Popular 5th-Gen K-Pop Idol’s Company Cancels Birthday Live Broadcast, Upsetting Fans
ZEROBASEONE‘s Kim Jiwoong is celebrating his 26th birthday on December 14.
So, fans have been preparing gifts for him. Many were sent to arrive the day before, yet some were seemingly returned or not delivered. One ZEROSE added some clarification to the situation later.
This is part of a birthday gift box that was sent during the birthday week in accordance with the announcement, but there was no employee at the company to receive it, so it was unilaterally refused and rejected. I still haven’t found the returned package. If it gets lost, that’s it. If I find it tomorrow and resend it, and it either doesn’t get delivered again or is opened without permission, I won’t let it slide. It’s strictly forbidden to open it except by Woong.
— @jb9801jb
I correct it because it seems misleading. There are several gifts in one large box. It is confirmed that the box is still in another post office. I will visit there tomorrow morning. Someone did not open the gift box and take it. It was not stolen. It is an angry situation.
— 탐닉 (@jb9801jb) December 12, 2024
On the other hand, some have successfully been hand-delivered to the company WAKEONE to avoid issues with post offices.
Due to the situation of returning Jiwoong’s birthday support gift we heard from yesterday, we decided to hand over the gift directly instead of delivering it through the post office! Thankfully, WO already took our gift. 💞
Happy Jiwoong Day 🎁🎂 https://t.co/AZg1g9pTCj pic.twitter.com/bR7YX4EVGz
— WOONGallery 김지웅 – ZB1 Kim Jiwoong Vietnam (@woongalleryvn) December 12, 2024
The delivery has been made successfully😊 it's a relief🥹
Hoping that all gifts from other fans can be delivered successfully too🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/CzMhvIblL2
— evy🦋⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ (@bttrflywngs_) December 12, 2024
The latest announcement from WAKEONE has fans increasingly upset, though. The company stated that Jiwoong will not hold a birthday live broadcast, as fans anticipated.
Hello,
This is the person in charge of ZEROBASEONE.
We regret to inform you that Kim Jiwoong’s birthday live will not be held.
We kindly ask for your understanding from all the ZEROZE who were looking forward to Kim Jiwoong’s birthday live.
The special content prepared for ZEROZE will be released sequentially as planned, so we ask for your continued interest and love.
Thank you.— WAKEONE
The cause is that ZEROBASEONE will be traveling to Japan for the 2024 Music Bank Global Festival.
2024 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan Line up for 12.15#StrayKids #ITZY #LE_SSERAFIM #ZEROBASEONE #nSSign #TWS#NCTWISH #ILLIT #H1KEY #NEXZ #NouerA pic.twitter.com/hqmJyCIvsq
— KoreadeoK (@koreadeok) December 12, 2024
Additionally, the next impeachment vote for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will take place. Previously, he accepted the parliament’s decision to revoke emergency martial law.
Democratic Party plans to introduce President Yoon's impeachment motion on December 11 and put it to a vote on December 14. Party leader Lee Jae-myung defined the ruling party as apparent accomplices to treason, stating they are obstructing the suspension of President Yoon.
— Yejin Gim 김예진 (@yejinjgim) December 8, 2024
ZEROSEs understand it’s not possible for the live broadcast to be held on December 14, the day of his birthday. They wished WAKEONE would schedule a birthday live broadcast for a different day or would have pre-recorded content.
we were expecting it due to the situation but the absolute lack of effort from wakeone is what’s pissing us off the live could’ve been preponed or postponed Easily it’s cruel when fans have been waiting for his birthday for months bc we rarely see him whether its schedules or sns
— ash 🦋🍓🎀 jiwoong day soon :D (@cutujiwoongie) December 12, 2024
i understand you can't do birthday live for jiwoong but by only saying his birthday live won't be held without any effort like trying to pre-record jiwoong make a cake and reading member's bday msgs for him is something nasty on you @wakeone_offcl https://t.co/bPq9qrPG6J
— ricky & jiwoong pics (@9804pics) December 12, 2024
it’s not like they HAVE to hold the birthday live on the day itself, they’ve done it early/late before, there’s not a single pocket of time they could’ve done it before or after they go to jp? straight up no explanation too just “here you go!” 😐
— 건욱맘 (@bbopgw) December 12, 2024
This combined with the difficulty in delivering gifts, fans can’t help but be upset.
we already knew that the bday live would not be on the 14th since they're traveling, and the 14th is impeachment revote day in SK. but if they don't think of rescheduling it for another time, even if it's in January it would be so unfair esp bc they didn't even accept his gifts
— elo ʕ”̮ॽु♡ 🎀🏳️🌈 (@withallmoons) December 12, 2024
try making excuses for wakeone and i swear i will come for you this is on them and they could’ve handled this better i don’t care what anyone says pic.twitter.com/86KejlQI2v
— mari :)) 🦋🎀 (@woongninii) December 12, 2024
i understand that his live can’t be on the same day as his birthday, but the incompetent company should just rescheduled it or do the bare minimum to accept his gift peacefully. But his fans experiencing so much hassle about giving the gift.
— andeng 🦋 • GOT7 COMEBACK 01.20.25 • 💚 (@louixtuanwoongi) December 12, 2024
The fandom has already been disappointed by the lack of Jiwoong content and appearances this year. They feel that WAKEONE is failing him.
What Jiwoong got this WHOLE YEAR :
No promotions…
No magazine cover…
No solo schedule and only 3 unit ones…
Sns ban…
Prohibited from going live on plus chat even when he want to…NO BIRTHDAY LIVE…
NO GIFTS…@wakeone_offcl @ZB1_official
EXPLAIN‼️ pic.twitter.com/UltYv1ljCR— Barbara II Kim Jiwoong ˖ .⑅˖.🦋 🩵.˖⑅. ˖ (@barbarakpop03) December 12, 2024
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