After School recently ended an autograph signing with their fans early, sending fans into a mix of�disorientation�and uproar. Their agency,�Pledis Entertainment, responded to upset fans by explaining that as safety became an issue, they had to terminate the signing early. On May 12th, Pledis Entertainment posted a statement on After School's fan cafe, touching upon why some fans didn't receive signed CDs at the fan signing.

Regarding today's fan signing, and to those fans who were affected by it, we've decided to release a statement on this bulletin to get rid of any misunderstandings... the members arrived at the signing at exactly 4:10 and waited for the event to start... We're not sure if holding the event early on a weekday was a factor, but by 5 o'clock, there were less than 50 fans gathered for the event... Even the event sponsor informed us that fans were calling in and saying, 'I think I'll be a little late' and 'Do you think I'll be able to get an autograph?' Having been notified of this information, the members started the autograph session at 5:30.

Because After School consists of nine members, we expected the fan signing to take a while. And while we had originally planned for the event to take two hours, external issues - such as renting the venue outside the allotted time slot - left us no choice but to end at 6:45. After the members said their goodbyes, they left at 6:50... For all 135 of you who came to the autograph session by 6:45, we did all we could for you... In fact, there were 15 fans who did not show up even as we were wrapping up, and because we had to follow the safety regulations of the venue, we ended earlier than planned.