ZEROSEs have come to Ricky's defense after a manager allegedly yelled at the idol during a live broadcast.
Here's what happened.
ZEROBASEONE Ricky's 'Scolding' from Staff Sparks Heated Reactions Among ZEROSEs
On November 1, ZEROBASEONE's fandom ZEROSEs rallied on social media, where they expressed their rage towards the group's manager for harshly scolding member Ricky.
According to fans, Ricky interacted with ZEROSEs in a livestream held on October 31.
During the broadcast, Gunwook eventually told Ricky to check his KakaoTalk, stating that their management had notified Ricky to end his broadcast.
Gunwook: "Ricky, check your KakaoTalk. Check Your KakaoTalk and end your livestream."
Ricky: "Oops."
Gunwook: "They said get permission to end it."
Ricky: "I have to finish the live now. Goodbye, I don't think I can keep up the live any longer. I'm sorry."
허락안맡고 첫라방켠걸로 급하게 끈애 불러다 혼내는거 바로 옆에서 잘 들었습니다‼️ 주의주는 건 이해하지만 라방 끝날때까지 5분여 동안 팬들한테까지 들리게 언성높여 혼내는 건 납득이 가지 않네요‼️ 그렇게 목숨거는 온전한 매니징과 케어 다른방면에서도 보여주시길@wakeone_offcl @ZB1_official pic.twitter.com/HUpnakXkId
— 주키박스-_- (@R1ckytty) October 31, 2023
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ricky got scolded by staff/manager during today’s lives.. he had to rush his goodbye after gw signaled gv and rk to stop the live and later manager asked ricky to come out and you could hear the manager yelling at him https://t.co/jkAZ6IggCq pic.twitter.com/svpCf5Zig6
— jia (slow) (@sillybabycat) October 31, 2023
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The viral clips incited a heated frenzy across X (Twitter), where ZEROSEs called out WAKEONE Entertainment for the staff's actions.
Fans were baffled by how Ricky got scolded immediately for a minor reason and even deemed the actions as sinophobic due to the member being Chinese.
Read their comments below:
SCOLDING A 19 YEAR OLD FOR DOING A BBL LIVE??!? WHAT ELSE DO THEY SCOLDED HIM FOR BEHIND THE CAMERAS?!??!
— 🎀~ᰔᩚCha•~🎞️ (@beRicky_) October 31, 2023
i literally just woke up wakeone you’re fucking unbelievable https://t.co/GEwfRwBtR0
— ... (@kingw00k) November 1, 2023
The whole "do you understand what I'm saying" thing that the manager scolded Ricky with low-key feels like... sinophobic.....like the manager was putting Ricky down. When people say that to me it feels like they're trying to allude that I'm too stupid to understand them....
— Mono⁰-¹🌸🎞️ (@Monoghost_H) October 31, 2023
it's fucked up because he didn't sacrifice a lot & come to korea alone & train hard for years to be able to live his dream & successfully debut, just to be treated like this. i can only imagine how frustrating it must feel for ricky...we know how much he adores his fans as well…
— 🍰 (@rickyourlove) October 31, 2023
Some gathered to address the alleged mistreatment directly to WAKEONE and take action against the staff member.
— RICKY GLOBAL (@RICKYGLOBAL_) October 31, 2023
I did all three on all three of my accounts 🩵💙 Ricky deserves an apology from them 😌 pic.twitter.com/ZLYDbcLINC
— Heidy⁺¹₊˚⊹♡ (@chocochip_keeho) October 31, 2023
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