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'Wake One Wake Up': TO1 and Kep1er fans unite in calling out 'mistreatment'

Both rookie groups TO1 and Kep1er are being managed by the K-pop label Wake One Entertainment

It truly is no piece of cake running a K-pop agency. From making sure that each of their artists is shining to giving them the best of opportunities in a rat race that is the K-pop industry, fans are quick to call out those who do not even do the bare minimum. The latest K-pop label to come under fire is Wake One Entertainment which houses K-pop groups like Kep1er and TO1. 

K-pop fans have not been happy with the company in the past as well as Wake One’s co-labels who managed groups like IZ*ONE, fromis_9, Wanna One and IN2IT. IZ*ONE and Wanna One disbanded while fromis_9 moved to Pledis Entertainment. Wake One shared that IN2IT had left the label. Kang Daniel went as far as to take another co-label to court to terminate his exclusive contract with them. And now TO1 fans have started trending ‘Wake One Wake Up’ to bring attention to the group’s alleged mistreatment.

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Ever since the survival show, ‘Girls Planet 999’s winning group Kep1er debuted under Wake One and Swing Entertainment, fans have been asking the label to take some action against the constant cyberbullying of member Huening Bahiyyih. Well, on April 27, fans of their labelmates, TO1 felt enough was enough when Wake One did not upload a birthday post for member Chihoon and did the bare minimum for Woonggi’s birthday a few days ago, on April 23. Togethers (TO1’s fandom) pointed out that their last comeback was in November and since then there hasn't been much activity with the members, not even uploading on social media or holding VLives.

‘Shame on you’

Fans of Kep1er and Bahiyyih have also joined TO1’s fandom to trend on Twitter as they shared the cyberbullying that the girl group has been getting for their appearance on the survival show ‘Queendom 2’. With the label still staying silent, fans are angry. One Kep1ian (Kep1er’s fan) tweeted, “Yeah MNET FREE MY GIRLS FROM WAKEONE PLEASE cause if a company can’t do simple shit like this?? Yeah they ain’t gonna do shit for Kep1er either a year in or so WAKEONE WAKE UP.”

A Together posted, “For locking to1 in their basement while their fans are waiting for updates and being anxious since wakeone is not doing anything, and also with the continuous mistreatment of all the kep1er members. this definitely deserved to trend for the sake of both fandoms. WAKEONE WAKE UP.” Another said, “WAKE ONE WAKE UP has been trending with over 31.2k tweets now. Shame on you @wakeone_offcl if this doesn't force you to work properly and treat TO1 better.”

One fan added, “Im gonna be so pissed if something happens to to1, they've been through enough being in the middle of the cj vs nch thing, now this? f**k the mistreatment. f**k wakeone. WAKEONE WAKE UP.” A Kep1ian commented, “GIVE BAHIYYIH MORE LINES, TREAT HIKARU FAIRLY, TREAT YOUNGEUN LIKE THE ACE SHE IS, PROMOTE KEP1ER BETTER WAKEONE WAKE UP.” Another said, “I rly can't f**king wrap my head around the fact that this is still going on. f**king ridiculous. wakeone wake up.”

One fan wrote, “Toogethers are calling out wakeone for keeping TO1 in the dungeon. Let's help them! if you can't give TO1 the promotion they deserve and treat kep1er members fairly, YOU DONT DESERVE THEM! WAKEONE WAKE UP.” A Together said, “I get that other wakeone artists are getting mistreated too, but please dont overshadow to1's situation, we made the tags to know why the to1 members are being very quiet even tho its one of the member's birthday n why wkn is not posting chihoon's bday post WAKEONE WAKE UP.”

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