1. Ahead of Irene's sole debut on November 26, SM Ent. held a free photocard giveaway event in Kwangya for 6 'Courage amulet' designs (1 for each person)
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๐️ 2024.11.18 12PM(KST) ~ ์์ง ์ ์ข ๋ฃ #์์ด๋ฆฐ #IRENE… pic.twitter.com/k0jgep7WDq
2. The giveaway was supposed to start at noon, but chaos ensued as fans + non-fans + resellers mixed together.
SM Ent. distributed queue number up to #1300, but they ran out of it even before the event officially began.
Bae Joo Hyun the woman who made 1k+ people line up in the morning around Kwangya pic.twitter.com/FzMTmUd1Yj
— ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ (@SoloBae91) November 18, 2024
As expected, the photocards were resold for 60,000 to 70,000 KRW (~43 to 50 USD) each.
4. SM Ent. initally announced they would update fans on the remaining stock tomorrow, but later declared that the event is already over.
The photocard giveaway event held at KWANGYA@SEOUL to celebrate the release of Irene's first solo album has ended.
There will be no further distribution of photocards. We would like to thank everyone who came despite the cold weather.
Please look forward to Irene's first solo album 'Like A Flower' that will be released on November 26.
Thank you.
5. Irene found out about the situation through Bubble and said she would come visit later.
So cold. I have my mugwort hot pack and a blanket. I got it, I will wrap myself up like a Kimbapใ ใ I won't let the cold get to me.
What's going on with my photocards? The 'Courage amulets'. Hmm... First of all, I'll come by later.
6. She returned and said that she had already talked to the company and requested for the original photocards to be released.
I didn't expect the 'Courage amulets' photocards to be this popular..!!ใ ใ ใ I felt that it was right to give them to anyone who needs courage, so I asked the company to release the source! Those who picked them up today at the company were the first ones to receive their courage! A special gift will be uploaded at 8PM, so please wait a bit longer!
Fans were crying because the resellers are selling her photocards at very expensive price range... This is so touchingใ ใ ใ
-This is so touching.
-Whoa, I'm touched.
-Whoa, that's really amazingใ ใ I really want to have one.
-You're telling me that there are people who went to the event only to receive the photocards and resell them, instead of going just for their love for the idol????
-Whoa... Her fans must feel so touched to see this.
-I think they should check for fan club membership, how many times the fans have participated in the idols' events, album certifications, or at least Melon stream scored even for freebies or giveaway events like this.
-She has such a beautiful heartใ ใ
-If you're not a fan, please don't attend this kind of eventใ ใ I feel like resellers are starting to take over everything nowใ ใ
-This makes me realize how well she understands her fans' feelings.
-Irene is so nice to her fans...
-There are actually people who go to pop-ups or other events just to resell.
-I hope all resellers go to f*cking hell.
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