THE BOYZ apologizes for controversy over similarity of light sticks..Sorry for not responding quickly, Legal Strong Response (Full Story)

By Sohee, Kim

Sep 25, 2025

THE BOYZ apologizes for controversy over similarity of light sticks..Sorry for not responding quickly, Legal Strong Response (Full Story)
QWER light stick (left) and THE BOYZ light stick.



The group THE BOYZ has officially apologized to the fandom regarding rumors of similarity to the light stick of the band QWER.

On the 25th, One Hundred, the agency of The Boyz, said in its official position that it deeply sympathizes with the confusion and inconvenience experienced by fans due to the recent design similarity between The Boyz's official light stick and QWER light stick, and is truly sorry.

The light stick is a precious symbol that connects artists and fandom, so I fully understand the feelings of The B who must have been uncomfortable with the controversy itself"I understood how the fans felt.




The agency said "We continued discussions with QWER after recognizing the issue and requested design changes, but failed to reach a final conclusion"We deeply apologize for not responding to the controversy more quickly, and we will continue to respond strongly in solidarity with related agencies, including all legal procedures, to prevent such a recurrence in the future."

Finally, "We will take a closer look so that the precious symbolism created by THE BOYZ and The B together is not neglected in the future." We will always listen to your fans' voices and be a one-hundered who acts more carefully and responsibly."

THE BOYZ apologizes for controversy over similarity of light sticks..Sorry for not responding quickly, Legal Strong Response (Full Story)
THE BOYZ apologizes for controversy over similarity of light sticks..Sorry for not responding quickly, Legal Strong Response (Full Story)
Meanwhile, the controversy began when QWER announced its cheering stick ahead of the world tour. THE BOYZ Fandom The B raised suspicions that the design of the QWER light stick was very similar to the 2021 THE BOYZ light stick, leading to conflicts among fandom such as truck protests in front of the QWER agency's headquarters.

The following is the full text of THE BOYZ's agency's entrance statement

Hello.

I'm ONEHUNDED, THE BOYZ's agency.




I deeply sympathize with the confusion and inconvenience you have experienced due to the recent design similarity between the official light stick of THE BOYZ and the QWER light stick, and I sincerely apologize.

Since the light stick is a precious symbol that connects artists and fandom, I fully understand the feelings of The B who must have been uncomfortable with the controversy itself.

After recognizing the issue, we continued discussions with QWER and requested design changes, but we could not reach a final conclusion.

We deeply apologize for not responding to the controversy more quickly, and we will continue to respond strongly in solidarity with the relevant agencies, including all legal procedures, to prevent this from happening again in the future.

We will take a closer look so that the precious symbolism created by THE BOYZ and The B is not neglected in the future.

We will always listen to your fans' voices and become one-hundered who acts more carefully and responsibly.

Thank you.

One Hundred Dream



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