Blouse Worn By TWICE’s Mina In The Philippines Allegedly Stolen From Dressing Room And Sold Online, Organizers Respond
TWICE visited the Philippines last September 30 and October 1 to hold the Bulacan leg of their Ready to Be World tour. Several days after, fans uploaded concerning social media posts regarding the stage outfits of the members.
A Filipino ONCE found that the top worn by Mina was being auctioned off on Facebook. She took to X (Twitter) to air out her concerns about this privacy issue.
You’re so creepy @livenationph!! Is this how your staff is like?!!! You already have no respect for the concert-goers but now you’re also stealing [TWICE’s] clothes?!
Did you get Mina’s consent? Did you get the stylist’s consent to get this? Because if you didn’t, then does that mean you just stole it from their dressing room?
— @bbsafie
TNGINA ang creepy @livenationph!! Ganito ba ang staff ninyo?!!
Walang respeto sa mga nagcoconcert pati ba naman DAMIT kinuha?!May consent ba yan ni Mina? May consent ba yan nung stylist? para kunin ninyo yan? Kasi kung wala, simpleng hinablot nyo lang ba yan sa dressing room??! pic.twitter.com/BMDgTkT9Nn
— Once Safie🐰SAW TWICE (@bbsafie) October 11, 2023
The photos attached showed a man by the name of “Red Menzz” posting in a marketplace group dedicated to TWICE.
Offer: legit Mina shirt that she wore in the concert. Don’t ask for proof anymore. I posted all the proof here. They’re all from the concert. The shirt is up for bidding. Don’t ask for the starting price, just name your price. Thanks.
— Red Menzz
It was the white halter top she used in Day 1 of the Bulacan concert.
The seller included his staff badge as proof that he worked backstage at the Ready to Be concert.
In a later update, the same fan who reported this situation posted another ONCE’s conversation with the seller on Facebook Messenger.
UPDATE: ALL 8 SHIRTS PALA KINUHA WTFFFFF
DISRESPECTED 8 TWICE MEMBERS???????????? @livenationph
ANG GAMIT AY BINABALIK SA MAY ARI OKAY? HINDI DAPAT KINUKUHA NG STAFF AT PINAPABID OKAY????ctto Zyozyo_rk pic.twitter.com/mTnZXHV5vt
— Once Safie🐰SAW TWICE (@bbsafie) October 11, 2023
Here, he stated that the t-shirt was “legit” though it did not contain Mina’s signature because she had left it in the dressing room.
She just left it in the room when it was time for them to leave that’s why it doesn’t have Mina’s signature…but it really is what she wore that night.
— Red Menzz
Live Nation PH, the organizers of the two-day concert of TWICE, replied to the fan several hours after the accusations first went live, stating firmly that these claims were false.
This is fake.
— Live Nation PH
This is fake. Please be vigilant in engaging with individuals selling and claiming legitimacy of items like this, as no one has access to these items not even the LNPH staff.
— Live Nation PH (@livenationph) October 11, 2023
They asked that fans be more “vigilant in engaging with individuals” claiming to be their staff members when selling event-related items online. They promised that even their own crew would not have access to things such as the clothing of the K-Pop idols.
Please be vigilant in engaging with individuals selling and claiming legitimacy of items like this, as no one has access to these items not even the LNPH staff.
— Live Nation PH
