ZEROBASEONE Kim Jiwoong’s First Schedule In Months Excites Fans
For months, ZEROBASEONE (also known as ZB1) fans have been urging entertainment company WAKEONE to treat Kim Jiwoong better.
In February of this year, Kim Jiwoong was accused of cursing after a virtual fanmeeting. Later that month, Dispatch concluded by a voice analyst that it was not verifiable that Kim Jiwoong was the person who cursed. WAKEONE also issued a statement.
Hello. This is WAKEONE. Over the past five days, our company had called for a special analysis of the video that has been spreading on various online communities and social media through the law firm Sejong. These are the results. As per the results of analyzing the special traits of the voices in the video, the voices of the people who said “thank you” and the person who cursed have different pitches and heights in terms of their voice waves, and it was determined that they came from different people.
It was also determined that the video was recorded not by the device that did the call, but an external one, so there is a chance that the curse was from an external source. We have verified that this can be used as means to judge that the curse was not made by our artist. We ask for your understanding that this took some time for us to announce, as we were trying to accurately verify the facts through special analysis, despite our trust in the artist and the various testimonies. We are sorry to everyone that was concerned. In the future, we promise not only to protect our artist from harm on the basis of truth truth, but also put in our best to prevent the loving fans from being hurt. We will do our best for a healthy and mature K-Pop culture. Thank you.— WAKEONE
Ahead of this statement, ZEROSEs (ZEROBASEONE fans) urged WAKEONE to protect Jiwoong as a union, and netizens pushed for his removal and spread misinformation. Many trended, “I STAND WITH JIWOONG” and “WE LOVE YOU KIM JIWOONG” in support of Jiwoong.
My fellow woongdeongies thank u for doing everything u can just to protect our Jiwoong! 😭 Also thank u to sum zeroses for speaking up for jw.
JIWOONG DON'T FORGET, WE GOT UR BACK!!!! ❤️🦋✨
I STAND WITH JIWOONG WE LOVE YOU KIM JIWOONG #KIMJIWOONG #김지웅 #사랑둥이들과웅이 pic.twitter.com/VwwljtJ9Uv
— klia🦋🥀 (@kliapuddles) February 3, 2024
We'll protect you Jiwoongah ✨🦋
I STAND WITH JIWOONG
WE LOVE YOU KIM JIWOONG#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅 #사랑둥이들과웅이 pic.twitter.com/5itmZIegJw— allure ࣪ ִֶָ☾. (@Allure_kjw) February 4, 2024
HELLO WOONGDEONGIES &ZE_ROSES
Here's a drive template of the English & Korean version of the email that you should send to wakeone in order to protect Jiwoong!! Please copy & paste the Email.
Email Id: wakeone@wake-one.com
zb1_official@daum.net#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅 #キムジウン pic.twitter.com/MClXyomueW— KIM JIWOONG 웅덩이들 (@KJWOONGIES1998) February 3, 2024
Despite this, WAKEONE has been failing to protect Jiwoong and promote him as an artist. For months, ZEROSEs have been calling on WAKEONE, demanding better treatment for the idol.
ZEROSEs continually pointed out that he has few to no opportunities except for his participation in ZEROBASEONE’s full-group activities and comebacks. They claimed Jiwoong has had no solo schedule, no challenges with other non-group member idols (specifically without another member), no ending fairy throughout their recent comeback, no solo posts on X (formerly Twitter) since March, no solo TikTok videos, few solo posts on Instagram, nearly any appearances in YouTube videos, etc.
JIWOONG has NO solo schedule, NO challenges with other idols, NO ending fairy through whole FTP promotion, NO solo post on X since March, NO solo tiktoks, almost NO solo posts on IG, almost NO appearance in videos on YT!
