SNSD is said to be taking 3 sections for the concert while Super Junior is taking 3 TIMES more than that, and that's where the issue began.
SONES are angry saying that Suju (ELF to be exact) got more seats than them when they are (according to them) the bigger fan club.
This is where it gets ugly. ELF fansites just suggested that SONES should just fill the "free seating area" (yes there is one) but SONES don't want to listen and SNSD fansites united for this:
Rough translation:
LMNP section - if extra space is needed this year, this area is ours
For those who are Sone:
ABC section is ours
Please get tickets from the LMNP section
Go to G-market's Dream Concert webpage
tickets will be sold starting 7PM on April 22
(for every 1 person, recommend this to 2 more)
SNSD fansites actually spread that banner about taking the reserved seats from Suju fans...
According to sources, ELF are starting to flood different fansites with messages such as this:
After this, E.L.F. went very mad, because basically Sone are looking down on them as if there was not many ELF at all, and why take -their- seats when there are many others....
Yesterday, Sone fansite masters decided to remove those notice and ask fellow Sones to give up the tickets they got in the Suju sections and to buy in Soshi sections and in the "Free" section (there are sections for all the other groups that do not have special ones
But it seems that Sones are not following the new directives and are keeping their tickets in ELF Sections. ELF are getting quite mad as you can see on sj-market splashpage where they ask fans to concentrate on reserving seats in the L, M, N, P section to prove Sones wrong.
A lot of ELF that did not plan to go are now buying their tickets.
EDIT:
News sites have also gotten hold of Sones' dirty plan.
“SNSD only gets 3 sections? We’re more popular … Why do we have less number of seats than Super Junior fans?”
A month before the 2010 Dream Concert is to be held on May 22, tensions are already rising.
At the Dream Concert, many popular artists come to the same venue and perform, making it unique. Since it only comes once a year, this is seen as an opportunity for fans to give their favorite singers strength, becoming one. On April 22, tickets went on sale at 7PM and were sold out within one hour, as a result of fans who wanted to go support their favorite singers.
Instead, problems are arising with the division of seats. At first, there isn’t any assigned seating arrangement for fans of one artist. Instead, the organizers contact the entertainment companies, assigning them sections so the the entertainment companies can report this to the respective fan clubs through their official websites.
Fan clubs that receive less sections argue, “Is the singer whom I love so much only worth this much? The division of seats are not a true reflection of the total fan club members.”
SNSD fans have been assigned sections A~C for the Dream Concert, while label mates Super Junior received thrice the amount of seats.
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After all the tickets for the Dream Concert have been purchased, fans create an online message board war. Some SNSD fansites requested for their seats to be reassigned since fans “didn’t know how they were divided”. Four fansites told fans to sit in Super Junior’s section if there wasn’t enough room, making Super Junior fans complain that there weren’t enough seats for them. ELFs also responded saying,“It’s only correct to book according to the assigned seats. Please maintain order.”
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In response to these arguments, organizers stated,
"We have only followed the requests from the fan clubs and the companies. There are no rules saying that only fans of particular artists can sit in any given one area. If there are requests beforehand, we would take those into consideration but there is no need for us to assign certain regions. We have been doing this event for 16 years and thanks to the stability of the fandom culture, we are hoping that we get lots of support. We will always be ready for any fights that may break out between fans at the concert."
One fan club member worriedly posted, “In a concert like Dream Concert, we are not there to see the singers but to support them with other fans. If the entertainment company and the fan club cannot control the amount of seats they get, the fights over seats that may break out can turn into a battle of emotions and turn the site into chaos.”
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Translator
There is also a rumor regarding another issue related to this, however, THIS IS JUST A RUMOR AND NOT CONFIRMED (rather, it's something HARD TO CONFIRM)
SJ's leader, Leeteuk's cyworld was just hacked and some are saying that it was done by a SONE (considering how Sone's always brag about being good in computer things)... everything was closed down, and the BGM was changed to this:
It says "ASIAN FREAK SHOW - SUPER JUNIOR" at the bottom
- Spoiler:
- A/N! i find this ridiculous and if the thing about leeteuk's cyworld is true, then that's 100% desperation...
SNSD fans and people claiming to be "neutrals" have all been saying that DC2008 is years ago and that it is time to move on for SNSD and their fans have learned from it. However, it seems that Sones have not learned anything from their past mistakes and are again on the path to self-destruction. Funny how again, they manage to piss off the LARGEST fanbase in the concert.
Is it time for another Black Ocean?
Admin note: did some minor tweaking, added translation and news posted by kxluv :)
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