Nobody blames the artist, simply the organizers.
Calvin Klein just lately hosted a launch social gathering for BLACKPINK Jennie‘s assortment with them. The occasion was an enormous success, with many celebrities and influencers flying in for the massive day.
Though the occasion was tremendous excessive profile because of the variety of well-known faces current, the organizers had chosen to host it at a pop-up retailer positioned within the fashionable district of Seongsu-dong. The constructing is positioned on a slim road with little floor area, so it was not the only option for an enormous crowd of reporters.
the telephones 😭 see? that is the way it seems like whenever you’re the primary occasion.
JENNIE CALVIN KLEIN LAUNCH#JENNIEforCALVINKLEIN pic.twitter.com/nF11gGrkIu
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Though over 60 native press shops gathered on the occasion, solely 10 native shops got spots whereas the remaining have been taken over by overseas shops. The occasion area was criticized for not being deliberate effectively with the massive crowd. Despite the fact that it was closed to the general public, with that many press, celebrities, influencers, and workers, an accident was liable to occur. You’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the grounds within the video beneath.
📸 230512 WKOREA Instagram replace with #JENNIE https://t.co/cLoY1kyVVd
On the tenth, the entire space of Seongsu-dong heated up with the launch social gathering of “Jennie for Calvin Klein” in collaboration with Jennie and Calvin Klein.❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/ttpU40Ah8S
— 𝙅𝙀𝙉𝙉𝙄𝙀 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 (@NEWSJENNlE) May 12, 2023
Most Korean shops reported that they weren’t capable of even get photographs of giant names like Lee Hyori or Jennie herself. Even Jennie left the occasion after a mere two hours, apologizing for leaving early resulting from security measures. The 60 over media shops have been really invited to the occasion from Calvin Klein’s PR staff itself, citing e mail invites to cowl the occasion. This led to complaints and outcry from the Korean media outlet workers who ended up returning with out the photograph materials they wanted.
The launch social gathering was not the one one criticized by Korean media for poor planning. The Louis Vuitton pre-fall present held on the Jamsu Bridge at Hangang on April 29, 2023, was additionally criticized for not occupied with the doubtless robust winds and an enormous crowd. Actually, site visitors and crowd management have been even worse because it was held in public on the Hangang.