Jin (BTS) is facing backlash over lack of promotions from HYBE and BIG HIT Music for his solo tour.
Jin’s solo tour, #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR, starts June 28-29 at Goyang Sports Complex Auxiliary Stadium in Goyang. It includes 18 shows across Japan, the USA, and Europe.
Fans criticize HYBE and BIG HIT Music for promoting Jin’s tour on official social media only days before the first concert, sparking outrage.
If the company doesn’t promote the tour on all platforms, how are people supposed to know about it?
They don’t even make the slightest effort to hide how they sabotage anything related to JinBIGHIT RESPECT JIN
BIGHIT RESPECT JIN
BIGHIT RESPECT JIN @BIGHIT_MUSIC @bts_bighit— 𝐹𝒶𝒾𝓇𝓎 𝒥𝒾𝓃 ᴇᴄʜᴏ (@FairyJin412)
HYBE also announced a theater screening of BTS’s 5-year-old online concert MOTS ON:E on the same day as Jin’s Japan concert. The old concert screening was announced first, confusing fans and splitting attention.
this is seokjin’s first ever solo concert but the screening of an old bts concert happening on the same day as run seokjin japan live viewing was the one that got announced first
LITERALLY NO ARTIST GETS SABOTAGED LIKE THIS????
— skye⁷ (@onlyforseokjini)
This controversy follows the earlier outraged response to Jin’s “Epiphany” video clips being cut from BTS’s Festa video.
WHERE IS “EPIPHANY” by JIN?
In the video used for Festa, only one person is missing. If it is not an intentional omission, please correct it immediately and apologize for the repeated editing mistakes and promise to prevent them from happening again. @BIGHIT_MUSIC…
— FOR BTS JIN (김석진번역팀) (@for_seokjin1992)
Netizens slammed HYBE and BIG HIT Music for their mishandling of Jin’s solo activities:
“The main issue seems to be that there’s less than a week until the concert and the company still hasn’t done any promotion. That’s definitely a problem.”
“Just looking at the original post, it’s no wonder fans are angry. The company either isn’t working at all or is doing things really weirdly.”
“Fans have every right to be upset. Promoting a concert is basic stuff, and if the company isn’t doing their job properly, of course people are going to be mad.”
“Since the company’s not doing anything, only the members and fans are scrambling. Telling us not to talk about this on a fan forum is like saying we should eat with just a spoon and no chopsticks.”
“Of course fans are mad—what do you expect? Jin’s the one who constantly gets left out.”
“HYBE is just terrible at their job. Seems like they barely have any proper entertainment staff. They’ve just filled the place with people from the gaming industry who are obsessed with making money.”
“Haven’t there always been tons of complaints about Jin getting left out? Even if you’re not a BTS fan, anyone who follows idols would know that. HYBE is seriously messed up.”
Fans continue monitoring the situation as Jin’s solo tour rapidly approaches, demanding better support from HYBE and BIG HIT Music.
