Bang Si Hyuk, the chairman of HYBE, posted a number of images from the recent Weverse Con Festival to his Instagram on June 22. He shared photos of himself with JYP, TXT, ENHYPEN, fromis_9, and other well-known musicians. “Unforgettable moments with artists of WeverseCon Festival,” he wrote as the description for the photo. “#honored Thank you!” and included the names of each artist in the pictures.
Fans and internet users alike were soon drawn to Bang Si Hyuk’s Instagram post. The pictures of him grinning and posing with other artists captured the excitement and sense of community around the occasion. Supporters found it enjoyable to witness their idols engaging with the powerful HYBE chairman.
Netizens React
However, because of Bang Si Hyuk‘s problematic status in light of the ongoing HYBE-ADOR controversy, the post has generated a lot of discussion among netizens. Here are a few responses
“He’s still taking pictures with everyone except NewJeans”
“Why has he suddenly crawled out of the woodwork to start posting on social media again?”
“Didn’t his agency say he had trouble with facial recognition? It must be difficult to take pictures with this many people”
“NewJeans has successfully debuted in Japan and is doing well, but he doesn’t post any pictures of them”
“Oh, so he can recognize all of these singers but not NewJeans? That’s interesting”
“Why isn’t he even looking at the camera?”
“He even took pictures with virtual idols but not with NewJeans…”
“Who likes taking pictures this much?”
Controversial Timing
Bang Si Hyuk’s post was timed to add gasoline to the flames. The fact that he decided to increase his social media activity at this particular time intrigued many online users. Given the continuous problems at his organization, some people questioned his motivations. Noticing that there were no NewJeans in his pictures raised questions and sparked criticism.
The ongoing HYBE-ADOR conflict serves as the background for these reactions. Fans and industry observers have been talking a lot about this internal corporate problem. People are attentively examining Bang Si Hyuk’s public appearances and social media activity in an effort to comprehend his actions and stance during this turbulent period.
There has been a lot of talk about Bang Si Hyuk’s recent Instagram post, which included pictures of her with different artists from the Weverse Con Festival. Although a lot of fans were happy to see their idols with the HYBE chairman, the post also caused a lot of debate and conjecture. The responses show how complicated the current state of affairs is within HYBE and how interested internet users are in every decision made by Bang Si Hyuk.
