Fandom over the top? Why did GDragon’s fans post up newspaper advertisements?

[crystalheng.livejournal.com]

An encouragement advertisement posted on the newspaper by Big Bang GDragon’s fans has recently been the topic of interests amongst netizens.

‘DCInside GDragon Gallery’ DCGD is known to have posted up 2 advertisement on JongHap Daily Newspaper on 23rd December and 18th November. Attention is drawn to the advertisements as the fans come together to collect funds to post up an encouragement message to GDragon, who was recently caught under criticisms for his solo concert, and also their say about the case.

The advertisement posted on 18th Novemeber “Cannot find GDragon” as the title and the phrase “Page cannot be displayed” doing a parody of the internet, expressing their unhappiness to YG Entertainment on how GDragon was not active for his solo activities. There was also a print written at the bottom of the page “This advertisement has nothing to do with YG Entertainment which cares more about its own image than its singers’ careers.”

And recently on 23rd December, fans who were unhappy about some parts to the concert being deleted out from GDragon’s concert DVD posted another advertisement in the newspaper, “It is the passion made by GDragon and 24,000 other fans! Touching!! We wish to feel that touching moments again with an uncut DVD”.

There was also the phrase written on the recent ad “The audience shall assess the concert performance”.

 


Source: Kbites

Comments

[nimco.livejournal.com]

yes lets have the unedited DVD plz.

[freed-misery.livejournal.com]

G-mouse is super cute.

And I really do hope they release an uncut ver of the concert, stop cockblocking being lame and ~*unartistic*~ to us D

[toleecharm.livejournal.com]

yeah right :]

[very86.livejournal.com]

...AND PUT 18+ ON IT THIS TIME, DAMN let's avoid this shit in the future, k?

THIS!

[finchburg.livejournal.com]

~*High Class Lady Everyday*~

[age-b.livejournal.com]

i want that uncut dvd too...
maybe they could release two versions? 18+ and a censored one?
sounds like a compromise to me.

[nimco.livejournal.com]

DCYB should do that too but GD fans are more outspoken
while Taeyang fans go with whatever YG does.

[xdaisyxlovesxbb.livejournal.com]

actually DCYB does something stuff for Taeyang but its not as crazy as DCGD but they have this award thing and they give awards out to the people that won a music show and i remember that one year they gave Taeyang a huge locker with him on the locker and it has a lot of cds in it too.

they usually dont go crazy at DCGD lol.

here u can see more of the award stuff http://pgeorgie.blogspot.com/2009/12/its-that-time-of-year-2009-dcyb-music.html

and this is about how they complain about yg http://pgeorgie.blogspot.com/2009/09/mr.html

[tees2mai.livejournal.com]

GD's fans are the most active in the BB fandom. they're always doing stuff for him but YB's are calm and prefer working quietly :/

[blooberrie.livejournal.com]

give us unedited and slap a 19+ label on it jfc.

[radical-ed57.livejournal.com]

There better be an uncut version of the DVD. They need to stop playin'. >:(

[love-flag.livejournal.com]

yay for gd support ~

[bae-mac.livejournal.com]

I better get my money's worth damn it!

Wasn't able to watch the concert live so the DVD better be uncensored.

[ilovearronyan.livejournal.com]

isn't the minister of health and something the one who wanted YG to rate GD's concert??

LOL at this newspaper advertisement.
Yeay VIP for showing power :D

[tees2mai.livejournal.com]

I want the dvd to be unedited. I demand it for all the international fans. just slap a 18+ sticker on it damn it!

[natacha92.livejournal.com]

yyyyyyyy for uncut DVD, plskthnkx.

[czarny.livejournal.com]

lol GD fans seem to be almost as batshit as he is, but not quite to the level of the R.Pattz fandom.

[evil-zucchini.livejournal.com]

No fandom could be as crazy as R.Pattz, and by association, Twilight fandom. :\ Edward Cullen panties, anyone?

[czarny.livejournal.com]

And I'm crazy enough to out-crazy entire fandoms so maybe it's me bulking up the crazy in the GD fandom and I'm only in that now and then.

HAHA did that even make sense..

[atarashiiyoake.livejournal.com]

Lol, awesome?

[evil-zucchini.livejournal.com]

This advertisement has nothing to do with YG Entertainment which cares more about its own image than its singers’ careers

OSNAP. :|

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

Only having an edited DVD is a really shitty decision but lol @ the first one. If GD is considered to not have been active during his solo I wonder what that says about Youngbae's so far.

[rennii.livejournal.com]

If GD is considered to not have been active during his solo I wonder what that says about Youngbae's so far.

This! LOL. I read this line and went: "What are you talking about...? XD What about Youngbae then?"

But I'm not sure, I'm getting the feeling that YB isn't promoting his CD fully at the moment? Just a few songs until the CD actually comes out?

=/ do we even know whether or not Wedding Dress is his title song?

[crystalheng.livejournal.com]

do we even know whether or not Wedding Dress is his title song?
It's not. It's like Where U At, a teaser to his full album.

[rennii.livejournal.com]

yeah, that's what I thought but a lot of people were telling me the contrary. But, YG did release a message saying he was going to promote the other song's before the title song so that the hype doesn't slowly die down after the title song wins its awards like what happened with GD xD

Well, I'm excited for his CD, nonetheless.

[jing-16.livejournal.com]

lmao.just because Cassiopeia and KHottest posted on the papers, VIPs have to do it too.
*waiting for ELFs' advertisement on the papers*

[toleecharm.livejournal.com]

*waiting for ELFs' advertisement on the papers*

IKR.

[julietbunny.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who feels a little facepalmy here?
Like, I agree with what they have to say I just...idk, I guess I'm not used to these methods.

[cindel.livejournal.com]

“This advertisement has nothing to do with YG Entertainment which cares more about its own image than its singers’ careers."

WATER IS WET. SKY IS BLUE.

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

Wait...maybe it's because I just woke up, but idgi.

Can someone break this down for me?

[dysphoriia.livejournal.com]

dude everything with gd's name is made to look crazy ... : /

[shopaholism.livejournal.com]

I don't see this as crazy or over the top. It's sane, it's relatively constructive, it isn't written in blood...

[eina9.livejournal.com]

I agree. For a large fanbase that may be spread out all over Korea, this method seems efficient and convenient for people who don't have time for something like flashmobs or physical demonstrations outside the YG building. It's a good way to get attention, but not too much of it.

[des-akazim.livejournal.com]

yes, blame yg because they are the worst ent ever totally

[love-flag.livejournal.com]

lol are you kidding?

SM?

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

I think that was sarcasm.

[des-akazim.livejournal.com]

true true

[iluvkidnappers.livejournal.com]

...sarcasm.....

[jishcreator.livejournal.com]

Fashaw. ♥

[playitdirty.livejournal.com]

I actually find this pretty cool lol. Esp the 'page cannot be display' ad because it's creative (but i don't agree on the msg :|).

IA W/ THE 2ND AD THOUGH. UNCUT DVD KTHX.

[fat-top.livejournal.com]

i can't wait for tops album. i will be posting ads in the states~

[inheritable.livejournal.com]

Can't they just release a properly tagged version of the DVD? Or is this them trying not to lose the sales from preteens again?

[katchi12.livejournal.com]

Just put 18+ then its done.

I just want the issue everything about GD will be finished in a smooth way.

[starlique.livejournal.com]

Will the fans stop blaming the company all the time? The Hottests blaming JYP, now VIPs blaming YG? I really do feel YG treats its artistes the best.

Besides, GD's done enough promotion - he needs to rest! He's prolly working on the Big Bang album anyway.