martin you’re an angel 🥹🩷
🦒: this world is so angry right now. everyone wants to swear at everyone, and everyone wants to put each other down.
🦒: but in the end, we’re all one species, you know. we have to progress together as humanity. we need to take this civilization, this industry, and make them into better places. we need to protect the earth, so let’s become one and love everyone.
🦒: please love each other a lot, coers, and love us a lot too. love the people around you a lot—your parents, your family, your friends
14 SOUND-RELATED INCIDENTS — 9 MONTHS OF REPETITION — 4 PROTEST TRUCKS SENT: IS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY’S SILENCE PUSHING MARTIN AND HIS FANS TO THEIR LIMIT❓
The first recorded incident occurred in late December 2025, just over four months after Martin’s debut. During the comeback period, and especially throughout the tour, microphone and sound-related issues continued to occur with increasing frequency:
25/12/2025 - SBS Gayo Daejeon
31/12/2025 - Gayo Daejeon
11/01/2026 - Golden Disc Awards
20/04/2026 - RedRed Release Party
13/05/2026 - Dankook University Festival
12/06/2026 - 11 Cup Vlog
13/06/2026 - Red Bull
20/06/2026 - Allo Bank
01/08/2026 - Lollapalooza
06/08/2026 - New York
08/08/2026 - Atlanta
11/08/2026 - Irving, USA
16/08/2026 - San Francisco, Day 2
12/09/2026 - Music Bank Barcelona
Fourteen incidents, spanning several months and occurring across numerous different stages. At this point, the concern is no longer about each individual incident, but about the fact that the same problem continues to happen repeatedly, with Martin always being the person who has to deal with the consequences directly on stage.
Whenever his microphone encounters an issue, Martin is forced to adjust the way he sings, increase his volume, or find a way to handle the problem while he is still performing. An artist should step onto the stage able to focus on their vocals, choreography, expressions, and interaction with the audience - not constantly worrying about whether their equipment will function properly.
What is even more concerning is that when similar incidents continue over such a long period of time, they affect not only the quality of the performance but also the way Martin is forced to perform. Having to repeatedly sing louder than necessary is certainly not something an artist should have to endure in the long term. Given the current situation, we have every reason to be concerned about his health.
Furthermore, audiences at the venue and people watching through videos do not always know what is actually happening. When a line suddenly becomes too quiet or the sound cuts out, some viewers may mistakenly interpret it as Martin “not singing live well.” In the end, an equipment failure becomes a weapon used to attack the artist.
And what hurts fans the most is that Martin has already developed a sense of anxiety and caution toward these recurring incidents. After experiencing microphone problems repeatedly, he even had to pray before his rap line. This alone shows that the situation can no longer be treated as something insignificant.
An artist should never have to step onto a stage worrying that their equipment might fail again. And Martin, in particular, should not have to continue bearing the consequences of problems that are not caused by him.
There have been moments when Martin actively signaled that there was a problem with his equipment, yet he still did not receive timely assistance. There was even a situation in which the question was turned back on him: “What should we do, Martin?” - when this was never something an artist standing on stage should have been expected to figure out on his own.
The staff have seen the protest trucks. The company is fully capable of understanding why fans are speaking up and what changes we have been asking for.
And what exhausts us the most is not having to speak up once again. It is the fact that, after all these efforts, the incidents are still happening. Martin continues to step onto the stage and continues to face the same problems, again and again.