ARMYs Divided As HYBE Halts Fan Challenge For BTS's Jin

It was additionally a partnership with an airline.

Koreaboo

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Forward of BTS Jin‘s birthday, a Japan-based fanbase and KONI (@btsforever1207 on X, previously Twitter) ready a mission in honor of him, consisting of a themed boarding cross.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐈🌙
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝟐

🎫𝕁𝕀ℕ 𝔸𝕚𝕣 𝔹𝕠𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℙ𝕒𝕤𝕤✈ 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖

진에어 탑승권 후면광고 서포트 [티켓 프리뷰]
collaboration@JP_Jinfanbase
《日本発の案内と申し込みはこちら

기간 :… pic.twitter.com/Ro6JPirbpq

— KONI (@btsforever1207) September 19, 2023

The fanbase partnered with airline JINAIR to problem boarding passes with Jin’s face from the But to Are available in Busan live performance.

내일10일부터 JINAIR티켓 발권이 시작됩니다✈️🎫공항에따라 인천은 조금 일찍도착해 오늘부터도 일부 발권이 시작된거 같아요. 자세한 문의는 진에어에 부탁드릴께요 올 겨울 석진이와 함께 모두 즐거운 여행되세요😆💜 pic.twitter.com/mhWhIhngZG

— KONI (@btsforever1207) November 9, 2023

Not too long ago, ARMYs have been sharing their boarding passes, which they described as “even prettier in individual.”

실제로 보니 더 이뻐요 😭
감동이에요@btsforever1207 x @JP_Jinfanbase
넘넘 감사합니다#석진이와_함께하는_행복한_비행 #HappyFlight_WithJin #ジンと一緒に_幸せなフライト pic.twitter.com/B97ad731Zj

— バター🧈大好き💜 (@mahouno1204) November 14, 2023

🥹💕 진에어 티켓 실물 너무 예뻐요!! 머글들이 다 우래기 표 들고 있는 걸 보니까 존잘력 새삼 더 뿌듯함..🥹 계획에 없던 여행도 가게 해주시는 진프님들과 효자우래기☺️💕
♪─Ｏ（≧∇≦）Ｏ─♪또 감사합니다!🩵@btsforever1207 @JP_Jinfanbase #JIN #방탄소년단진 #TheAstronaut @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/y5NWbBEP7V

— 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰🫡평석JJ (@JJ12041204) November 16, 2023

아주 영롱해💜 너므 이뿨ㅠㅠ@JP_Jinfanbase @btsforever1207
너무 감사합니다😁😊💜💜#석진이와_함께하는_행복한_비행 #HappyFlight_WithJin #ジンと一緒に_幸せなフライト @JINAIR_LJ pic.twitter.com/QGGGDAY7vN

— 아하⁷ (@ahha0501) November 10, 2023

But, it has now been introduced that HYBE has halted this fan mission.

It’s a sophisticated matter that leaves me stumped on what to say… resulting from HYBE’s request, we halted the fan help for the boarding cross and discarded all of the tickets.

— KONI

Each organizers shared statements through X, revealing that the corporate seen the fan mission as a company commercial since one should purchase a ticket from JINAIR to acquire the themed boarding cross.

뭐라고 말해야할지 모르겠는 착잡한 일입니다… 하이브의 요청으로 보딩패스 팬서포트가 중지되었다고 하며 티켓이 전량폐기되었다고 합니다….

진짜 뭐라고 말을해야할지 모르겠어서 계속 말이 허공에 헛돌아서 쉽게 말을 얹을 수가 없더라구요…..

초반 일시적 발권 오류로 알고 재개 될…

— KONI (@btsforever1207) November 16, 2023

I actually don’t know what to say so my phrases preserve circling round in skinny air, and I couldn’t communicate up simply…At first, I assumed that there was an error within the issuing of the tickets briefly, and I used to be ready for it to be reopened, however presently, I’ve came upon that HYBE made a request to the airline and commercial company to halt it. It looks as if they felt that the commercial’s affect was too large and thought that the airline would profit off of it. Though we requested for them to see it as a fan help from the worldwide followers which have continued to be part of the idol fandom, reasonably than an commercial for the airline, it looks as if they’re unable to just accept it. However everybody else who has ready this, together with the jingerfan fanbase, has determined to humbly perceive the corporate’s POV and settle for their actions.

— KONI

HYBE contacted JINAIR, requesting that the commercials be halted. So, the fanbases have needed to settle for this and search for options. In addition they plan to make it as much as the followers who had paid.

Presently, because the birthday is approaching, the jingerfanbase is taking measures to cope with the following steps for present help, and on the identical time, we’re making ready birthday help in South Korea at a respondent scale. We’re additionally prepping the steps on methods to cope with the contributors and passengers of the flight. Please ship your heat needs of help to the fanbases…We have now additionally heard that regardless that the tickets can’t be issued, the airline doesn’t have any particular steps to cope with the passengers. We really feel unhappy and accountable for having promoted this as part of the fan help. Though we’re unable to appease your unhappiness about your deliberate enjoyable vacation, for the locals, if you want, we are going to refund you in full with our personal cash. We may even ship you presents of condolences.

As I’m additionally making ready different private birthday help, I’ll shortly settle for and course of the instances for the locals by means of a kind after the birthday. For the contributors and passengers in Japan, Jin’s fanbase will cope with it after dialogue about presents of thanks and condolences. They are going to make an announcement after it has been determined.

All of the charges for all of the objects will likely be undertaken on my own and the others by means of our private funds. We really feel so unhappy and distraught that we can’t say something regardless of how sorry we really feel. We hope you’ll be able to generously perceive everybody who has labored arduous on this course of.

— KONI

ARMYs are divided over the matter. Some really feel this mission isn’t any totally different than idols’ birthday adverts in magazines since you have to additionally purchase {a magazine} or when a Jimin fanbase had an plane embellished.

Nonetheless, others identified that the boarding cross included not solely Jin’s title however trademarked and copyrighted content material, together with “BTS” and “ARMY.” Many additionally imagine the airline would have profited an excessive amount of from the gross sales reasonably than BTS or ARMY.

if hb shortly closed this matter, then every little thing is apparent

— cupcake wild fl📀wer 🧁 lizzie⁷ (@LizLizziezai9) November 16, 2023

hybe themselves cancelled a jin theme boarding cross as a part of many jin bday initiatives for jin air passengers bcoz of demand theyre anxious the airline would profit an excessive amount of lmao https://t.co/8mZAjH5RZF pic.twitter.com/eGZ1hH3rl0

— that is the quickest jin misser i do know (@jinakgay) November 16, 2023

Since u are convey jm into this, do u know that BTS and ARMY title are protected beneath trademark regulation

Jin mission : talked about each BTS and Military

Jimin mission : JIMIN, CHINABAR, AND PJMS. https://t.co/ijRsdL2fB8 pic.twitter.com/ISGndGG5lZ

— JIMIN BILLBOARD HOT 100 NO 1🪞 (@diorparkmin) November 16, 2023

What do you assume?