NMIXX"s fansign that recently took place in Los Angeles is currently a hot topic on an online community, with many netizens giving different reactions.
Continue reading to know what happened.
NMIXX's Fansign in Los Angeles Garners Various Reactions - Here's Why
On May 23, JYP Entertainment's new girl group NMIXX collaborated with hello82, a global K-pop culture media, for their first offline fansign event in Los Angeles. They rookie group also performed for the fans and did a live edition of question parade, where 82 NSWERs were given the chance to ask one question to one member.
On the same day, the fansign event became the talk of the town when a photo from the venue was uploaded to the online community Nate Pann. The post has more than 74,000 views as of this writing.
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The netizen who shared the picture pointed out that while the NMIXX members were seated in a row, the fans could be seen kneeling in front of them for autographs.
In the past years, fans kneeling at artists' fansign events was always expected, and netizens considered it "ridiculous" and "disrespectful to fans."
Netizens had pointed out before that some K-pop groups, such as TWICE, B1A4, and Oh My Girl, let fans sit on chairs rather than make them kneel. Hence, many questioned why other groups still make fans kneel at fansign events.
Now, the same thing happened to NMIXX's fansign event in Los Angeles, and so the topic is garnering mixed reactions from netizens.
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Some of the comments are:
"It's humiliating. The short table made the fans kneel."
"Why did they choose a table so short?"
"This is disappointing. Can't they find a few chairs anywhere?"
"Why did the organizers prepare it that way?"
"If you want to be treated well by fans, you have to treat the fans well too."
Additionally, several netizens pointed out that the fans paid a hundred dollars to have access to NMIXX's fansign event, yet, they only ended up kneeling just to get autographs from the members.
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Prior to the event, hello82 offered four bundles with different benefits. Bundle A ($120) included access to the question parade and album for fansign, plus an exclusive t-shirt. Bundle B ($100) included an album for fansign and exclusive t-shirt, while Bundle C ($60) included exclusive hoodie and a pre-signed album and Bundle D ($45) included exclusive t-shirt and a pre-signed album.
Meanwhile, other netizens gave contrasting comments:
"In the first place, shouldn't fans just bend their backs and talk?"
"Why do they have to kneel anyway?"
"The fans should've brought chairs."
"They could just stand while talking to them," and more.
What are your thoughts on the issue? Leave your opinion in the comments section!
NMIXX Performs at the KCON 2022 Premiere in Chicago
Prior to NMIXX's fansign event in Los Angeles (in collaboration with hello82), the rookie girl group participated in the KCON 2022 Premiere in Chicago, which took place on May 20 and 21.
They performed their debut song "O.O" and also covered popular tracks like BLACKPINK's "Kill This Love" and Beyoncé's "Move Your Body."
Meanwhile, KCON 2022 will return to Los Angeles, California in August and head to Tokyo in October.
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Written by Maria Scott
