Okay, tea time however make it messy — Chenle of NCT DREAM popped into a few fan-run birthday cafes over the weekend for his Nov. 22 birthday and even paid for drinks for followers. Sounds healthful, proper? One cafe, although, rapidly grew to become the other.
In accordance with followers who had been there and recorded the interplay, Chenle supplied to prepay for 50 drinks. The cafe proprietor allegedly swiped 500,000 KRW (about $340) as a substitute of dealing with the order as anticipated, then refused handy out the freebies or birthday perks that usually include pay as you go drink bundles. Followers say employees spoke rudely and used casual language towards attendees once they tried to type it out after Chenle left. The entire alternate blew up on-line and the cafe is getting main backlash and calls to be “canceled.”
Followers shared clips and screenshots on X/Twitter describing the second: Chenle stated he would cowl 50 drinks, the proprietor charged 500,000 KRW, then later denied the freebies and responded rudely when requested to repair it. Reactions ranged from anger on the proprietor to concern for Chenle having his goodwill exploited.
As you’d anticipate, individuals on-line referred to as out the cafe and urged others to not host birthday occasions there anymore. It’s a reminder that fan initiatives—particularly ones involving idols personally stopping by—should be dealt with with care and correct etiquette.
Fast context for anybody new to this:
- Chenle (Zhong Chenle) is a member of NCT DREAM and his birthday is Nov. 22 — followers usually run themed cafes to have fun idols’ birthdays.
- Birthday cafes are often fan-organized pop-ups the place teams preorder drinks/menus and generally hand out small freebies or perks for attendees.
- It’s not unusual for idols to shock followers at these occasions and even pay for drinks as a candy gesture, which is why mishandling by a restaurant proprietor attracts a lot warmth.
Tremendous disappointing to see a second meant to have fun Chenle flip into drama. Hopefully the followers who had been there are okay, and the cafe learns to deal with visitors and followers with the respect they deserve.
Supply: Koreaboo
