On May 27, a photo of NCT’s Mark touching the cheeks of a fan was published on TikTok, drawing immense attention. Most shockingly, when asked how much money need to be spent for a photo like that, a fan responded, “In Japanese mumo store, the top 5 buyers get to take a photo with the idol. My friend has done this with Haechan twice, spending 16,000 USD each time”.
Later on on May 29, this information was published on the Korean forum Instiz, where netizens were shocked to learn that one photo with an NCT member can cost fans 16,000 USD.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- It’s amazing that this level of skinship is allowed….
- It seemed like the skinship was a bit intense that day. It was my first time seeing something like that during an NCT photo event.
- They don’t even let you hold hands in fansigns, but 16,000 USD means that skinship is allowed…
- Is it worth it? Burning 16,000 USD for a photo…
- That’s an amount that’s equal to a year’s worth of salary.,..
On the other hand, another fan claimed that for mumo store, the selection for people who get to take photos is actually random, and a purchase of around 30 albums can be enough for a photo like above, so 16,000 USD may be an exaggeration.