[knetz react] Alleged photo of BTS using an iPhone while under contract with Samsung catches attention

bts do SO much campaigning for the brands they model for its ridiculous 😂 they really go above and beyond for them so idk why this article was even made but the comments seemed to figure that out.

I remember J Hope used his Samsung fold phone two years ago during the NYC art installation

BTS are too quiet lately so others need to start shits for them, continuously. We're tired TIREDt.

they've been more careful lately. we all know that suga is the only samsung stan anyways

I wonder which bitter company reported it in an attempt to sabotage.

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A new report is alleging that BTS was also disloyal to Samsung while under contract

iPhone sucks anyway

"AI models would never do something like this." I see the seed is being slowly planted.

I think k reporters have run out of stories because wtf are all these articles recently

They should take Jung Hoyeon for ambassador she is super famous now.

Lmao the counter article to switch the focus to BTS all of a sudden. How interesting.

either the comments were picked very biased, but seems even knetz know of bts' good manners with brands

anyway, kmedia/k antis have really been trying bts lately..

I know for sure there was one BTS pic with an iphone that got taken down then reposted with a sticker covering it.

But it's interesting that people are picking at BTS all of a sudden. I just saw a weird thing about another BTS member earlier today too.

Embarrassing how they use BTS this time to cover up the OG article from another group. Would it get any more obvious than this?

I'm sorry but the most shocking thing in this news is the demography like look at it.

This is hysterical.

couldn't have been from a staff phone🤷🏿‍♀️

In any case it's ridiculous

If the attempt was to make people attack BTS then it failed lol.

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Embarrassing how they use BTS this time to cover up the OG article from another group. Would it get any more obvious than this?

og is no longer under contract with samsung at least for a year and a half...

Lol wut, there is different between using competitor product while under a contract vs use competitor product after year of contract ended.

And look at the comments, 40s Korean men hating on succesful young women is pathetic. Me think

This is so ridiculous. It’s funniest the meme when they used apple while tweeting and armys clowned it. Nothing too serious tbh. Western celebrities are much more shameless.

it wouldn't have been a problem if Samsung phones weren't trash, even their flagships. They lose over half their value within a year, their in house exynos chip and qualcomm's snapdragon are 2-3 generations behind Apple's bionic chip, they they worse photos. The only thing Samsung has going for them is that they have generous trade in offers and they don't have a walled garden like ios.

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"AI models would never do something like this." I see the seed is being slowly planted.

I think k reporters have run out of stories because wtf are all these articles recently

Naevis world domniation

I’ll ditch a Samsung too

bts is the new blackpink

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I'm sorry but the most shocking thing in this news is the demography like look at it.

That was the first thing I've noticed too lol

This is an inaccurate comparison because when BTS has slipped up, they correct it immediately or use an edited photo. I recall one member had a visible iPhone in their photo and you could see that he scribbled out the branding so that it couldn't be seen LOL.

I swear to god, first bp now bts?

Have you noticed that as the US concerts get closer, the ridiculous scandals about BTS and the members are starting to increase?

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Have you noticed that as the US concerts get closer, the ridiculous scandals about BTS and the members are starting to increase?

Not the first time antis and reporters ramp things up as soon as the boys are about to leave Korea or are already out of the country. Tiring as hell

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I wonder which bitter company reported it in an attempt to sabotage.

you truly are an army lol what makes you think this isn't a reporter just trying to use a similar article for clicks? There are many of them and the whole bp is disloyal to samsung scandal was already ridiculous enough.

Double standard

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you truly are an army lol what makes you think this isn't a reporter just trying to use a similar article for clicks? There are many of them and the whole bp is disloyal to samsung scandal was already ridiculous enough.

Not agreeing with that shade of that user (seriously unnecessary) but competitive companies sometimes use that trick as an indirect form of attacking the competitor but in this case it is just someone who wants to use the current “scandal“ (it’s not even one) to stir up some bs to gain views and clicks - which means easy money

This is so funny!! Idt even bp should have been criticised for the phone thing buts it’s so funny how suddenly they are turning to BTS. I wonder why 😂😂😂

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An industry source revealed, "celebrity marketing is on the decline compared to the past.

That's bc consumers are giving more value to the product & company brand than the celebrity ambassadorship. Apple usually never has a celebrity advertising their products, yet their phones sell like hot cakes.

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This is why we should stop elevating celebrities like they're such great role models. AI models would never do something like this.

Hmmm I remember seeing this ai get several cf offers. We might laugh now but who knows maybe ai might be the future especially for idol culture. They are easier to control and replace for companies. They will have to split none of the profit. They will not get tired, get into scandals or say no to any deal so maybe ai is the way. That's what the pop industry basically wants a malleable doll that they can replace as soon as possible with the next.

Interesting. Few similar 'scandals' in a spare of few days, I wonder what's going on.

Also Bangtan are known iphone users (except for Yoongi, he is devoted samsung fan), they've been caught on using it so many times (that's why I find most upvoted comment quite strange, I guess it's damage control from fans, unless translation is off), it's like a going joke in fandom now, so for it to be suddenly 'exposed' is quite strange ngl.

literally who cares..I can't believe people actually pay attention to that stuff