On social media, the reactions ATEEZ received from their Korean ATINYs have gained attention from international fans, creating a discourse regarding culture and fan etiquette.
Here's what people are talking about.
ATINYs Point Out Lack of Engagement of ATEEZ's Korean Concertgoers
K-pop fans are aware of how fun it is to experience a concert from their favorites. From witnessing live performances to having memorable interactions with their idols, concerts will always have a special place in fans' hearts.
However, culture can definitely play a major role in making the show. There's also a saying that one's culture could also form the etiquette of an audience, which can generate divisive reactions from the K-pop community due to different levels of hype and energy.
In ATEEZ's case, international fans weren't happy with the reactions Korean concertgoers gave during the boy group's "TOWARDS THE LIGHT: WILL TO POWER" concert in Seoul. According to several posts, international ATINYs were shocked with K-ATINYs' absence of energy.
the wall didn’t even crack let alone break…….. pic.twitter.com/GWqUzCHOxD
— riyan ୨ৎ (@sanmiffy) January 28, 2024Oh they bouta have sm fun over here instead korean atiny are bottom of the barrel and im so sorry ateez have them as fans over there
— aceシ (@ayoacee) January 27, 2024What's with everyone being silent?😭 Like let ateez come to africa and listen to how fanchants are done. we'd be screaming the arriba and skrrt pic.twitter.com/CnnhMyIcpO
— shay ✮ fame era (@AKATEEZERS) January 28, 2024YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: ATEEZ Earns 2 Major Records in US & UK - But Why Do K-Netz Have 'So-So' Reactions? The clips showed ATEEZ getting ready for their soundcheck, followed by their greetings to the audience. While many expected a surge of the crowd to scream in sight, I-ATINYs were disappointed by how "silent" the venue was.
cant't stream, can't support, can't cheer and do the fanchants, ktinys are the most useless mfs god https://t.co/0hd6OXrJ66
— marion (@aromarsteez) January 27, 2024Yunho hasn’t been screaming make some noise for a year for these crickets 😂😂😂 https://t.co/8o5ggAjAXv
— Stealthy (@Stealthybabes) January 27, 2024YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN: ATEEZ's Agency Sues Controversial Sojang YouTube Channel- Here's Why Moreover, in a separate clip, Jongho engaged with fans by encouraging them to sing along to 'Wave." However, the audience didn't know the lyrics, shocking Jongho himself, along with netizens. Others compared it to the reactions of foreign audiences.
And they wonder why ateez spends ¾ touring abroad good heavens..
This is the only song the korean gp knows and you as a fan don't????? pic.twitter.com/UTInlw55Bw
K-tinys (know korean) but don’t know the lyrics of Wave
meanwhile when ateez in Mexico:#WAVE #ateez #ATEEZ_WILL pic.twitter.com/IDtDrxv7Kn
— mingi's girlfriend (@mingis_gf_h) January 27, 2024Contrarily, some foreign ATINYs defended K-ATINYs and argued that the lack of responses was due to fan etiquette. They also called other I-ATINYs out for having a superiority complex over Korean fans.
why some of u have such a weird superiority complex over kfans just bc they enjoy concerts differently like are u forgetting ppl in different countries have different concert culture its not the same as america and europe https://t.co/wXbo5HsSEm
— sky ☆ ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ (@yeodeongie) January 29, 2024why are u judging ppl for not meeting YOUR standards??? ppl had fun, did the fanchants, screamed, and enjoyed the concert that THEY paid for in THEIR own way. let ppl have fun and let's not hate on an entire population of ppl (this was from day 2) https://t.co/xiAFAsDws7 pic.twitter.com/sx87XnpQvI
— 구구 ♡🦊♡ (@wyyj99z) January 30, 2024They're literally doing the fanchant that you can hear clearly.. y'all will do anything to make ktinys the punching bag and it's high time this fandom recognised how xenophobic y'all are https://t.co/Eh28F1pZ9u
— SO10 (@yeodoongee) January 29, 2024idk i thought we've talked abt concert culture in korea and how across a lot of ea countrues its considered disrespectful to scream at concerts 😭😭 yall just kinda sound xenophobic atp https://t.co/VKqjvGbQwX
— pearl (@nahyunily) January 29, 2024What was your reaction to the clips? Will you attend one of ATEEZ's upcoming concerts? Let us know in the comments below!
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