[talk] Controversy over cancellation of Gwangju Dong-gu Office New Jeans 2nd Anniversary Birthday Party a Day Before

The 2nd anniversary birthday party of New Jeans, which the Gwangju Dong-gu Office had ambitiously prepared to revitalize the Chungjang-ro commercial district, was canceled a day before due to insufficient preparations caused by ignorance of copyright issues.

According to the Gwangju Dong-gu Office on the 19th, the Dong-gu Office was planning to hold an event in the form of a 'birthday cafe' starting on July 22nd, the debut date of New Jeans. A birthday cafe is a fan culture where they rent a cafe and hold a birthday party on the birthday or debut anniversary of an idol.

A party to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the debut of Newjeans was scheduled to be held at Gongyo Cafe from the 19th to the 22nd. Gongyo Cafe was decorated with Newjeans' symbol, rabbits, etc.

The Dong-gu Office was planning to provide paper cups, photo cards, and postcards to participants, and those who made reservations in advance would be given the benefit of a raffle for prizes such as posters, cups, and acrylic key rings.

However, on the afternoon of the 18th, the day before the event, the Dong-gu Office held an emergency meeting with event organizers in attendance and decided to cancel the event.

Previously, the agency that manages New Jeans sent a mail to the event organizers that mentioned issues with the venue. In particular, it was reported that the 'fake goods' produced by the business operator without the agency's permission were problematic.

Gwangju Chungjang Commercial District Activation Project Promotion Team Leader Ko Tae-hoon said, "We had to cancel the event a day before due to various reasons including copyright issues," and "The New Jeans event was canceled, but the K-POP Sharing Cafe will proceed as scheduled."

***********It looks like they tried to make and sell goods without permission from their agency. They said it was canceled due to copyright issues!