Recently, the details for an album version of “Romance: Untold”, an upcoming release from HYBE boy group ENHYPEN, were published, drawing attention.
In particular, it was revealed that alongside regular inclusions like photocards, photo books, and CDs, fabric pieces worn by ENHYPEN themselves will also be included in first print albums.
There will be a total of 150,000 pieces, made from recycling the costumes worn by ENHYPEN, so the first 150,000 albums will include these fabric pieces.
Upon learning about this unique album inclusion, fans and the public alike were perplexed, with many finding actual fabric pieces worn by idols to be dehumanizing and creepy. Meanwhile, some insisted that many similar cases have happened in the past, so this is not a big deal.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- The disrespect towards them is incredible, this is a whole other level of dehumanization and undervaluing their efforts in making the album…
- HYBE thinks fans will like something like this… It’s so odd… how these bastards view fans.
- It’s okay… there have been things like this in the past, so I don’t think it’s something worth criticizing. It’s a little creepy, but it’s not like there are other uses for old stage costumes
- It’s not like they’re selling it for money, it’s just an album inclusion, so it’s good for fans to just keep it as a souvenir.
- They do this in sports fandoms as well
- This is weird as hell… Imagine if it’s the clothing of female idols. Seriously, what is wrong with HYBE
- Well, this is better than printing new photocards at least?