Truth_hurts 1,785 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 K-Pop boy band EXO's member Ray appeared on the screen in Time Square, New York, last October. / Courtesy of Twitter By Eom Da-solCelebrating celebrities' birthdays with public advertisements, known as "support culture," is becoming part of Chinese fandom.Fans choose their favorite stars' photos and raise the advertising expenses without the stars' help or participation. The advertisements are displayed in the most prominent places, such as subway stations, on buses or on video screens on planes.Chinese fans are even displaying the advertisements in other countries.Chinese actor Huang Jingyu's picture appeared on NASDAQ building's screen in New York's Time Square on Nov. 18 last year.Previously, advertisements for Chinese musician Jackson Yi and K-pop boy band EXO member Ray appeared there around the time of their birthdays.Even in Korea, some major advertisements were the work of Chinese fans.On May 2 last year, the fans bought an advertisement in Korean daily newspaper Sports Donga celebrating EXO members Baekhyun and Suho's birthdays.Chinese fans are using a growing number of Korean advertising agencies, leading to a boost in Chinese companies using Korean agencies on behalf of Chinese customers.The support culture is largely believed to have originated in Korea, headquarters of K-pop and home of Korean stars whose reputation has gone global.An official at Korean ad agency Wenice said, "It is not clear whose fan-made advertisement was first between Korea and China, but celebrities' photos and congratulatory remarks started to appear mainly on ad boards in Korean subway stations in 2015," according to Korean web magazine IZE. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/world/2017/03/683_225754.html edit: it's Lay not Ray...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posy‪ℓuv 3,625 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waycrispy1 3,434 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Who is Ray? The whole Times Sq ad thing is becoming so competitive between cfans of little fresh meat though, no one cares, it needs to stop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerletter 604 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 He reminds of Lay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Bell 567 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I find it more hilarious that fans managed to advertise him in Times Square, than the L/R difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugoose 11,398 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wow I love Eco member Ray!! I hope we get to see him soon with Shoeman, Suhoe, Borkhyun, Chin, Chopyolk, D.O.dorant, Gai, and Seboob!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirurun 2,019 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Ray oppa is my bias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSHAa 141 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 They must be so rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aeris~ 2,686 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wow I love Eco member Ray!! I hope we get to see him soon with Shoeman, Suhoe, Borkhyun, Chin, Chopyolk, D.O.dorant, Gai, and Seboob!! What is this?? Haha Ray is really cute on that billboard pic though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splix.io 10,379 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catherinek7 34 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugoose 11,398 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 What is this?? Haha Ray is really cute on that billboard pic though.. It's the Eco members! Eco is the better version of Exo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aeris~ 2,686 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It's the Eco members! Eco is the better version of Exo Oohh i see. i like eco more than exo, ill stan them now since is exo is flopping already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugoose 11,398 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Oohh i see. i like eco more than exo, ill stan them now since is exo is flopping already. Yeah, Exo with 4 fans has nothing against eco's 7 billion fans!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blank_stare 2,217 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Who is Ray? The whole Times Sq ad thing is becoming so competitive between cfans of little fresh meat though, no one cares, it needs to stop! True. It's been done but still interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellymelly02 660 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Happy Birthday Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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