HYBE Founder Bang Si Hyuk Blasted For Latest Activity Regarding LE SSERAPHIM

HYBE founder Bang Si Hyuk is being criticized for his involvement in LE SSERAFIM‘s upcoming release.

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Recently, LE SSERAFIM’s tracklist for their upcoming mini-album HOT was released. International fans couldn’t hide their excitement at seeing the list, which included the members on the credits.

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Yet, while fans were hugely excited about the members’ involvement in the album, Korean netizens shared concerns and criticism towards Bang Si Hyuk after noticing his name on the credits of several of the tracks.

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When the photo was posted, netizens hit back at the HYBE founder’s name on the credits, sharing that if he cared about LE SSERAFIM, he would remove his name and not be so public with his interactions, especially due to the bad image netizens believe he has. Some also hoped that fans would acknowledge that Bang Si Hyuk is one of the last names and focus on the members and foreign producers.

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• “Bang Si Hyuk, step back a little, will you? How can you be this oblivious? If you truly care about the artists, don’t even take pictures with them, and if you do participate, at least don’t put your name on everything. Tsk.”
• “If you genuinely care about LE SSERAFIM, then step aside, seriously.”
• “Ugh, I got all worked up arguing because of some weird nitpicking and fake comments. Anyway, Bang PD takes part as a producer, so his name keeps getting included like that (which even fans find unbearable). But the main composers for each song are actually famous foreign producers, and this time, the members were really involved too. So I’d appreciate it if people acknowledged that.

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• “Sigh, attention seeker.”
• “Because of Bang Si Hyuk, I can’t even stand looking at a perfectly fine group anymore.”
• “Do the fans even like this? I feel like stepping back as much as possible would be better for the team.”

Bang Si Hyuk has been at the center of controversy and is seemingly being criticized by both Korean and international fans.

Source: theqoo

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