Block B at the center of another controversy, due to their fans

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Block B, who earlier this year caused a firestorm of controversies due to their interview in Thailand, has once again found themselves at the center of yet another controversy, this time due to their fans.

The problem began on March 17th, when Block B held a fan signing event in a large bookstore in Suwon. As the fan signing event was underway, some fans took drastic measures in order to get a glimpse of their idols. A few fans climbed on top of bookshelves and tables, causing numerous books to fall off of these shelves and tables.

Furthermore, many of these books were damaged from being stepped on and a table was even reported to have been broken from the weight of the fans. These occurrences were uploaded live through various social networking sites. thus pictures were transmitted in real time to numerous online community boards.

Those who were present in the bookstore uploaded comments such as, “Even the security equipment is being broken by the fans“, “I think there are more than a hundred books that were damaged” , and “This is so rude to the normal customers who are there to buy books“.

As the controversy began to accelerate, some Block B fans took damage control into their own hands. Many of them criticized the destructive fans by saying, “Currently Block B’s company is losing trainees and Block B are busy with schedules, and your actions are making it more difficult for them.” Furthermore, some of the fans cleaned up the mess after the signing event and uploaded pictures of their cleaning online.

Some attributed the problem to the organizational failure of the event. The event was only supposed to host pre-selected fans, but the event drew fans from all over, causing there to be a lack of organization and management.

It’s good to see the fans reprimanding those who were unruly and helping clear things at at the end of the event.



Source : Allkpop
Soompi
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Comments

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Can't the guys catch a break? Good going fans.

And it's odd that they were doing a fansign in a bookstore.

[chikage-chan.livejournal.com]

If people behave, there's no problem on doing that. They hold mini lives and fan signing events at tower records in japan and nobody does stuff like this.
I feel sorry for Block B. Even though i dont like them or their music, they dont deserve all the bad press they are getting recently...

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

These fans. :|



JUST NO.

[junhiya.livejournal.com]

lol MTE yunho

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

Ugh. All groups have shitty fans but this is something else. So glad some of the fans stayed to help clear up. I would have, too.

This shouldn't really be a Block B controversy though, just a BBC controversy. It sucks they're being labelled with their fans' problems.

[kissuholic.livejournal.com]

omg, give Block B a break already -_-
first that freaking accident that was completely overblown and now something Block B aren't even at fault at. Some fans are fucking stupid, now should everybody suffer from that?

[jeune-fleur.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately yes, for the action of a few silly people :(

[msdaccxx.livejournal.com]

I was at an instore gig one time where the floor caved in from the weight of fans - now that's a crowd control problem.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but then it should be bloody common sense not to step on a book and not to climb on shelves with books on them.

[waltz-in-code.livejournal.com]

rude rude rude

[flu-n-c.livejournal.com]

Fan signing at a book store? really??

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

seoul's bookstores have a music section and a books section... I guess they did the signing in the book section for space reasons? idk I attended a fti fansign in a bookstore and nothing like this happened

[hellafun.livejournal.com]

I feel sorry for the bookstore owner tbh, let's hope management paid for the damages.

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

They have fansignings at bookstores because many big bookstores have a large CD section. I went to a Teen Top fansigning that was in a book store and the fans weren't this bad, they generally respected the shelves and just bent a few covers by accident at the worst.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

Acting a fool again, shame on you BBC.

[sapphirehyeran.livejournal.com]

"Controversy" just wtf is a controversy to you?

[lobotronic.livejournal.com]

This is the responsibility of the bookstore staff and the event organizers, and the fans are to be reprimanded. LEAVE BLOCK B ALOOOOONE

[weerainbow.livejournal.com]

After all the boys went through I'd have thought they'd be trying to be looking out for them, not causing more trouble :(
Those fans need a lecture from Yoseob.

[shintotchi.livejournal.com]

It's called a Yoseob-in-a-box. Trademarked by me. >_> I will sell them...once I get the technology.

[valieleen.livejournal.com]

Disrespectful much? I can't believe some of them are actually standing on the shelves.. Poor planning, security should have taken care of this.

[uledy.livejournal.com]

these kids have no home trainnig.

[breathless31.livejournal.com]

NALI, NALI, NALINA~

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Joffrey, please ask for those people who put the books in that state for their heads to be cut. This time it will actually be appreciated.

[cry-withoutfear.livejournal.com]

uh way to go.
way to show your care and concern for your already stressed idols.

[kotetsu.livejournal.com]

sounds like a security control problem on top of unruly fans. bad mix.

[spread.livejournal.com]

This is highly offensive.
I wish people would think of the books for often.
This group is doing the most, they need to disband tbqh..

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

THIS.
I get so angry when people do not handle book nicely. I know it's crazy b ut I love books.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

*tries to breathe*

I would have worked in that library, some people might have died.

:-)

[jeune-fleur.livejournal.com]

I just came to say something really simple: think of what kind of trouble your beloved idols can get into for your unreasonable behavior.

Just that.

[fancifury.livejournal.com]

disband

[raiha-kasep.livejournal.com]

waeeeeee?????
TTATT

[cagallisakura.livejournal.com]

nice job fans

[baka-tenshi.livejournal.com]

because block b totally needs this, yep!