TWICE is one of the most popular K-Pop girl groups right now, so it was surprising to see so many empty seats at their recent concert, especially since they are also celebrating their 7th anniversary.

At the moment, both ONCEs and netizens have many different ideas about why there were so many empty seats.

Some Netizens can't help but compare their concert to Girls' Generation, who were celebrating their 16th anniversary at the same time.

On September 5, a post about began trending on Nate's community board Pann under the title, "TWICE's concert has a lot more empty seats than SNSD".

The netizen who wrote the post stated along with photos, "This was SNSD's 16th anniversary concert".

The netizen added, "This was TWICE's 7th anniversary concert".

The netizen concluded and can't help but ask, "Why are there so many empty seats on the floor's seats? Why can't they just move us?".

Other netizens quickly responded with comments such as:

Soshi and BLACKPINK say they don't have any fans, but both of their shows this year were sold out.ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.

Still, they're the first to reach out to Soshi's fans.

They always say that SNSD and BLACKPINK are nobodies and that their concerts are empty, but they're the ones who did the worst both online and in the real world. It's hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋ.

Plus, this was just a fan meeting for Soshi's fans. It wasn't even a concert, but those people are real fans.

How could they even think that they are as good as Soshi? They are the only girl group still performing after 15 years.

What are your thoughts on the post?

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The fan voting platform, Giftree, has shared the reason behind the sudden suspension of a subway advertisement featuring Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon. The ad, which won first place in a fan vote last November, sparked unexpected controversy.

On January 22, Giftree posted a statement explaining, "The subway ad featuring Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon, which began on January 17, was suspended after over 40 complaints were filed with the transit authority. Many of these complaints questioned, ‘Why are the two of them featured together?’"

The platform revealed that even a single complaint is enough for the transit authority to suspend an ad under their internal policies. They added, "As a result, the advertisement was abruptly taken down."

Originally, the ad was supposed to run from January 13 to January 27 at Konkuk University Station on Seoul Subway Line 7. However, after its removal, Giftree explained that attempts to reinstate it failed. They said, "We submitted the ad design for review at other subway stations, but it was rejected for the same reason due to ongoing complaints."

In an effort to resolve the issue, the transit authority suggested showing Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon separately for 10 seconds each. However, Giftree stated, "Even with this adjustment, the ad couldn’t proceed because complaints continued to pour in. We were also warned that further complaints could lead to all future advertisements from Giftree being banned."

The platform ended their statement with a plea to fans, saying, "If these complaints keep coming, it could mean that Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon won’t be able to appear in any subway ads in the future. We ask for fans’ understanding and request that no more complaints be filed."

The sudden backlash and suspension of the ad have left fans both confused and upset, as many are wondering why featuring the two talented actors together sparked such an issue.

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