Popular boy-band group DBSK’s attempt to earn a few extra bucks from their second Asia Tour “O” caused a riot instead. The concert was licensed to mobile phone content service providers which meant that fans attending the concert weren’t allow to take any pictures of the concert. To enforce this, the geniuses at SM Entertainment confiscated digital cameras and camera-phones from 8,500 teens who paid to see DBSK perform.
As a result, some 1,000 or so fans had to wait until 4 am to get their phones and cameras back because they only had three booths set up to return them. Oh, did I tell you that they just dumped all the phones in one big pile, so when the owners came back for their phones after the concert, SM geniuses had to fish through thousands of phones to find the rightful owner. Clever SM, very clever…
So, what are the fans are doing in response? They are demanding a sincere apology and a fair compensation and they better get them if SM plans to stay in business. Hopefully, SM will learn to treat fans with some respect and hire smarter people in their organization. Seriously, setting up 3 booths for 8500 people was just idiotic and confiscating cell-phones and cameras was downright unethical.
LOlssssss…….what asses! Overseas fans are very polite. Im in the states. Someone would have died.
Not allowing cameras is a normal thing. phones are a bit of a stretch, but whatever.
well whaddau expect from lee soo man? all he wants is money.
Here in Australia we’re usually not allowed to bring cameras or use camera phones at concerts, so its not a big deal. What is a big deal though is the retarded organisation of the DBSK concert. I mean, even here we’ve got a ticket system thing so you’re able to claim your property without too much hassle, so if the fans decide to go ape-shit, they’ve definitely got reason to.
what sm really do that!!.. well, if cellphones or cameras are not allowed to the concert so why they not make known the fans before the event.. Lee soo man tsk tsk tsk…
why do people make things complicated huh???poor dbsk fans..i feel your pain…
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Omg SM (Lee Soo Man) is so stupid. man. ppl paid for DBSK’s concert and SM evn confiscated their cellphones and cameras. tht’s so gay
is sm entertaiment using dbsk to get their profit back?
wow, that’s sad.. very sad
That is very messed up. What if someone took someone else’s phone and plus making the owners wait for a long time just to have their phones and cameras dumped in front of them.tsk, tsk, tsk, very bad SM. I wonder if DBSK knows about what happened and what do they think? For sure they are in support of the fans and wouldn’t like the idea of what their fans had to go through.
omfg. THEIR SO FARKING GAY.
The fans were notified that they were not allowed to bring cameras or phones. They should have left them in their cars.
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VERY BAD!!! Why is SM Entertainment acting so stupid? and impolite? and disrespectful? If someone took someone else’s phone, and that person didn’t no, the rightful owner would have to wait his or her whole life to find it!!!!
asses!
what????????
at dbsk concert can’t take the pic of dbsk?
that’s ok as long i can see dbsk dance and hear dbsk voice
why dbsk neer go in to indonesia??????????
i think sm intertainment just make we more poor
Y mus Manager Lee Soo Man do tis 2 da fans??Da fans hav paid so much 2 watch dbsk’s concert……They do hav da rite 2 take pics…It’s nthin wrong….Bt i tink we shud nt blame him n da entertainment cos maybe he has his own reasons….Ppl hav been against him bcos of da rumours tat he treated dbsk badly n oso da others….Haiz..Pity him…:(
ok cameras i can understand
but phones?
and i’ve been through the same kind of thing when i went overseas and let me tell you that if organization isn’t good people will get angry
only 3 booths and hours of searching is probably not what these people paid for but the organization really did stink
at least thats what it sounded like
i understand the cameras but phones thats a bit retarded!
stupid management. they probably don’t know how to count. *_* they should’ve adapted a system regarding the confiscation. goodness!#_#
Se7enFan: LOlssssss…….what asses! Overseas fans are very polite. Im in the states. Someone would have died.
I know what you mean.
