Boy Group’s “Meet & Greet” Offers No Meeting Or Greeting—Frustrated Fans Share Videos From Event
What use is spending extra on a “meet & greet” if there is no meeting or greeting? Fans who attended BOYNEXTDOOR‘s “KNOCK ON Vol.1” concert have taken to X (former Twitter), expressing their disappointment in the experience.
Viral videos from the July 25, 2025 (KST) concert showed BOYNEXTDOOR members zooming past the fans standing in line for the meet-and-greet session.
250725 낙원콘 파이널 첫콘 밋그 #명재현 #JAEHYUN #보이넥스트도어 #BOYNEXTDOOR pic.twitter.com/VhRWihe0Wb
— 샷 (@MYXBND) July 25, 2025
보이넥스트도어 밋그 이딴거 태어나서 처음봄 그냥 지나감
그게 다임
그냥.
그냥 대기를 존나 시켜놓고
안녕하세요 하고 지나감 그리고 종료함 이거 오바 단 한방울도 없음— 룽 (@say_riwoo_fast) July 25, 2025
I’ve never seen a meet-and-greet like BOYNEXTDOOR’s in my life. They just walked past everyone. That’s it. That was it. They seriously made us wait forever, then just said ‘hello’ and walked past. That was it. Over. I’m not exaggerating — not even a little.
— @say_riwoo_fast/X
250725 밋그 ㅎ pic.twitter.com/eGTeh1qSLe
— 동산 (@thegianthill) July 25, 2025
250725 Meet & greet, ha.
— @thegianthill/X
One tweet noted that, even though it wasn’t the members’ fault, the whole thing was underwhelming and short-lived.
심지어 나는 오늘 밋그를 위해서 입원 도중 주사바늘 뽑고 도밍친 사람임 ㅇㅇ ㅈㄴ 배신감든다. 물론 너희 잘못은 아니겠지만. pic.twitter.com/ln3pRI2yJr
— zzo (@zzo192204) July 25, 2025
I literally pulled out my IV and left the hospital just for today’s meet-and-greet. So, yeah. I feel seriously betrayed… Of course, it’s not their fault. But still.
— @zzo192204/X
BOYNEXTDOOR charged an extra ₩44,000 KRW (about $31.80 USD) to add on the meet & greet.
Amid fans sharing their subpar experiences, online communities have criticized the group members for not trying harder.
- “Honestly, what surprises me with stuff like this is, don’t they care about their fans? Do they just assume people will always stick around? Appreciate your fans while they’re still here.”
- “Is this different from the pushy Hanteo one?”
- “At least walk slowly or something… Why are they rushing past like that?”
- “Just from that video, it looks seriously bad. What’s going on?”
- “What even is this… Do idol companies just think fans’ money is a joke?”
- “For real, they’re consistently like this.”
- “You mean this isn’t a send-off?”
- “This isn’t even a send-off, it’s a meet-and-greet. So why are they acting like that?”
- “They charged an extra 44,000 won just for that? That’s just… really shameless. That’s nearly 50,000 won.”
- “What is up with them always trending for stuff like this…? I saw a top-tier idol shake hands or even hug thousands of fans. This is just embarrassing in comparison LOL.”
- “They could’ve at least pretended to walk sideways, facing toward the fans… But they just looked straight ahead and rushed through full speed.”
This is not the first time BOYNEXTDOOR has faced backlash for failing to impress fans. Read more:
BOYNEXTDOOR Accused Of Stealing Fans’ Transportation In Thailand Airport
