
SM Entertainment has offered a formal apology after Red Velvet’s manager received much criticism for his attitude and behavior toward fans of the girl group.
On May 10, a representative of SM Entertainment shared, “It is true that the man seen in the video is Red Velvet’s manager. With this incident, we would like to express our sincere apology to the fans. We will make a strong effort in training [our managers] so that something like this does not happen again.”
Earlier, on May 8, a fan-taken video of the Red Velvet members on the way to their car following the “Music Bank” broadcast on this day became a hot topic, not because of the group, but due to the manager’s harsh behavior.
In the video, the manager could be seen and heard continuously yelling at the fans that had been waiting outside for the girls to finish up the music show broadcast. At one point, he also curses at the fans, even getting physical, as he holds them back or pushes them out of the way.
After this video spread online, fans and netizens began to criticize the manager, pointing out that the fans were not posing any kind of real threat to the members’ safety. This has become quite an issue, especially due to the fact that this incident occurred after the manager of SME labelmate EXO was fined at the end of last month for physically assaulting a fan.
Article: Red Velvet manager swearing at fans... SM reps, "We're sorry to our fans"
Source: No Cut news via Naver
1. [+3,349, -34] That manager has a criminal record too, I don't know why he was hired, there must be a reason why ㅋㅋ
2. [+2,985, -48] Why are all of SM's managers like this;;
3. [+2,550, -48] The manager did cross the line ㅋㅋㅋ The fans were just telling the girls to be careful but he swore at them... well, good on SM for the fast feedback!
4. [+2,145, -20] Yeah the fans were just greeting the group, there was no need for him to swear at them like that..
5. [+1,991, -56] Feels like SM managers are so known for putting down fans ㅡㅡ The company is so greedy for money that they don't view their fans as people but just another thing to rip money off of. How many times has this happened already?
6. [+290, -4] Managers think they're celebrities just because they get to hang out with celebrities ㅋㅋ and it also seems like that manager talks down to Irene a lot. She gets so sad whenever he yells at her..
7. [+246, -2] Can't you just fire people like that..
8. [+242, -3] Seems like there are instances where he puts down the members too, please be more careful about this stuff.
9. [+230, -2] Saw the video and it was pretty bad. Fans were being nice and just greeting the group, I felt bad for them.
10. [+226, -6] EXO manager's assault and now Red Velvet's manager's swearing. SM doesn't train their managers or what?
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