On June 3, several protest trucks and funeral wreaths appeared in front of the HYBE building. It is known that they are sent by the fandom of fromis_9, who are fed up with the girl group constantly bearing mistreatment.
In particular, fromis_9 has not released any music for a year, while the rest of HYBE artists, including fellow Pledis artists SEVENTEEN and TWS, are active with various schedules. It even got to the point where members of fromis_9 themselves spoke up about the mistreatment, from being unable to make a comeback to being excluded from the company’s party.
While Pledis has announced a comeback in August for fromis_9, fans believe that this move was mere damage control.
As a result, they sent funeral wreaths and protest trucks, calling out Pledis and HYBE for numerous failings, including decreased frequency and quality of official content, unannounced comeback delay, poor support during promotional activities, neglect of overseas fandom, and frequent reuse of stage outfits.
The protest is expected to be held from June 3 to June 5, or until Pledis and HYBE responded to the fans’ demands.
Source: Pkp
