SEOUL: A long-running fan site dedicated to former Big Bang member T.O.P has announced that it is closing down after two decades.
According to a report by AsiaOne, ChoiSeungHyun.com—regarded as the singer's main fan page—issued a statement on Oct 10 explaining its decision to step away.
The site's owners expressed deep disappointment with both T.O.P and his agency, TOPSPOT Pictures.
"We have decided to end operations because we can no longer tolerate T.O.P and TOPSPOT Pictures' shirking responsibility, and their attitude of taking fans' devotion for granted," the site said.
The fan page explained that it had no choice but to cancel a planned exhibition called Off Grid: New Ground. The event, scheduled for Oct 31 and Nov 1, was set to be T.O.P's first solo photo showcase, inspired by his album Another Dimension. But low interest and rising costs made it impossible to go ahead.
The owners added that the cancellation was later wrongly blamed on fans being upset about a relationship.
In their view, the agency cared more about reservation details leaking online than fixing the real problems.
The site stressed: "Fans' love and support are not something to be used when convenient and ignored when inconvenient."
It also warned that it would release evidence if any false stories or slander continued.
ChoiSeungHyun.com admitted that closing down felt like throwing away 20 years of time and dedication.
As reported by Chosun Biz, the site also shared private chats with the agency, claiming that fans had been forced to handle jobs that management should have done.
In a direct final message to T.O.P, the fan page wrote: "I hope you will not isolate yourself among people who only tell you what you want to hear. Uncomfortable realities do not disappear if ignored. I remember the promise to repay fans' love once you became an adult. What returned to us who believed those words was not repayment but resentment."
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