WAKEONE TREAT JIWOONG BETTER #JiwoongDeservesBetter
— nori✩ (@jiwoongiez) June 10, 2024
KIMJIWOONG has zero solo schedule,no challenges with other idols,no proper promotion during the comeback promotion,no solo post on twitter,instagram & tiktok for months,JIWOONG is also a member of ZB1 @wakeone_offcl @ZB1staff
WAKEONE TREAT JIWOONG BETTER#JiwoongDeservesBetter pic.twitter.com/dkMrZFNx8A
— KIM JIWOONG 웅덩이들 (@KJWOONGIES1998) June 11, 2024
Throwback of My KIMJIWOONG
"ACTIVE" IN Social MEDIA ❤❤🦋#KIMJIWOONG
TREAT JIWOONG BETTER#JiwoongDeservesBetter pic.twitter.com/3dh9x3Aonf— Goldie_baby_backsoon😍❤ (@Goldieboo1989) June 6, 2024
Now, finally, after months, Jiwoong attended his first schedule, the Gucci exhibition, in months. Still, it was with fellow hyung line members Sung Hanbin and Zhang Hao.
hyung line gucci schedule was real and they all look so good and so happy ❤️🩹❤️🩹 i missed jiwoong sm this is everything pic.twitter.com/ACY7hM6QB8
— dylan (@zhsoftly) October 22, 2024
Drop the tags for our hyung line Holy Trinity!! ##
WELCOME BACK GUCCI JIWOONG#HumanGucciKimJiwoongReturns#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅
ZHANG HAO AT GUCCI EXHIBITION #GUCCIxZHANGHAO#장하오_구찌_문화의달
SUNG HANBIN FOR GUCCI#SungHanbinGucciCulturalMonth#SUNGHANBIN#성한빈 pic.twitter.com/27C6EqGtcR
— ✨️ (@taeraezero) October 22, 2024
Nonetheless, ZEROSEs are so happy and excited for Jiwoong to attend an event finally. He looked handsome as ever.
This is honestly so much why do i feel like crying right now he's seriously back he finally has a schedule he's outside he looks beautiful i am so happy i love him sm😭😭😭😭😭
WELCOME BACK GUCCI JIWOONG#HumanGucciKimJiwoongReturns#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅pic.twitter.com/MSuWBXcC4M
— jojo's igloo🚬 (@sapphorae) October 22, 2024
feeling so many things right now — not only is today's gucci event jiwoong's first schedule after so many months, but he also came back with a bang because LOOK AT HIM.
WELCOME BACK GUCCI JIWOONG#HumanGucciKimJiwoongReturns#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅 pic.twitter.com/ueDXYV8Luo
— ♫ (@decemberhour) October 22, 2024
so happy they finally gave him a schedule 😭
WELCOME BACK GUCCI JIWOONG#HumanGucciKimJiwoongReturns#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅 pic.twitter.com/hniMXr8Zfa
— bea (@meowwricky) October 22, 2024
his first schedule in such a long time and he dediced to dye his hair back to black (superior) damn now that’s just legendary?
WELCOME BACK GUCCI JIWOONG#HumanGucciKimJiwoongReturns#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅pic.twitter.com/0g76cXVlhV
— oding (@jiwoongth) October 22, 2024
it really just hit me guys we really got a jiwoong schedule after so long 🥹 i am genuinely so proud of him and so happy he gets this opportunity, @gucci really thank you for loving him ❤️
WELCOME BACK GUCCI JIWOONG#HumanGucciKimJiwoongReturns#KIMJIWOONG #김지웅 pic.twitter.com/2bvIacrVwq
— mari :)) 🦋 (@woongninii) October 22, 2024
Jiwoong, who has been blonde for the Cinema Paradise comeback, went black for the event. He previously teased ZEROSEs at the fan meeting yesterday that he would spray his hair black.
Jiwoong basically told his fans about his look on Gucci the day before 😭😭 he's pure and innocent like a child
🦋: Noona, i will make black hair with spray tomorrow pic.twitter.com/1PUgs1P0TU
— 𝙽𝙰𝙴 · ִֶָ☾. (@naejiwoong) October 22, 2024
It appears he kept his promise, and it’s just sprayed on color. He crashed Park Gunwook‘s live broadcast, and eagle-eyed fans believe they spotted some blonde peaking out.
Btw I think Jiwoong only did black hairspray u can see the blonde peeking through 🤭 pic.twitter.com/XR2V7I4dGn
— ren ✿❄️🌸💦🌵🎞️⁷ (@wookstruck) October 22, 2024
Black, blonde, or any color in between, Jiwoong always looks dashing!