Yoochun's follow-up updates of his fansite raised the eyebrows of the netizens. The annual membership fee is too expensive compared to other fan sites, according to netizens.
Recently, Yoochun announced that his fansite is up soon, and this became a hot topic among netizens as it contradicted his previous statement when he was involved in a drug scandal in 2019.
The Blue Cielo officially opened on the 20th, as announced earlier. While his fans were thrilled, some slammed the idea after learning about the expensive annual membership fee.
The official site will come in four languages: Japanese, South Korean, English, and Chinese. What made some people felt inappropriate was the cost of the membership registration that for others is overpriced.
"Dear fans! Thank you for visiting Park Yu Chun's official fan club BLUE CIELO. We really appreciate your love and support for Park Yu Chun. Here is a guide for the sign-up process for your reference," the site stated.
"Announcement on paid membership benefits.
Annual membership fee: 66,000 KRW (54 USD), including tax
Exclusive access to content released year-round (pictures and videos)
Selling first access to fan club events
Restricted events for fan club members Official member MD," the site added.
Netizens then took this to social media and slammed the intention of the fansite. For K-pop enthusiasts, this may seem like too much to ask from fans.
"Does he have to shame at all?" Asked one commenter. Some think that he isn't ashamed of his past controversy and still insists on this sort of cost from his fans.
Others wrote, "I'm dumbfounded" and "LOL crazy b******."
Others meant to say is that Yuchoon's history has been messed up due to his scandals, as well as his initial confirmation that he was not coming back. With this, people see him as someone who is trying to manipulate the mob with lies. Apart from that, netizens expressed that Blue Cielo's membership fee is twice or thrice higher than the other fan clubs.
Meanwhile, in line with the launch of his site, he uploaded a welcome video on his Instagram account.
"Finally, I got my official fan club. You can see a side of me that you've never seen before, so please give a lot of love and interest. I will also visit and communicate with you. Please give a lot of support and thank you," the K-pop idol said.