At the beginning of December, the male group VANNER announced the release of its greetings for the 2025 season, VVeird Officeteasing the VVS fandom with a mysterious preview.
The team hinted at two versions: Victory Company AND The man of victory. The blurry versions initially sparked excitement, with VANNER alluding to the concept of a double life.
The first signals an office boy vibe, with members seen in uniform, while the second cover teases an espionage theme, with members flaunting their images in suits, guns and a bomb placed on a table.
However, the wait was replaced by sour reactions when the clear version of the was released The man of victory cover has been revealed In the now-deleted photo, a fake time bomb and a gun were on a prayer rug.
Seeing this, fans who are members of the Muslim community became enraged and immediately called out VANNER’s creative team for using the Islam prayer rug for an image.
After massive backlash, the label VANNER KLAP has finally addressed the issue in an official statement.
“We confirmed that VANNER WISHES FOR THE 2025 SEASON contains pictorial props that have religious symbolism. As a result, the concept photos containing these props have been deleted and the entire photo book has also been reworked and revised,” the company said.
Hi, I’m Clep Entertainment.
We have confirmed that some of the props from the VANNER SEASON’S GREETINGS 2025 filming contain religious significance.
As a result, the concept photos showing the props were deleted and the photobook was also completely revised and double-checked.Our company is concerned about the religion of the prop…
— Banner VANNER (@VannerOfficial) December 12, 2024
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“We have no intentions regarding the religious significance of the prop, but we sincerely apologize to those who were hurt as a result of this oversight. We promise to prevent this from happening again in the future through thorough reviews.”
Despite their apology, the statement did not sit well with the fandom, and many still doubt their claim that it was unintentional.
“A bomb on a prayer rug? Yes, whoever thought of this concept must be Islamophobic,” one netizen wrote.
Amid the criticism, however, VVS has a request from fans.
“As much as I hate this (as a Muslim), please don’t spread hate to these guys (VANNER) but to the company,” the boy group supporter pleaded.
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