I think it’s kinda ridiculous to confiscate thousands of phones from Fans…!!! For a very establish Record Company, can’t they come up with better ideas other then this crap…??
Is it me or is SM getting more & more ridiculous??? (*_*)
thes was juts stupid
oh my god..the way they do is so childish..i agree what fazzy2faz say,cant they just think out something better??what they are doing is really rubbish..(sry 2say that)
To those fans who know that cant bring phones or camera..oh plz just dun bring lah..why must you bring,in the end confiscated from the person in charged..and end up,complain to the others??lastly it will just be useless cases,cant do anything…cant get back anything..then watch a concert also not happy,what for??
Lee soo man also too much and useless..
lmfao. dbsk IS too hot for cameras!
D
whaaa…if i were them i will feel so bad!
gads some pf them really work hard
to earn money for the tickets!
prior notice will make it more ok to handle..
tsk tsk..DBSK is a money making machine to SM…
but sometimes theyre over doing it
hhahahhaahh!!!
that was so hilarious! SM people are smart!! ahahhaha
thats right!
3booths for 8500 people!! that was super riot!!
well, i guess, if i was there, i will get mad too.
of course! i want a remembrance to the concert and they just took it???
…what if someone texted you??
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whaaa..POPSEOUL..please please..
theres a rumor spreading tat DBSK will be disbanded next year…
please confirm this rumor for me..
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gosh this is the first time they are doing this.. please blame SM, not dong bang its not their fault..
i agree with miamihero its not their fault at all its those sm peoples…
hey, does this happen in EVERY of their concert? i dun wanna lose my lovely phone coz of the stupid management…
i would have been like, ‘i have no phone.’
puhahaha. it’s not like your camera can take that good pictures anyway with the lighting and distance.
it’s only in Korea that fans think it’s ok to take vids in concerts etc. It’s part of the copyright law — it’s universal… i think Korea doesn’t have that since mp3s and vids of their artists are everywhere. Try to keep up with the rest of the world!
okay late reply again. i just attended the bangkok concert of dbsk and it was a different scenario. instead of banning cameras upon entry [the fans were really unruly], security was scattered in the venue and during the concert kids were seen being dragged out of the venue when they were caught taking photos/vids with cameras or videocams. phone cams were allowed though. i think yarrow had the right idea. still, tons of fancams of the concerts floating around the net. it’s not the same since its a diff country/producer. i guess thier rules on that varies [on who is sponsoring what]
seriously, somebody should think of logistics not only for the artists but also for the audience during concerts. what happened was just dumb on sm’s part.
um…i believe that the situation is so stupid…i live in the states and if one day i go to watch one of dbsk’s concert, i would really want to take some pictures of them
Are you kidding me?????? If I was there I would have shouted at the SM people until I lost my voice!!!!
WHAT?! how lame. i would’ve attacked someone. preferrably the people in charge of the booths for lack of organization.
SM is too much..=(
What I don’t understand…
Is why SM still does not understand that if their singers didn’t have such a large fanbase, they would be nothing.
And they would be VERY, VERY poor right now.
Also, why would you take Asian people’s phones?
In my experience, whenever there is a concert in any Asian country…
You ALWAYS use your phone to take a bajillion mamillion pictures of the band.
It’s like a mandatory thing with fans.
I just don’t know.
SM is very lacking in how they treat their buyers.
-Noodle-
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
but yet…sm is screwed >.<
Honestly, i’m not mad at SM one bit. I think that was the only way to make sure fans wouldn’t take pictures of DBSK. Over here in the US, during concerts, they say don’t take pics or videos, but people do it anyways with their camera phones. So, SM was smart for taking their phones like that. Now, as for putting them all in only 3 bins……that wasn’t smart at all. In fact, I woulda been mad a hell if someone stole my phone saying it was theirs.
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they could have just set up more booths.. lol… i mean can’t they just set more booths up…
and im not mad at sm.. just a bit disappointed.
but anyways, it was the fans’ fault for breaking the rules lol.
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