Only 12 People Show Up For 4th Gen Group’s Event — Exposing A Harsh Industry Secret 

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Recently, an event hosted by the boy group DKB sparked an online discussion.

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DKB debuted in 2020 under Brave Entertainment and has seen a growth in popularity following the participation of members Heechan and Harry-June in Boys II Planet. The group made their comeback in October 2025 with Emotion. 

Since then, they have promoted the album, including through fansign events. On November 29, the group held a fan event featuring one on one video calls and an in person photo event.

According to a fan who attended the event, only 12 people showed up, though there were 28 seats available. The members could be seen reacting to the seemingly low number of participants, showing shock on their faces.

However, the fan’s post seemed to insinuate that the low attendance was because of limits or a “cut” placed on the event.

Only 12 fans showed up for a photo event where 28 winners were supposedly selected. They even prepared 28 chairs… So does that mean only 12 fans actually entered?
No. It means people were eliminated — and not just a few. It looks like the company or the seller added 16 fake names to the winner list. I can understand setting a minimum purchase requirement to encourage sales. But there should be a limit, right? Look at the kids’ expressions. Especially Harry-June, who just came back from BOPL2… How do you think he must feel?

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A forum post explained the concept of a “cut” further, stating that agencies will sometimes create a minimum spend amount required to win. Any fans that spend below that amount, in those cases, are dropped from possible attendance, despite the fansigns being advertised as raffles. In some cases, fake names will even be added to help create this limit, leading to empty spaces at said event.

Netizens reacted to the information by calling the events scams, and questioning the legality.

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  • This kind of “internal cuts” happens so often that even when people speak up, it barely becomes an issue anymore. But honestly, it’s basically fraud. I don’t understand why no one treats it like the serious problem it is. Every time I see it, I’m just…
  • This is straight-up scamming. If people who “lost” couldn’t complete their payment, that’d be one thing. But the fact that fans who bought enough to legitimately win still can’t attend the fansign? It’s outrageous. It makes no sense at all — it’s a predatory tactic, period.
  • And the worst part is, people are scared to speak up. Fans worry that if they bring attention to this, they’ll get blacklisted, disqualified, or face backlash without even realizing it. So everyone just keeps quiet. It’s such a huge problem… one of the darkest sides of rotten K-pop culture.
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