Netizens have shared anger at the AAAs (Asia Artist Awards) after a heartbreaking clips of STAYC and ZEROBASEONE have gained attention.
The members of STAYC | @STAYC_Official/Twitter The members of ZEROBASEONE | @zb1_official/Twitter
Although the awards were in 2023, new videos have been released where the celebrities attending had to pick three of the stars they wanted to do a challenge with (for idols) and another for actors/actresses they’re most looking forward to seeing their next work.
Whether they were idols or actors, they picked someone and gave their reasons.
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Yet, netizens’ heart broke when it came to two groups. When ZEROBASEONE came to the board, it was pointed out that they didn’t have many votes.
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While they thanked those who did vote for them, Jiwoong proved true leadership qualities by saying, “Then we should vote for us,” to keep the mood light.
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Even worse, in the next video, when STAYC went to the board, they saw that they didn’t have any votes.
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So, they decided to vote for themselves, which broke the hearts of netizens.
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In the end, they used their other votes for themselves and asked others to vote and show interest in them.
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When the clip was posted online, netizens shared their sadness for the two groups. In particular, they were angry that the AAAs would create a segment like that, knowing that it could upset idols if they didn’t get picked.
I just wanna give them a big hug pic.twitter.com/jc1UW3L1UD
— vee ໒꒰ྀི´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა (@faiirysieun) January 10, 2024
gunwook quietly going 𝑜𝒽 𝓃𝑜… when he realized zb1 only got 2 votes as the artists people wanted to do a challenge with pic.twitter.com/8dSAqgITw2
— (@dearpgw) January 8, 2024
whoever had the idea is evil these boys have major trauma with voting GIVE THEM A BREAK https://t.co/AH3Bkg4kDb
— judith is UGLY (@luuminiferous) January 8, 2024
why is this even a thing this is just crushing spirits for no reason https://t.co/JQH1BwnN7S pic.twitter.com/Qxoy2sYfPM
— ً (@rickykgae) January 8, 2024
Actually why the fuck do they do these charts in the first place? Its pointless and just leads to pain for the poor artists who (usually not from big4) are left out despite their achievements, popularity and talent… what’s the point https://t.co/mFU0ZXk5Rj
— yoko (pinned!!) GW DAY (@zeebeewon) January 11, 2024
stayc and zb1 being two of the groups i’ve seen consistently support and visibly react positively to stages from all artists and yet they’re the ones who get absolutely nothing back.. https://t.co/6QG9pKUNmZ
— dylan ❆ (@zhsoftly) January 11, 2024
For many fans, it was an uncalled-for segment. All the idols have their own popularity, but to have to see what other idols think of them, just through choices alone, seems harsh, especially for the less senior artists.
