WAKEONE Allegedly Loses Fans’ Custom-Made Gift For ZEROBASEONE’s Ricky

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ZEROBASEONE (also known as ZB1) kicked off their much anticipated 2024 ZEROBASEONE THE FIRST TOUR [TIMELESS WORLD] in Seoul with their first concert on September 20.

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The ZEROBASEONE members are known to wear custom in-ears gifted to them by fans. Unfortunately, Ricky‘s has been reportedly misplaced.

RICKY JP was responsible for a gift of IEMs (in-ear monitors) for Ricky. China Mic Team was responsible for handheld microphone, and both were manufactured in the same factory. RICKY JP has released a detailed document explaining the timeline of the situation regarding the alleged missing in-ear monitors.

1. RICKY JP is responsible for the production of in-ear monitors (IEMs) and headsets, while the China Mic Team handles the production of handheld microphones.

2. Both the headsets and handheld microphones are being manufactured at the same factory, with an expected completion date in November due to production timelines. The in-ear monitors were produced in August to ensure they would be ready for the world tour.

— RICKY JP

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On August 29, RICKY JP sent an email to WAKEONE concerning the delivery of Ricky’s custom in-ear monitors. WAKEONE reportedly responded at the time, providing a contact and requesting the gift to be delivered to the office by September 2 at 3 PM KST.

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September 2 came, with a China Mic Team member traveling and delivering it to WAKEONE in Korea at 3 PM as requested. A staff was contacted, who reportedly received the gift. A confirmation, consisting of a photo, was sent to RICKY JP.

At 3:13 PM, a call was made to inform the staff to come and collect the in-ear monitors. At 3:15 PM, a staff member arrived and received the monitors. A confirmation photo was taken at the time, and there is also a call log with the specified phone number. At 3:23 PM, the China Mic Team informed RICKY JP that the monitors had been delivered, along with the confirmation photo.

— RICKY JP

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Yet, on September 7, a member of the China Mic Team reportedly had a video call with Ricky during a virtual fanmeeting. They inquired whether Ricky had received the in-ear monitor gift, to which he reportedly revealed he had not.

On September 13, RICKY JP reportedly contacted WAKEONE again via email, asking for the gift to be delivered to Ricky. WAKEONE allegedly did not respond. Six days later, the email was reportedly opened, and replies were sent.

On September 20, RICKY JP sent all the information, including time of delivery, screenshots, call logs, etc. Reportedly, the email was sent and opened at least nine times, but there was no reply from WAKEONE.

Thank you so much for all of your support, it is past 23:00 in KR and JP time, and we till haven’t received any responses from WAKEONE yet. We will wait for three days to hear back from them, and will discuss how to proceed.

— RICKY JP

The next day, RICKY JP sent an additional email with even more info and a request for WAKEONE to check CCTV to confirm. Still, there was no reported response at the time.

We’ve updated all documents with 1) The actual chat logs from September 2nd between mic team member and the delivery member 2) The email RICKY JP sent out today, including more detailed timeline and request to check the cctv in front of the company. The email we sent on September 13th got opened three times last night, 8:24, 0:59, and 1:02. We know @wakeone_offcl @ZB1_official is aware of this incident. We have provided all details that you have asked us, and asked you to check the cctv for stronger evidence. We just need an update on the situation. Please reply to us, thank you.

— RICKY JP

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With the start of the tour and Ricky without the custom in-ear monitors, the fans have grown even more concerned. They fear that staff lost the special gift for him. Fans are devastated that Ricky was without the gift for concerts.

Ricky’s fans are alarmed by the continuous alleged mistreatment of him and are demanding that WAKEONE treat him fairly.

This isn’t a one-time occurrence. WAKEONE has a history of “forgetting” or “losing” things related to Ricky.

RICKY JP recently stated that they would continually contact WAKEONE until a response is received. If they did not hear anything within three days, they will consider legal action, which many fans were supporting.

Just a couple of hours ago, at the time of writing, RICKY JP shared an update via X (formerly Twitter). They reportedly revealed that WAKEONE responded to an email, claiming to be checking CCTV.

We received an email from WAKEONE at 10:53 KST, saying they’re currently in the process of checking their CCTV. We’ll keep contact with them and wait for the final results until 23st 23:59.

— RICKY JP

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