Absolutely nobody is blaming ATEEZ for this, or mad at ATEEZ themselves, but we should all be telling KQ to sit and spin over the current BST Hyde Park situation.
We were left off of yet another world tour*, strung along with vague non-answers about whether or not they were actually going to be including us in the In Your Fantasy tour.
And then they decide to announce one of the worst UK festivals possible, with barely a month's notice, with the private AMEX pre-sale going up the exact same day as the announcement itself. Barely any notice at all with a private bank company yet again getting presale access before actual fanbase presale access.
I see people defending it by saying ATEEZ need to do festivals to build up a new, bigger fanbase, and that's pretty disrespectful, honestly.
They already have a massive amount of UK fans. I promise you that. There are so many of us already, and it's almost pointless to build up a fanbase that your company is going to ignore anyway.
We barely ever get included in tour routes, and when we do, it's two nights in one London venue only. Maybe two nights in Manchester tacked on if we're absolutely lucky. That's not to mention being left out of opportunities like prize draws, pop-ups, ect.
I am so, so grateful for the opportunities we've already had, and I'm aware it's a privilege to have them come to the UK at all, but it's still valid for people to be frustrated and unhappy with how KQ handle ATEEZ's UK appearances and interactions.
(Especially when they decide to throw it out last minute, leaving fans scrambling to afford it, plan travel, plan accommodation, ect.)
ATEEZ work so, so hard, and love their international fanbase just as much as their native one, and I have no doubt it's also unfair to them to have to see and bear with ATINY's frustrations regarding what's happening.
I really wish KQ would do better.
*I'm aware there are rumors about getting an EU/UK leg in their next comeback, but that's complete speculation with no real foundation, and still doesn't resolve the current issues with being left out of major tours and poor planning regarding annoucnements and sales.
