Fans of BamBam and GOT7, iGOT7 or Ahgase, are in a heated rivalry with the ZEROBASEONE (ZB1) fandom, ZEROSE.
The friction flared up when both groups announced the release of their new music on January 20: GOT7’s twelfth mini-album, WINTER HEPTAGONand ZB1’s single “Doctor! Doctor!” The two bands have also been nominated for an X poll, where the winner will receive DuckAd to promote their new music.
#duckad [1월 넷째주 컴백 스트리밍 이벤트]
📢Participate in the vote on Twitter and receive streaming support❗✨DUCKAD users play your music 1,000 times on Melon on your behalf.
Through the Duck Add app, 1,000 streams of Melon will be supported on the day of comeback.🏆Grand Prize: 1st place in this Twitter vote🥇
🎁Advantages:…— DuckAd (@duckad2020) January 13, 2025
The two fandoms worked hard to vote for their respective favorites. BamBam also revealed that he voted in the poll.
What happened with Bambam & Zeroes, the complete story 🧵
There was a duck ad that we were all voting on that was pushing everyone to vote. Bambam replied that he had voted. The zeros laughed at him and said it was unfair. ZB1 ended up winning the poll. So the zeros mocked Bambam in his response.…
— ✮ ❤︎ glitter ❤︎ ✮ (@thatglitterhag) January 20, 2025
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Apparently ZEROSE found this unfairwhich motivated them to push for more votes.
In the end, ZB1 won, which should have been celebrated, not until one Ahgase went to X to discuss the ensuing fan war.
BamBam, who is “chronically online,” saw the brawl online. Thinking it was just a squabble between Ahgases, he chimed in with a laughing emoji.
oh!🤭
I forgot I can’t use this emoji😱
— BamBam (@BamBam1A) January 20, 2025
Tensions boiled over when ZEROSE expressed their outrage and criticized the idol for fanning the flames instead of quelling the ongoing chaos. Faced with a wave of hateful comments, the “Eyes On You” singer quickly deleted his response and offered an apology to ZB1 fans in a now-deleted tweet.
Later that day, BamBam added fuel to the fire during his playful interaction with his co-member Mark Tuan, and used the laughing emoji once again.
This time, however, it was intentional as he quickly followed up with a sarcastic explanation.
“Oh! I forgot I couldn’t use this emoji,” BamBam wrote, in reference to the response that triggered ZEROSE.
Bambam: 😂
Zeros: you are almost 30 years old
Bambam: It was about my fandom, why are you angry?
Zeri: you’re old
Bambam: I have to be more careful when I answer, sorry
Zero: at your old age of 27 years— Vanessa❄️ (@fernsinbloom) January 18, 2025
BamBam’s attitude has caused a divide among fans. As Ahgases gathered behind him, cheering with his ferocious applause at the snide comments, ZEROSE seethed in frustration.
“I’m glad to have artists supporting other groups during his comeback than one engaging in fan wars on Twitter (X),” one ZB1 fan responded.
if Bamabam saw all the zerose comments, does that mean he also saw his fans dragging and bullying zb1 unprovoked, yet he chose to ignore it and become the victim himself??? grown man with 10 years of experience among other things pic.twitter.com/7mLi2moCK5
— hanibani7🐱ྀིྀིྀིྀིྀི (@antonbassguitor) January 18, 2025
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