in today's WTF news: fans want sungmin & kangin to be expelled from super junior

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

Soon after news about Super Junior’s upcoming comeback, one of Super Junior’s most influential fan communities, DC Super Junior gallery, has demanded that member Sungmin be expelled from the group.

On June 10, DC Super Junior gallery uploaded a public statement demanding that Sungmin halt his activities as part of Super Junior.

They wrote, “DC Super Junior gallery will not tolerate Sungmin’s disrespectful attitude toward fans and independent behavior that does not consider the group as a whole. We demand that Sungmin be expelled from the group.”

What they deemed most problematic was Sungmin’s way of announcing his marriage and his lack of communication with fans after being discharged from the army.

Part of the statement reads, “When there were reports about his dating, most fans congratulated him. But when fans asked for feedback about marriage rumors, he ignored those requests. It was when fans found out about his marriage through the press that they decided to turn their backs on him.”

Another reasoning was that Super Junior’s fans had given Sungmin the nickname “Mimi” since his debut, and they were angered when he began to call his girlfriend by that same nickname fans had given him.

DC Super Junior gallery concluded, “We no longer support Sungmin, who has shown disrespectful attitudes and behaviors toward fans, and we will boycott all of his activities as a celebrity. We believe that Sungmin being part of Super Junior will affect their activities in the future and request that he halt his activities as a member of Super Junior.”


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Recently, Super Junior’s agency SJ Label announced that they will be holding a conference with representatives from Super Junior’s fan pages to gather opinions and discuss what direction the group should be heading in with their new album.

The agency said, “Super Junior is making a long awaited comeback during the second half of 2017. We appreciate how long the fans have patiently waited for this moment, and hope to include their ideas and opinions as we plan for future activities.”

On June 6, Super Junior announced their comeback, and many fans have asked for members Kangin and Sungmin to be excluded from promotions. This is because Kangin has been in trouble with the law for drunk driving, and Sungmin has allegedly failed to communicate with fans after his marriage and discharge from the army. However, it was revealed that this conference was not being held for discussions on the two members, but rather to talk about the general direction of Super Junior’s upcoming promotions.

However, despite the effort to create a meeting space, fans have not been too happy. Only “fan representatives” will be able to attend the conference, and how this person will be picked and whether they will express the opinions of the majority is another problem to be solved. Following the negative response, the meeting announcement has been deleted and SJ Label has yet to comment on whether or not the conference will actually commence. If it happens, it will most likely be sometime around the middle or end of this month.

sources: soompi 1, 2, naver 1, 2, 3

Comments

[torontok.livejournal.com]

I'm 100% behind booting Kangin but wtf, Sungmin hasn't done anything worthy of being kicked out. Also with two of KRY enlisted they need his vocals for the next comeback

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

i don't give a shit about kangin but the case they have against sungmin is so fucking absurd, you'd think super junior fans would be too old for this shit

[carra-mia.livejournal.com]

I feel like the people who are the loudest are the ones who actually never cared about the guy anyway but still kept supporting the whole SJ and when he did smth that "taints" the group their asses got all petty&happy that they finally have a "reason" to scream get out at him.
I've seen in kpop a fair share of passive-agressive fans of more popular members of a groups that would gladly kick out the less popular "dead weights" ones etc. and that case maybe be it. Plus that only13 mess proved to the crazy crowd they already hold a lot of power so I'm not suprised that they try to pull similar stunt one more time.

[pinklunacy.livejournal.com]

I stopped following SJ quite a while ago but I find this infuriating. Are fans seriously expecting to sit down and discuss both issues as if they're of equivalent gravity?? Like, Sungmin lied about having a girlfriend (whom he later on married) and Kangin is a repeat offender with an obvious alcohol problem who could have killed someone, but yeah, same.

Also, as an old Sungmin stan, what really outrages me is that SM's shitty management might actually consider sidelining Sungmin for the next comeback because losing butthurt fans would equate to losing $$.

[yoonjeonghan.livejournal.com]

I mean I understand kangin but all sungmin did was get married and try to protect himself from getting harassed lol

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

how do you even get on the logic level where getting married and being a DUI king are equal offenses for termination?? sungmin should be the least of their problems lol

if they finally take out the trash (kangin), it'd only be one down and a lot to go but hey progress

[reader17.livejournal.com]

I know our cultures are really different from the U.S.A to South Korea I really can not understand the issue with Sungmin. Maybe he didn't get with his fans when he came back from his service duties, and the way he announced his marriage but I am thinking it wouldn't of no matter how he announced his marriage it would of been the wrong way I guess I just don't get the culture. I really can't say anything about them wanting to remove Kangin from the group especially with the DUI cases. But I am not sure if he even said he would of been part of the comeback yet or not.

