Cha Eun Woo's long-awaited solo debut date has been officially announced by entertainment label Fantagio on January 27, 2024.debut solo album real thing The Korean singer and actor's new song is scheduled to be released on February 15, 2024, the day after Valentine's Day.
However, on February 12, 2024, “FANTAGIO RESPECT CHA EUNWOO” trended on X along with several other tags such as “CHA EUNWOO DESERVES BETTER” and “ENTITY BY CHA EUNWOO”. Fans claim that the agency did not make an effort to promote the artist's debut solo album.Fans trended the X tag and demanded more updates and promotions for the upcoming album Real thing.
“Nothing yet”: Fans furious over Fantagio's alleged negligence in promoting Cha Eun-woo's solo debut
Cha Eun Woo makes solo debut real thing On February 12th, his fans expressed their disappointment on X (formerly Twitter) over the agency's lack of artist promotion activities.
Fans expressed their disdain and inquired about the lack of promotional schedules, music program appearances, photo shoots, etc. Fan @dongminbunny wrote on his X:
“No promotions, magazine covers, music show appearances, variety show participation. We just ask you to provide a promotion schedule and pre-order link…”
On January 9, 2024, Fantagio released an official statement, good day to be a dog The actor is preparing to release the title song of his debut album. real thing At his first fan convention to be held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium on February 17th, the singer and actor will perform all the songs from his solo album live for the first time during the event.
However, his fans expected more promotional activities and content releases before the final premiere of his debut solo album. One fan (@dongminbunny) pointed out that the agency hasn't released any information about pre-ordering the album, releasing the tracklist, media coverage, updating Spotify's artist section, or promoting it on TikTok or Instagram.
Fantagio was criticized for allegedly inappropriate marketing practices, as these methods are standard album and single promotion methods widely used in the K-pop industry.
Following the January 27th announcement, the singer and actor returned from the United States on January 30th after completing his filming schedule for his upcoming solo debut. Later, photos of the artist dining with actress India Eisley in America went viral online, sparking speculation about their relationship.
Fantagio has revealed that India Eisley will be featured in the music video released from Cha Eun Woo's debut album. Real thing. This raised expectations among fans, but since then, there have been no further updates regarding the artist's solo debut on February 12, which fans had claimed.
Meanwhile, Fantagio released the details of the track list on February 5th, and released the concept photo and concept film of their first mini-album on February 9th.
Fans were expecting more promotion and marketing efforts from the agency, especially since the mini-album's release is just two days away.
Here's how fans expressed their anger at the agency at X.
Cha Eun Woo debuted as ASTRO in 2016, and will release his debut solo album more than 8 years later. Cha Eun Woo provided vocals for some of the opening themes of his own dramas and was able to establish himself as an actor.
The singer and actor is scheduled to appear in 2024 only 10 minutes Fan meeting in Asia. Meanwhile, he finished MBC's latest drama. A good day to be a dog, He will next be seen in the mystery thriller drama. wonderful worldwhich will premiere in March.
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