ATEEZ is being dragged into an ongoing issue pertaining to one café owner Hongdae.
Read below to know what happened.
Café in Hongdae Rejected ATINYs?
K-pop fans usually hold events for their favorite K-pop idols. These gatherings take place at nice cafés or other similar venues.
Most often than not, cafés in South Korea have a first come first serve basis. This is to ensure that there would be no conflicts of schedule among K-pop fans and their idols.
But one café from Hongdae, named Café Yellow Birthday, has gone under fire for rejecting client bookings based on the K-pop artist they want to surprise.
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Eagle-eyed fans were convinced ATINYs were the ones that tried to book the shop, but they were rejected.
But other than ATEEZ's fans, other fandoms also shared their awful experiences with the café.
One of them posted their conversation with the store owner. The customer asked if specific dates were still available for booking.
Initially, the café owner said yes before asking who the booking was for. But when the fan told them the name of the K-pop artist they plan to surprise, the owner suddenly had a change of heart and said that they were fully booked.
Others also shared the strict rules customers need to follow if they want to host an event at Café Yellow Birthday. They said an 80 USD down payment should be given to the café, but this amount will no longer be returned if less than 20 people attend the event.
Additionally, if there are cakes left in stock after the event, the person that booked the venue should be responsible for buying them all. No bottled drinks will be sold if the number of guests is below 50.
Rocket Punch Suyun's Fans Share Experience With the Café
Additionally, Rocket Punch Suyun's fans also had a similar experience.
The fan wanted to schedule an event for March 12 and 13 and the café owner initially said the store was available on that day.
After learning that the booking was for Rocket Punch Suyun, the café owner said she plans to accept other bookings on March 12 and 13. Both dates came and went and the fan learned that Café Yellow Birthday did not get booked.
The store owner has not also shied away from letting their feelings known. They said they are open for reservations and events in April, May, and June. But they were very clear in saying their choice of artists.
On Twitter, some K-pop fans reminded the café owner that they are not the only place where they can book events.
Then, on Tuesday, March 15, Café Yellow Birthday apologized to ATINYs. In their statement, the store owner admitted that there was greed on her part. But they also promised to be more righteous next time.
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Camille Heimbrod wrote this.
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