A fan who had supported SS501 member Heo Yeong-saeng for 16 years expressed disappointment over the birthday café event and announced the end of her fan activities.
A fan who had run a fan page for Heo Yeong-saeng recently posted on her SNS on the 5th under the title “Close” that she would finish her fan activities, explaining the process of inquiring about visiting the birthday café and the circumstances of attending a separate fan event prepared by Heo Yeong-saeng.
The fan said she inquired about Heo Yeong-saeng’s willingness to visit about three months before the event. She said she received an answer that “because many fans hold events at various locations, it is difficult to visit a specific birthday café, so currently there is no separate birthday café visit.”
She said she did not make additional visit requests but that other fans asked Heo Yeong-saeng whether a visit was possible. Then, she said, on the 2nd, when the birthday café was being held, she was informed through Bubble that Heo Yeong-saeng had rented a café himself to meet fans on the birthday on the 3rd.
The fan wrote that she closed the birthday café two hours earlier than the scheduled 6 p.m. on the 3rd and moved to the venue where Heo Yeong-saeng was. At the scene, she said she asked a staff member if she could place some printed materials from the birthday café, but was told, “It would be difficult because other fans might dislike it.”
She also mentioned a remark Heo Yeong-saeng made when he finished the event after talking with fans for about two hours. The fan said Heo Yeong-saeng said, “Thankfully they opened a birthday café for me. But they kept telling me to come..” and added that she was embarrassed at the thought that she might be seen as someone who repeatedly demanded visits.
The fan emphasized, “There was nothing wrong with not coming to the birthday café because it was an individual expression of support and celebration,” and expressed regret, saying, “I could not help but be disappointed by the manner in which that feeling was met with disregard and humiliation.”
She also wrote that Heo Yeong-saeng wore an apron she had made and took pictures at the end. She confessed, “I know it was his way of expressing gratitude to the best of his ability. But I am now tired of that being considered the best expression.”
She said she prepared the event while reducing sleep for six months while juggling her main job. Although she held a lucky draw and sold goods, she drew a line, saying she only took the minimum amount to distribute to fans and that it was not a revenue activity.
Finally, the fan said, “I loved him so much, who loved the stage and always danced and sang on stage with eyes that shone brightly,” and left a farewell, “Thank you for being my idol for the long 16 years since my elementary school days. Always be happy!”
[Photo] OSEN DB, fan SNS.
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