We are counting days to the military discharge of BTS eldest hyung, Jin. While you may have highly anticipated that BTS Jin will meet and greet you in person for the hug event, don’t be so happy just yet. Apparently, the event is now under severe backlash, triggering massive concern from fans. So, what really happened? Will BTS Jin eventually proceed with the hug event for Festa 2024? Let’s find out in the following report.
BTS Jin to Meet and Greet Fans in Hug Event for Festa 2024 After Military Discharge
It is approximately 9 days to the military discharge date of BTS eldest hyung, Jin. Apparently, it’s not just fans who have been excited for this return, BTS Jin himself has been highly anticipating his reunion with his precious soulmate, ARMY.
And so, to express his massive enthusiasm to meet and greet his fans again after his military discharge, BTS Jin is holding a hug event as part of 2024 Festa celebration. This hug event apparently came from his own wishes, so fans rejoiced that the company granted this wish.
BTS Jin Just Wants to Meet and Greet Fans After Military Discharge, But HYBE Decides to Capitalize His Sincere Intentions
And yet, when it comes to the actual implementation, this hug event became a massive issue. Why? Because fans believed that HYBE had used this event to rake profits from Jin’s sincere intention.
The bond between BTS members and their soulmates ARMY has been incredibly solid after years and years of striving together. For ARMY, BTS is their family, guiding their lives for the better through their songs and interactions. As for BTS members, ARMY is their world, the ones who made them who they are today.
However, fans believe that HYBE is trying to sabotage this sacred bond.
For years, BTS and ARMY have been taking pride in their close and intimate interactions both offline and online. BTS maknae Jungkook has even been famous for his random Weverse LIVE, streaming just his daily activities and random thoughts. All these you can access for FREE! You just need to sign up and login to your Weverse Account.
But now, HYBE announced that the online streaming for BTS Jin Festa 2024 meet and greet event was only exclusive for fans with official ARMY MEMBERSHIP. And fans believe that this has gone against the belief and intentions of both BTS and ARMY.
BTS Jin was simply want to meet and greet his fans after his military discharge, especially nearing Festa 2024. And yet HYBE decided to capitalize his intention.
jin: i want to spend meaningful time with ARMY after coming back from enlistment
— reena ??? (@7dayswithjin) June 1, 2024
hybe: ah, you want to spend time with paying ARMYs, right?
jin: that's not-
hybe: perfect, let's do a membership only meeting, it'll be amazing
jin: wait-
hybe: you're brilliant jin!!! *walks away* https://t.co/xb3nmTbbF1
Damn we used to call out other companies for having paid lives and membership content and now hybe is doing the same thing we were so against. It’s sad to see our space become exactly what we were so proud of not being. https://t.co/zrZGXNI5Ye
— nae (@naeyoonfie) June 1, 2024
Unfair Raffle Policies for the 2024 Festa Meet and Greet Event
Moreover, to join this 2024 Festa meet and greet event with BTS Jin, fans must join another raffle where they must purchase as many BTS albums as possible.
The problem is, many fans had already bought the albums and thought it was unfair to make them buy more just to join the event. Plus, the system, which gave better chances to those who bought more albums, was seen as pushing people to make extra purchases.
Therefore, BIGHIT Music apologized for the confusion caused by the unclear guidelines and admitted they hadn’t thought through all the details beforehand. They promised to update the rules to include everyone, both those who applied after the announcement and those who had already bought albums.
Concern on BTS Jin and His Safety After Military Discharge
Plus, the announcement stated that BTS Jin would hug a total of 1,000 people in this Festa 2024 meet and greet event. Hence, fans are also worried about Jin’s safety, thinking that hugging 1,000 people could be risky, especially since some of them might not even be real fans. After all, it has been more than a year since BTS Jin enlisted, so the number of people who want to see him after military discharge will overflow.
That is why many are suggesting a fan meeting with more limited number of participants. Or, a gift-giving event for the thousand album buyers instead.
Overall, netizens are upset with HYBE for not handling big events well, criticizing their “unclear statements” and “lack of protection for their artists.”
- “Won’t Jin get sick hugging so many people up close?”
- “They still want us to buy more albums. Are they just playing with words?”
- “Why not reduce the number of people to around 100-300 and make sure everything is safe for both Jin and the fans?”
- “Make it so each person can only enter the raffle once.”
- “Also, cut down the number of people. How can Jin handle 1,000 fans?”
- “We have no idea how these new rules will work. Even if HYBE says this, fans will still worry and buy more albums to be sure they get in.”
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