They want a proper explanation from the agency.
Previously, fans of ONF have exposed the agency WM Entertainment and its touring agency J&B Entertainment for leaking members’ information, revealing new album spoilers, and scamming fans.
On July 4, an X user posted screenshots of the chat room to bring light to the situation.
The OP posted a thread with screenshots from the chatroom and other proof sent by fans to expose J&B Entertainment for its actions towards ONF and its fans. With this, fans began sending in their receipts regarding the tour agency in hopes of raising awareness of this issue. Most recently, the CEO of the tour agency J&B Entertainment posted an apology regarding the controversy.
However, fans were not happy with the way WM Entertainment handled the situation, as they only posted a short notice regarding the controversy in Korean on its official account.
“Hello, this is WM Entertainment. We want to inform you about ONF and the overseas tour agency J&B Entertainment. First, we apologize to the fans and artists for causing concern.
We have repeatedly voiced our opposition and demanded improvements in their arbitrary operating decisions and unfriendly responses to fans, which have not been shared or discussed with us.
Although J&B has apologized to the artists and fans, we have decided to terminate the contract with them and cancel the tour in Taiwan and Hong Kong. We sincerely apologize to the fans who have been waiting for the tour.
Regarding the North American tours in August, considering the fans who have prepared in advance to attend, we will notify you soon after taking a closer look at the situation.
We feel heavily responsible and promise to make sure the same thing won’t happen again in the future.
Also, we would like to apologize once again for causing disappointment to fans who have showed continuous their love and support for the artists.”
ONF’s Fan Fuse Union have organized a full statement revealing their concerns regarding this controversy.
They also strongly urged WM to exclude the ten group chat members from the fan club, restricting their activities for tour and fan events.
Fans also began posting the statement online in four different languages using the hashtag #더블유엠_제이앤비_숨지마라 (WM_JB_DontHide).
WM Entertainment has yet to speak up on the matter.
