Controversy Erupts After ZEROBASEONE Allegedly Ditches Fans For Afterparty

ZEROBASEONE is facing backlash for allegedly leaving fans to go to an afterparty.

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On November 30, ZEROBASEONE won the “Best Male New Artist Award” at the 2023 MAMA Awards.

ZEROBASEONE’s Gunwook accepted the award and thanked the group’s fans, his fellow members, and staff for making their win possible..

gunwook’s speech for ‘best new male artist’ award at mama!

: hello, i’m zerobaseone park gunwook! we are so honored and happy to receive the mama’s ‘best new male artist’ award, which you can only receive once in your life. i want to send my sincerest thanks to all zerose… pic.twitter.com/9I1nXV029M

— (@dearpgw) November 29, 2023

Soon after the award show, however, ZEROBASEONE members were trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons.

“Afterparty” trending on Twitter

According to netizens, the members had spent all but two minutes on a livestream with fans before leaving. Many netizens then accused the group of ditching their fans to go to an afterparty.

제베원 라방 들어가자마자 종료됨 이게 뭐

— 웅니 (@gmu_115) November 29, 2023

ZEROBASEONE’s livestream ended as soon as I entered. WTF?

— @gmu_115/Twitter

애프터파티 가려고 급하게 끄셨나 봄 그래 팬들한테 라방 켜서 감사인사 할 시간에 즈그들 좆목파티 가는게 더 중요하셨겠지 그래

— . (@bbb07100710) November 29, 2023

It seems they hurried to end the livestream to go to an afterparty. Yeah, I’m sure it was more important for them to go to their party rather than thanking fans on their livestream.

— @bbb0700710/Twitter

제베원 신인상 받고 라방 2분하고 끔? 왜이렇게 정떨어지지

— ???????????????????? (@mattluv_shine) November 29, 2023

ZEROBASEONE won the New Artist Award and then ended their livestream after 2 minutes? I’m so over them.

— @mattluv_shine/Twitter

Some fans defended the group, stating that the group shouldn’t be criticized for going to an afterparty, especially considering the group was made by the CJ Group, who owns Mnet.

? 우리 애들을 왜 욕하는 건데 이해가 안 돼서
그러는데 왤케 다들 화나있는 거야.. 애프터파티
그게 이렇게까지 화낼 일인가 싶은데 진심…
데뷔한 지 얼마 안 된 신인인데 어케 안 가냐고
씨제이에서 만들어낸 애들인데 이걸 어케 거절함
그리고 이름만 파티지 회식하는 거랑 똑같은 거 아님?

— 먕 (@iiili11lio) November 29, 2023

? Why are you guys criticizing our boys? I don’t understand. Why is everyone so mad?… Is going to an afterparty something to get this mad over? They are just rookies who just debuted, how can they not go? They are a group that CJ made, so how could they not go? And they are just calling it an afterparty, but isn’t it more like a company outing?

— @iiili11lio/Twitter

애프터파티를한다는게이해가안되는거지예
안가고싶다고안갈수잇냐고요;

— 형 (@050110070320S22) November 29, 2023

We should be criticizing (CJ) for having the afterparty. It’s not like the group can refuse if they don’t want to go.

— @050110070320s22/Twitter

Still, more fans felt like, afterparty or not, a 2-minute livestream was way too short, considering the group’s big win on the night.

아니 애프터파티 자체를 문제삼고 싶진 않음 그냥 2분짜리 라이브가 개좆같을뿐 ㅋㅋㅋ 웨이크원 병신년들 라방 공지도 몇시에 누가 하는지도 안 알려주고 존나 싸가지없게 때리면서 그거 10분 기다렸더니 고작 2분하고 토꼈다는 사실이 너무나도 좆같음

— ㅇㅇ (@uppppspsss) November 29, 2023

I mean, I don’t want to criticize them for going to an afterparty. It’s just that I’m f@cking pissed about the 2-minute livestream, LOL. It just f@cking sucks that they didn’t even tell the f@cking fans what time the livestream would be, and after waiting for 10 minutes, they ditched us after just 2 minutes.

— @uppppspsss/Twitter

What are your thoughts?