A STAYC fansite recently created a commotion when they were revealed that they had been placed on the blacklist by HIGHUP Entertainment. They received an email about the matter.
The email received. | @soft__peach__/Twitter
The company cited the reason as that the fansite had taken photos of the members inside the airport.
Hello. This is the person-in-charge of STAYC’s fanclub. Recently, we confirme that you uploaded photos of our artist within the airport on your social media. We have attached the relevant files and if you have anything to bring up about this, please reply our email before December 19, 11.59pm. If you don’t have anything to retort, or after we review your reply, we will decide about placing you on the blacklist.
Thank you.
— HIGHUP Entertainment
The fan was angered, claiming that the company shouldn’t treat fans that way. As the airport is considered a public space, where even journalists go to to take photos, the fansite wondered what they had done wrong.
잘먹고 잘 사세요 하이업 이렇게 팬 다 쳐내고 꼭 성공하길 !! pic.twitter.com/Ve5QbRs5Aw
— soft peach (@soft__peach__) December 14, 2023
Live and eat well, HIGHUP. Hope you succeed after chasing away fans.
— Soft Peach
Many are criticizing the company for not acting smartly to help STAYC gain fans. After all, fansites are often a gateway to becoming a fan.
아니ㅋㅋ 공항에서 팬들이 가수를 때렸나요
아니면 스텝한테 욕을 했나요
블랙의 정당한 이유를 모르겠네 https://t.co/iX1hcJCmF0
— 쿠잉 (@cooing0420) December 14, 2023
No, but did they hit the singers? Did they curse at the staff? I don’t know what’s a justifiable reason for being blacklisted.
— cooing0420
홈마사진으로도 팬유입이 되는데 저런메일보내면ㅋㅋ https://t.co/E7ZNObSKCu
— 오늘♡극 Tㅐ래 (@to_day1103) December 14, 2023
Fans enter the fandom through fansite photos. How can they send such an email?
— to_day1103
미친거아님?
요즘 소속사들 왜이렇게주제파악을못하지
오프다니는팬들한테 감사합니다해도모자랄판에 https://t.co/UMXwu01KS6
— 고죠 박일구 (@19again19) December 14, 2023
Are they crazy? Why are companies these days unable to know where they stand? It’s not even enough for them to thank fans who go to offline schedules.
— 19again19
Some of the photos taken by the fansite include the following of Seeun at the airport.
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