’s with the sexual harassment? LOL are you crazy? Just because we can’t report you because we’re overseas?
— Korean fan
Cre.Ker Entertainment have yet to respond to the issue.
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