"Festival is sponsored by his brands"- Fans slam BigHit over alleged exclusion of Jin's clips from 12th anniversary video screened at 2025 BTS Festa

On June 13, Jin's fans took to social media after BTS' 12th anniversary FESTA celebrations were marred by an unpleasant incident. Those present at the venue allegedly noticed that the singer's solo clip was missing from the official anniversary video screened during the event.

The large-scale celebration was held at KINTEX in Goyang to celebrate the FESTA festivities. This included photo zones, games, archive exhibits, and BTS-themed installations across the city.

While other members’ solo stages were shown, Jin was reportedly not featured either in solo content or in the OT7 group clip. The missing clip sparked an immediate backlash online.

Notably, the eldest BTS member is the brand ambassador for two of the FESTA’s main sponsors, Laneige and Ottogi Jin Ramen.

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Many fans expressed disappointment, calling the omission deliberate and unprofessional. An X user, @4_Uu_0, wrote,

"festival is sponsored by his brands, and instead of thanking him, they excluded him from the video. They do not respect him."

Social media quickly filled with demands for BigHit to correct the error and issue an apology.

"In the video used for Festa, only one person is missing. If it is not an intentional omission, please correct it immediately and apologize for the repeated editing mistakes and promise to prevent them from happening again," an X user mentioned.

"its not a mistake they are checking over and over again. it's NOT MISTAKE," a fan added.

"their company's inability to make sure all *checks notes* 7 different people are included in content they literally stitch together has remained unchanged oh we're back fr you guys," another netizen mentioned.

"This is what every Seokjiinnies fear. "We are so back". After all the hardwork, carrying his team for 6 months, alone, he doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. If you are a true ARMY, this should not be ok," a fan remarked.

Some also pointed out the irony of using brands represented by Jin while sidelining him from the video.

"Jin's brands/ affiliates doing the heavy lifting with sponsorships, and they forgot to add him to the montage... sounds about right! Bighit is BAAACK," a fan commented.

"imagine leaving out seokjin on festa day when HIS SOLO BRAND DEALS are the ones paying for that festa pop up event. bighit you will burn," an X user mentioned.

"The audacity of not including Seokji n's "Epiphany" in the Festa video, while shamelessly using his brand deals to sponsor the event, especially now the favourite children are back. I freaking hate BH/H right now," another one said.

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The FESTA weekend brought emotional highlights for fans. j-hope’s Hope on the Stage encore concert at Goyang Sports Complex became a historic moment as all seven BTS members attended it, including Suga.

Jin delighted ARMY by joining j-hope on stage for a performance of Spring Day, Jamais Vu, and Don't Say You Love Me.

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Meanwhile, the KINTEX venue buzzed with BTS-themed attractions such as voice message zones, archive displays, light shows, and exclusive FESTA merchandise. Goyang city itself embraced the celebration with decorations themed after BTS’s "Zero O’Clock."

The Epiphany singer is currently preparing for his solo RUN SEOKJIN EP. TOUR which is set to begin soon. Here are the full dates:

June 28-29 — Goyang, Korea
July 5-6 — Chiba, Japan
July 12-13 — Osaka, Japan
July 17-18 — Anaheim, California
July 22-23 — Dallas, Texas
July 26-27 — Tampa, Florida
July 30-31 — Newark, New Jersey
August 5-6 — London, UK
August 9-10 — Amsterdam, Netherlands

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With Suga's discharge set for June 21, fans now eagerly await BTS’s full-group comeback.

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Mantasha is a pop culture writer at Sportskeeda who covers K-pop and K-drama. She has recently completed her Masters in English and has a rich 3-year writing experience where she crafted engaging content for top companies such as Unacademy, Apollo Hospitals, Adani Airports, and the Economic Times. Her experience has helped her create a strong foundation that complements her passion for creating the best content related to K-pop, K-dramas and Korean movies.

Mantasha's interest in pop culture took root when her cousin introduced her to classic Hollywood and Bollywood tunes and the rest, as they say, is history. Mantasha’s connection with K-pop supergroup BTS is a special one as their song lyrics, hard work, and dedication resonate with her like no other group does.

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