WAKEONE is being criticized online for an alleged "homophobic" treatment of Sung Han Bin and Zhang Hao.
Here's what happened.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Is ZEROBASEONE Copying Wanna One? Here's What People Think On Twitter, fans claimed that agency WAKEONE also played a huge part in the big error made by the magazine. ZEROSEs uploaded several official images of Zhang Hao and Hanbin that could've been provided by WAKEONE for the magazine to use.
Are you kidding me? If these pictures are not double pictures, can't the magazine ask wk1 to take a haobin double photograph? If it is stated from the beginning that there is no double photograph, then don't let fans vote! https://t.co/vRPcxdXdWC pic.twitter.com/4WOIu79MUv
— jang (@haobinzzang) September 27, 2023
They also speculated that WAKEONE is trying their best to blur out Zhang Hao and Hanbin's closeness, which stems from the agency's alleged homophobic intentions, according to ZEROSEs. Read more of their reactions below:
haobin is the #1 moneymaker rn and they cant even use them for that? fuck wakeone FUCK HOMOPHOBESSSSSS https://t.co/l8DqJoBIWi
— statye ✩‧₊˚ (@3kimandimdead) September 26, 2023
i'm sorry no one can convince me anymore that wakeone isn't doing something out of their way to separate hao and bin come one now they're NEVER in the same team or room or ig live? it's like they're not even in the same group atp
— mel☁️昊昊 🤍 (@zhanggurri) September 22, 2023
Wakeone being awfully homophobic if they cannot stand 2 of their artists being close friends and isntantly feel the need to seperate them. https://t.co/6vdnNazk9A
— Ced 7-1=0🏳️🌈 (@Woo_Shook) September 22, 2023
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