On August 20, 2022, SM Entertainment held their first 'SMTOWN LIVE' concert after the pandemic. In the concert titled 'SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @HUMAN CITY_SUWON', dozens of SM Entertainment artists were present and performed amazing stage actions.
Although several artists were known to be absent from the concert, there were five EXO members who attended and had the opportunity to perform their own solo songs. The five members are Suho, Chen , DO, Kai, and Xiumin. There, Chen and DO are scheduled to take turns performing.
However, in contrast to the warmth and cheers that DO received, Chen reportedly received a cold attitude from fans and got a black ocean in the middle of his performance. But most fans on Twitter do not accept the claim. They agreed that there was no black ocean welcoming Chen because only a few fans chose to turn off their light sticks.
While other fans still faithfully lit their light sticks and formed a silver ocean when Chen performed. According to fans, the silver ocean was even enhanced by the light from the light sticks of fans of other groups such as NCT and Red Velvet. Here are the fans' rebuttals regarding the black ocean rumors circulating.
"Where's the black ocean? Hahaha." "We went to the concert and nothing like that happened (black ocean)!" "Stop exaggerating. It's true there are some who turn off their light sticks, but not that much." "There are still many EXO-Ls who support Chen." "Chen got a beautiful silver ocean too! There is no black ocean for EXO members."
"I'm so glad so many cheered for Chen and the black ocean plan failed." "Actually there was no black ocean during Chen's performance. The photo looked dark because Chen was singing a ballad, so (to make the atmosphere supportive) all the lights were turned off and only the spotlight was left for the artist."
Black ocean itself is a term that is very feared in the K-Pop industry because black ocean is a term for the actions of fans who mass turn off their light sticks in the middle of the appearance of certain artists or groups to express their dislike for the related artist or group. Meanwhile, if there really was a cold attitude from some fans towards Chen, it was for a reason.
Two years ago, Chen stirred up the entire fandom by announcing his marriage to his non-celebrity girlfriend who was also reportedly expecting her first child at the time. Fan reactions were highly polarized, with some voicing their support, while others expressing their anger and disappointment. At that time, disappointed fans released a statement demanding Chen to apologize for the controversy he had caused.
Not only that, they even protested outside the SM Coex Artium in Seoul demanding that Chen be expelled from EXO. A few months after the controversy exploded, Chen suddenly decided to enlist in the military. For almost two years, the anger of the fans seemed to be dampening. Chen even received a warm welcome from fans after completing his military service in April.
However, considering the fact that several people turned off the light sticks in the middle of Chen's performance, perhaps there were indeed some fans who had not completely forgotten Chen's past actions. However, regardless of the existence of a black ocean or not, the most important thing is that there are still many fans who accept and love Chen as he is.
Many of them said they had no problem with Chen's decision to marry and have children. Not a few are even proud of Chen's mature attitude and dare to take responsibility. After all, EXO-L's support of Chen is very sweet, isn't it? What do you think about the black ocean rumors circulating?
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