MISTREATMENT CONTINUES AT FESTIVAL
Accessibility-dependent K-pop attendees expressed frustration after the treatment they received at @hello82PRESENTS’s inaugural 82WORLD:LA last night, accusing the organizer, security and staff of violating the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) with discrimination and failure to accommodate the fans in need of those services, required by federal law for temporary festival events.
#hello82 #82WORLD
82world is a mess for a lot of ppl i hope those that have said 'idc if ur miserable im having fun' are also speaking up for those that werent able to have the same experience bc of discrimination on the festival grounds
Hello82 BETRAYS THE FANDOM THAT HELPED THEM GROW
As day 2 of the 82WORLD: LA organized by @hello82PRESENTS underway, the day dedicated for ATEEZ and ATINY is undergoing exploitive scrutiny with lots of uproar after the ATINY who voiced about the mistreatment of the organizer and their staff yesterday was given a refund and immediately kicked out for calling out deceptive practices involving ADA attendees.
ATINYs, the fandom that helped put Hello82 on the map is disgusted by the treatment those attendees are receiving, despite the event motto being coined ‘A Festival Built For Fans’
The fan under the username kzandpoods on Instagram posted an image showing a shoddy viewing zone for ADA that both not even raised up and is far obstructed for the accessibility fans can even view being far away from barricades.
According to sd_and_anime via Threads, likely the same person, Sang H Cho, the former CSO of CJ ENM who helped formulate KCON, now COO of Hello82 (Kai Media) mocked the ADA fans, laughing and removed them, saying the ADA accommodations were fine and insultingly told them they can sue him.
According to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities act:
Under Title III, a private festival organizer is legally required to ensure "full and equal enjoyment" of the event through the following specific operational mandates:
•Temporary Flooring: Installing stable ground covers or plastic interlocking decking over sand, deep mud, or thick grass so wheelchairs can navigate. [1]
•Compliant Service Counters: Ensuring bars, merchandise booths, and food truck counters have a section that is a maximum of 36 inches high and 36 inches long so a seated individual can interact with staff. [1]
•Cable Protection: Covering heavy power lines and sound snake cables crossing pedestrian paths with ADA-compliant, heavy-duty ramped cord protectors. [1]
• California also have strict rules regarding ADA recipients:
• Shoving attendees with disabilities
way in the back behind a barrier on a grass floor is a textbook violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [1, 2]
• Festival organizers cannot treat accessibility as an afterthought or isolate disabled guests in a "ghettoized" or sub-standard section. If a festival operates this way, they are failing several explicit legal standards established by the Department of Justice (DOJ):
It is without a doubt Hello82 has lost respect from the fandom that made them what they are today. What happens now is the victims have ground evidence to pursue legal action against Hello82 and Kai Media for several violations.
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Welcoming October with a little giveaway from our last CxM event!
We’re giving away:
-1 Kuute Display Figurine
-1 Mante Display Figurine
-1 CxM Instax/Photo Holder
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draw: October 3, 2026
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- current bias: Dohoon 🐺
- bias wrecker: jihoon 🪼 / Youngjae 🐶
- first MV you watched: Oh My My: 7s
- favorite song(s): plot twist, hajimemashite, last festival, lucky to be loved!, here for you, all the possiblities
WTS 1 ONEUS SF Stop Ticket
RFS: Wanted to see OT5 but am unexpectedly moving sooner than I thought and would rather use funds towards my move.
Want: $92 Face Value
Can FT/ Video Call during ticket transfer & send purchase proof as well.
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