BTOB has sparked controversy after comments about the difficulties of group promotions under different companies.
After choosing not to renew with CUBE Entertainment while continuing as BTOB, the members were split between different companies. Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Peniel, and Hyunsik created BTOB COMPANY, while Changsub signed with Fantagio and Sungjae with IWill Media. Although there has been some group content, the majority of recent appearances for BTOB seem to consist of the members under the BTOB COMPANY.
On February 12, BTOB released a video to celebrate the new year, and it was the first time doing their greeting as a six in a long time.
When speaking about activities, Changsub’s mention of his solo concert prompted Eunkwang to say that it overlapped with the group’s show.
Later on, Changsub seemed to be the one acknowledging issues, adding that there wasn’t enough communication and no matter who is to “Blame,” they needed to speak more. Minhyuk seemingly wanted to move forward as well, adding that the past was the past.
Changsub pointed out that being in different companies could mean miscommunication.
Yet, despite this, and it being the first time they’ve had to coordinate separately, Changsub seemed more eager to know when the next OT6 performance would be.
When the video was posted, the comments were full of Korean netizens sharing their concerns and anger at the content. Many thought that the members didn’t even try to apologize to fans for the lack of full group content and their thoughts on the coordination of the members for schedules.
- What do they mean by ‘what happened doesn’t matter’? Sigh.
- You don’t get to say things like ‘what happened doesn’t matter’ or ‘some overlapping is inevitable’ if you’re the one making the overlapping happen. The fans didn’t even get a chance to choose, and yet, all they’re saying is that they’re kind of sad about it. No apology or anything.
- I wish 4TOB was a little more proactive about what happened. I know it’s not entirely their fault, but it is their agency… It seems only Sungjae and Changsub want whole group activities.
- Hoping they’ll read all of these comments. Like, all these people are saying the same things. I can only hope that they’ll change after seeing the reactions.
International fans had different views, with some praising the honesty of the members and others happy that there is OT6 content.
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You can watch the full video below.