VIXX's Leo has decided to set his SNS accounts to private after reports of fan war within the boy group's fandom STARLIGHT.
According to Koreaboo, the idol was forced to close his SNS accounts after fans reportedly turned against him for rumors linking Leo to a fan. The VIXX member was accused of seeing someone from STARLIGHT after the fan posted mysterious photos of their alleged relationship.
Reports claimed the fan war started on Nov. 20 after members of STARLIGHT noticed the mysterious photos posted by the unknown fan. For instance, the fan took to her Instagram account to share a photo of a party hat and captioned, "Just the two of us."
Allkpop reported the photo infuriated a lot of fans who thought the person behind the account was implying that Leo celebrated his birthday with her. STARLIGHT members became more confused when the VIXX member posted the lyrics of their new song "Milky Way," highlighting the part "Do not doubt our relationship."
Fans were left puzzled and mystified whether the idol dedicated the message to STARLIGHT or to the fan that was rumored to be in a relationship with him.
To address the issue, VIXX's agency, Jellyfish, has spoken up to stop the fan war within STARLIGHT. The label said Leo did not make his birthday celebration exclusive, adding that other people were present during the party.
"The birthday wasn't what fans are worried about...Support team (fan page people) came to Leo's musical on November 9, so to express our gratitude, we allowed Leo to personally say thank you, and the situation was misinterpreted," Jellyfish said.
The label also revealed the person behind the mysterious photos was already blacklisted as a sasaeng fan, considering that she has caused confusion and commotion among STARLIGHT members.
The person can no longer attend fan events, fan autograph events, and recordings related to VIXX. The person also lost the fan membership," the agency concluded.