The Super Junior fans still baffle me how they still say two of the members that have been gone a long time are still part of Super Junior, they won't let Zoumi and Henry join. Still not sure of the reason the only thing I can get out of it was because they don't want to have member changes, and now they are demanding two be removed. I not sure if I will ever figure the fans out.

[revedesnuages.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's a cultural difference, it's more of a fan mindset difference. I doubt the general public or casual fans care, it's more fans who feel entitled to all aspects of an idol's life.

[cafetin99.livejournal.com]

[leavesabound.livejournal.com]

Independent behaviour, the horror.

I really don't see how Sungmin has done anything even close to something that deserves this kind of reaction.

Kangin can go somewhere I never have to be reminded of his existence, thank you.

[ctrlbeat.livejournal.com]

Uhhh kangin should def gtfo

[dull-and-wicked.livejournal.com]

lol the fact that hiding your relationship and then marriage is somehow put on the same level as multiple duis is so ?????? to me

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

Y'all marriage is worse than death obviously.

Anyway I support the removal of Kangin

[a-cheshire-grin.livejournal.com]

Kangin I don't care about, but what has Sungmin done? And don't tell me it's because he got married?

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

I share this list on a previous SJ article...a list that has some details about why they want Sungmin out

[yami-no-hoshi.livejournal.com]

??? that is so ridiculous. the level of fan entitlement is honestly scary. Because he didn't tell his fans about his marriage and calls his wife by the nickname they gave him, he deserves to get kicked out of the group?

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

all i see in twitter are fans blaming snowdrop headmaster (former sungmin/ kyumin shipper fansite) .... remember that creepy fan obsessed with Sulli?? this is the same story

kpop got global and korean fanbases dont have the same power they used to have years ago when lets say they protested against henry or made jay park quit from 2pm , hopefully this is the kind of situation when non-korean fans can actually make a diference

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

I hope so

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

HAH y'all were thinking ELFs were just going to sit back and let the noob EXO-Ls and ARMYs outclass them in crazy irrational fandom nonsense? They have over a decade's worth of experience in being entitled assholes (surprised they can't relate to Kangin).

Can't wait for Heechul's imminent angry rant on social media. He's usually reliable in calling out stupid fan behavior.

[kwaiirosesilent.livejournal.com]

mte. people forget the level of crazy ELFs are. Hoping for the Heechul response soon too. Kangin I can understand but fans being mad at Sungmin is ridic and they need to get called out.

[uniqlos.livejournal.com]

Kangin is trash but this comeback is already without Kyuhyun and Ryeowook, so if you kick out Kangin and Sungmin you're left with only two people who can sing and then the rest of the useless bunch lol this will be a mess.

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

Please dont listen to those fans

[jillyjellly.livejournal.com]

have the rest of the group publicly supported sungmin's marriage jw

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

i'm p sure, i found this (https://www.soompi.com/2014/12/13/super-junior-members-gather-together-to-congratulate-sungmins-marriage/) and this (https://www.soompi.com/2015/07/15/super-junior-discusses-tension-regarding-sungmins-marriage/)

[cooliosa.livejournal.com]

do as all a favor and disband the whole group

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

MTE

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

kangin should be booted but lmao @ all their "reasoning" and "explanation" for why sungmin should be kicked out
like...really? this kind of obsessive fan behaviour even at this age? good god

[ashdevilrun23.livejournal.com]

Kangin is trash
Sungmin doesn't deserve this. Just cause he got married?? Please

[365daysafter.livejournal.com]

Kangin I can understand, but I cannnot believe they're still this pressed about Sungmin getting married (or can I?)

[supersunshiner.livejournal.com]

wow sungmin did nothing wrong but kangin? yes get that piece of shit out and far away from celebrity life

[lechuza-yoya.livejournal.com]

kangin out !!

but sungmin ?? wow no

[lovebeat-down.livejournal.com]

Kangin being expelled makes sense but leave poor Sungmin alone, let him enjoy his life (and wife)