A recent announcement of ENHYPEN fan signing event has sparked online discussions after it was revealed that all 50 winners were foreigners, highlighting a potential shift in K-Pop fandom demographics.

The event has brought attention to the declining number of Korean attendees at such events, raising concerns among Korean K-Pop fans. Netizens are expressing a mix of surprise and concern, with some comments highlighting the increasing difficulty for Korean fans to secure spots at these events due to factors like lottery-based selection processes and how Koreans do not have an allocated quota to them.

Some netizens expressed their anger about this situation on a popular online discussion board: 

"Wow, is this real? No Koreans at all?" 

"That's so crazy. Fan signing events in Japan never selects any Koreans. But in Korea..." 

"All of you are crazy seriously? What do you mean by of course they should win because they spend more money? Sure, of course they would prioritize international fans because they spend more money, but in Japan they are so much more biased towards their own citizens. Shouldn't Korea do the same too?"

But there are also netizens who concede that it should be a matter of who spent most and not their nationality: 

"They only ever look at money, no matter where you go," 

"I guess it makes sense since international fans buy more albums..." 

"Even foreigners are asking why Koreans aren't being taken care of, but it's so funny that those who don't even spend money are saying why should Koreans be given preferential treatment."

Some of the discussions also surrounded around whether this is a problem with the distributor (normally the organizer of such fan signing event) or the artist's agency: 

"Other distributors would select at least half of the winners to be Korean, is this really right of this distributor?" 

"I used to work at a distributor and I can say that this is definitely the choice of the agency," 

"The distributor can only listen to the agency, especially for big events like this." 

This incident has generated diverse opinions online, with some expressing sadness over the changing landscape of K-Pop fan culture, while others emphasize the importance of both domestic and international fans in supporting K-Pop artists.

What do you think about this situation?

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